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wearing a charm bracelet that she happened to borrow from Kitty. Coincidence? Or was it truly her bracelet?"
    "It’s speculation... We don't really know, do we? Kitty will be coming over for the Ice Cream Queen stuff, let's ask her about a charm bracelet and see if she owns up to it being hers, or if she has no idea what we're talking about." Lottie fidgeted, lacing her fingers together.
    "What do you think of that Ian character? Seems like he has Carla's best interest in mind, even if he is a little creepy and hanging around. I can't imagine him wanting her to be put in jail. He wouldn't have access to her there. Unless, he'd have access via visitation and that was his plan? To keep her like a caged bird. I want to believe he has good intentions."
    Lottie stood up for Ian. "I think he wants her to himself, but out of prison. Sounds like he has a crush more than anything."
    "Let's hope you're right, because the less people we suspect of foul play, the easier it will be to catch them."
    "Oh, there was one other thing that crossed my mind," Lottie mentioned, "but, I think I'll wait to tell you this one. Let's go pay somebody a visit. After everything we've gathered so far, something just hit me."
    "And what would that be?" Gina was anxious.
    "Come on, let's go have a talk with somebody. I'll tell you more on the way." Lottie answered.
    "Tell me! Tell me!" Gina nudged.
    "Okay, so I've been thinking, and when you filled me in this morning about Jessica's latest stuff, here's where I'm at. With everything on the line, what came up a couple of times were the flowers. Kitty saw Finn bring them to Carla's room. It turns out she might have misread that errand, thinking that Finn was bringing them to her competition. Kitty was Carla's understudy. And Jessica, she saw the two of them fight about it. Ian didn't see where the flowers went, but was angry with Finn because he took away his opportunity to deliver them himself. Who else was there? One person stood out - and he was an important one. The prop master, Simon, was there working. Maybe he saw Finn deliver the flowers to Carla - and Carla, being Simon's ex… Maybe a thread of jealousy ran through him. If he thought Finn was putting the moves on Carla, it might have stirred up old feelings."
    "Got it! Let's go see if we can get him talking. Do you think he did it?" Gina's excitement grew with the new possibility.
    "I think he could have made it happen, switching out a prop, setting up Carla. She'd be the one holding the knife. Her prints would be all over it, which would cover up his own. He could have diligently wiped it, then placed it where Carla would pick it up. I think he may have set her up. Maybe he was angry and went too far. Maybe he hadn't meant to kill Finn, but his rage went unchecked. As soon as he realized what happened, he made sure somebody else's prints would be on the knife."
    "Ooh, that's good. Maybe we should bring some back-up. Text Pops and ask him to meet us."
    The women pulled up to Simon’s house and got out of the car. Ringing the bell, they waited. Only when the door opened, Simon wasn’t the one to answer it.
    "Kitty?" Gina was confused. "What are you doing here?"
    She adjusted her skirt, shifting it over her knees. "Not that it's your business, but I was visiting my boyfriend."
    "Your boyfriend? I thought Finn was..."
    Kitty glanced over her shoulder. "Shh, it's not what it seems. I just pandered to Finn. Understudy this year, star next year." She winked, trying to explain her methods of climbing the ladder.
    "Who's there?" Simon walked up behind her, only wrapped in a towel. He'd just gotten out of the shower. "Mrs. Ambrogi? What brings you here?"
    "Did you tell Kitty what you did? Does she know?" She held his stare.
    "I don't know what you're talking about." He stood his ground.
    "Oh, that's a shame, because it turns out a camera had been recently installed. They hadn't told anyone yet, because it was just set up. Turns out there were some break-ins