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shot of them together. But this wouldn’t hurt. She adjusted the zoom lens and took several shots. Not that being with this woman necessarily meant anything. There were thousands of people around. It could be an innocent meeting with a friend. Yeah, right! Like Harold wouldn’t screw anything in skirts if given half a chance. But now? Lisa wanted to hit him.
    Patty pulled on the sleeve of her jacket. “Look! Did you see that?”
    Lisa looked in the direction Patty pointed.
    “Pretty neat, Huh?”
    When Lisa looked back to find Harold, he and the woman were gone.
    Lisa became as intrigued as Patty with the performance. Neither noticed when two men came up and stood next to them.
    “Lisa Kane?” one of them asked.
    Lisa turned to look at them. Cops. “Can I help you?”
    “You need to come with us,” the older one said, flashing his credentials.
    “Sorry. I can’t leave now.”
    They exchanged glances. “This isn’t a request ma’am.”
    “What’s going on, Lisa?” Patty asked, her voice filling with alarm.
    “It’s all right,” Lisa said. But she didn’t like the look in the cop’s eyes. Something wasn’t right.
    The older cop leaned in close. “I don’t think you want to make a scene in front of the kid.”
    What was this about? If they wanted to talk to her, why didn’t they just ask her to come in again? They didn’t have to use strong-arm techniques.
    “Surely it can wait until morning. I have to get my friend from the Big Sister program home after the show.”
    “You’re wanted in connection with Tempest Wheatley’s murder. If you don’t come willingly, we’ll have to arrest you.”
    Lisa gasped.
    When Mike and Owen appeared out of nowhere she could have kissed them.
    “You all right, Cowgirl?” Owen asked.
    She shook her head, too stunned to answer.
    “We’re taking her downtown,” the tall, thin cop said.
    “That okay with you, Cowgirl?” Mike wanted to know.
    “I don’t think I have a choice,” she said, her voice weak. What the hell was going on? Why would the cops threaten to arrest her? It was Harold they should pick up. Not her. She tried to stay calm, but her heart was trip hammering in her chest. “Mike, would you take Patty home?” She dug in her purse with trembling hands. “Here’s my parking ticket. Can one of you drive my car to Patty’s? I’ll pick it up there later. It looks as if I’ll be tied up for a while.”
    “I can come with you in case you need me,” Mike said, edging closer.
    “No. I’d rather you make sure Patty gets home safely. But you can make a call for me.” She handed him her cell phone and queued up Douglas’ number. “Tell him I need him, and where I’ll be.” He had asked her to call if she needed anything. She needed him now. Needed him to tell the cops they were making a mistake. Who would have thought she’d ever need a lawyer? It was surreal.
    Her legs trembling, she followed them out.
    By now they were in the hall. Mike and Owen, with Patty between them following.
    Patty started to cry.
    “You’ve ruined this for her,” Lisa hissed to the cop on her right. “Does that make you feel like a big macho man?”
    “Maybe you should think about what kind of role model you are instead of getting tangled up with Wheatley?”
    “What? Tangled up…I was working for Tempest. That’s it,” Lisa whispered low so Patty wouldn’t hear.
    Did they think she killed Tempest? Ludicrous. But the look in their eyes said she was right. How could that be? Nothing she’d ever done would dredge up that kind of accusation. The more she thought about it the angrier she became.
    This was totally nuts.
    Lisa glanced around as the cops ushered her out of the arena. Where was Harold? Or the woman he was with?
    The cops should be arresting and dragging him out of here instead of her.
    Something was very wrong.
    She needed Douglas. Now.

Chapter Four
    Douglas Callahan leaned across the table, took Melissa’s hand. It was as soft and smooth as he