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can I go home now?’
    â€˜I’m sorry, Marcy,’ I said. ‘The cops are gonna want to talk to you.’
    She hugged herself, as if she was cold. Jack came into the room.
    â€˜Cops are on the way,’ he said.
    â€˜I locked the bathroom door.’ I showed him the key, then put it in Marcy’s top drawer. ‘Why don’t you stay here with Marcy?’
    â€˜Where are you goin’?’
    â€˜I want to check on something.’
    I left the office and walked down the hall to Entratter’s. When I got to Helen’s desk I opened her top drawer – the same one Marcia used for her key. There was no key there. I sat at the desk and opened the drawer to the right. Still nothing.
    How had she gotten into the bathroom without the key?
    I was still thinking about that when two uniformed police arrived.

ELEVEN
    T he policemen took a look at the scene, asked a few questions and then called for the detectives. I knew when the call came in, and they saw the address, who would take the call.
    Hargrove.
    â€˜Well, well,’ Detective Hargrove said, as he entered Jack’s office. ‘Little trouble at the Sands?’
    â€˜If you call the death of an innocent woman “a little trouble”, detective,’ Entratter said.
    Hargrove looked at me.
    â€˜What’s your involvement, Eddie?’
    â€˜I just happened to be in the neighborhood.’
    Behind Hargrove came his partner, Martin. He looked unhappy, probably because he was still partnered with Hargrove.
    â€˜Well,’ Hargrove said, ‘we better take a look at the scene.’
    â€˜I’ll take you—’ Entratter said, starting to get up.
    â€˜No,’ Hargrove interrupted. ‘I want Eddie to show us.’
    â€˜Why?’ Jack asked.
    Hargrove smiled and said, ‘Because I’m in charge, Mr Entratter.’
    â€˜It’s OK, Jack,’ I said, standing up. ‘I’ll show him.’
    We left Jack’s office and I stopped at Helen’s desk.
    â€˜What are you doing?’ Hargrove asked.
    â€˜We’ll need this,’ I said, opening the drawer and taking out the key. ‘I locked the bathroom so nobody else would go in.’
    As we walked down the hall, he asked, ‘Who found the body?’
    â€˜One of the girls who works here. She’s down the hall at her desk with one of your cops.’ The other uniform was standing in front of the bathroom door.
    â€˜Detective,’ he said. ‘We had him –’ he nodded to me ‘– lock the door again after we took a look.’
    â€˜That’s fine,’ Hargrove said. ‘Open it, Eddie.’
    I unlocked it, went to open the door, but Hargrove grabbed my arm.
    â€˜That’s good enough. You can go back to your boss. We’ll be along after we’re done.’
    â€˜There’s something you should know—’
    â€˜There’s a lot we should know,’ Hargrove said, ‘and we’ll find it all out, don’t you worry. Now run along.’
    I handed him the key and said, ‘Suit yourself.’
    As I re-entered Jack’s office he asked. ‘What are they doin’?’
    â€˜Taking a look.’ I sat down again.
    â€˜I knew somethin’ was wrong with her,’ he said, shaking his head, ‘but not this.’
    â€˜Not what, Jack?’
    â€˜Suicide?’ He shook his head again. ‘Why didn’t she talk to me first?’
    â€˜Did you and she talk a lot about your private lives?’ I asked
    â€˜No,’ he said, ‘not at all.’
    â€˜Then why would she confide in you?’ I said, ‘I don’t think it matters much, anyway.’
    â€˜What do you mean?’
    â€˜I don’t think she killed herself.’
    â€˜What are you talkin’ about?’
    â€˜Her bathroom key was still in her desk,’ I said. ‘I used it to lock the door after we found her.’
    â€˜Then how did she get