CHAPTER FOUR
As Special Agent Lyle Ramsey listened to the irritating director talk about the murdered actress as just some “nobody,” he managed to appear politely attentive. He found Coddington repulsive, but it would serve no purpose to let the man see an honest reaction.
Fortunately, Lyle had practiced his concerned expression over years of dealing with self-centered people to whom the loss of someone else’s life was merely an inconvenience.
Even as he tried to stay focused, he became aware of Carly moving about off to one side.
What’s she doing now? he wondered. He was accustomed to the wandering attention of his young partner, and he knew that her odd behaviors sometimes led to surprising conclusions.
Turning his head just slightly as the director rambled on, Lyle could see that C
