CHAPTER NINE
Leslie and Goldie ran into the living room.
“What is it?” Leslie sat on the sectional beside Max who gawked at the TV.
A female reporter from the local nightly news relayed the events of Lorelei’s murder. “Twenty-eight-year-old Lorelei Chappelle was found murdered in room twenty-six.”
A picture of Lorelei flashed onto the screen.
Clinton whistled. “She was fine.”
The reporter continued, “The police spoke with staff and visitors who confirm that Lorelei spent the night with a guest identified as Maxwell Ace.”
A mugshot from one of Max’s jail stints came on the screen.
“Oh, Lord.” Max dropped his head.
“This is Ace,” the reporter stated. “He’s described as a Caucasian male of around six feet to six-foot-two, thirty-eight-years-old, and about one hundred and fifty pounds
