CHAPTER TWENTY TWO Although she would rather not have gone anywhere near the master bedroom, Cassie knew she had to check it, and since it was the closest place that Pierre might be, she should look there first. She headed down the corridor, hoping that Pierre was somewhere else, and that she wouldn’t have to go inside. As soon as she rounded the corner, she saw the door was open. Cassie approached hesitantly, realizing that this was her chance to see how thoroughly the police had examined the room. She peeked inside, and saw to her relief that it looked exactly as she had seen it earlier. She couldn’t spot any signs of fingerprint dust. Although she’d never seen it in real life, she knew from books she’d read that it was dark gray and supposed to be very messy. There was no sign of an

