"Did you look through the peephole when Bernabé left?" Bronzetti asked.
"What makes you think that?" she replied defiantly.
"It doesn"t matter. Take her to the Judicial, maybe she"ll be more forthcoming there," Lucien said to Bronzetti, gesturing to his men to prepare to take her away.
"I can"t leave the house. I"ll tell you what I know. I suppose this Bernabé person is the client who left about half an hour ago."
"Was he a client? Did he come often?" Lucien asked.
"Only occasionally," she replied.
"Once a month? Once a week?" Lucien persisted.
"Let"s say once a week."
"Always with the same person?" Lucien asked.
"No, not always."
"Was today"s companion a new one?" Lucien asked with interest.
Madame Lucrezia hesitated for a moment before shrugging and replying, "Ultimately, why
