"Do you know Guanabara Street?" "That"s where he took them most of the time. I even know that nice Madame Lucrezia. He himself wanted to show me the place. I"m telling you; we were good friends. Who was he with?" "With a very young girl, his personal secretary." "La Cricket. It was him who gave her this name, and everyone calls her that," the woman said with a disarming smile, as if recalling an inside joke. Bronzetti observed the woman with astonishment as she spoke with unshakable confidence. "Did it happen inside the house?" "No, on the sidewalk, as your husband was heading to the car." "Have they caught the murderer?" "No. He had time to escape; he probably got into a car that was ready. Since I see that you are aware of your husband"s affairs, maybe you could have an idea abou

