Chapter 79 Anaisse Please Help Me

“His name is Arthur Montes. Sound familiar?”

Again, she shook her head.

“Is that a no?”

“Yes, that’s a no.” Her irritation came through loud and clear.

“Val indicates he was also one of your regulars, until about eight months ago. At that time, the NBI discovered his body in an alley a block from Phoenix. He’d been beaten to death, just like Mr. Chan.” Tommy tossed out another picture of Arthur Montes, this one a lot less flattering.

Her eyes darted to his. “I thought you said the similar crimes angle was a dead end?”

“I said sometimes it’s a dead end.” Relaxing in his chair, he folded his hands behind his head and smiled. “Not this time, as it turns out. Speaking of similarities, Valentine says Arthur Montes behaved improperly during one of your private dances and security escorted him out against his will. Do you remember the incident?”

“I don’t know…vaguely?”

“A disappointing answer from such an observant woman. Val couldn’t remember exactly what went down, but he thinks the incide