Chapters 6-7 Summary

In chapter six, Dallas arrives at Lola Starr's apartment and finds a rookie at the door. Dallas takes the time to talk the kid through the scene before going inside in hopes of helping him deal with the shock better. Inside, however, Dallas is just as deeply hurt by what she sees. Lola Starr is barely eighteen. Everything at this scene is just like it was at Sharon DeBlass's, including the gun and the note informing them Lola is two of six.

That afternoon, Dallas goes to Roarke's office and forces her way in to speak to him. Dallas demands to know where he was when Lola Starr was murdered. When Dallas accidentally spills some of the crime scene photos out of her bag, Roarke is visibly shocked by what he sees. Roarke gives Dallas an alibi and then attempts to...