INT. - RAY'S APARTMENT - NOON

Ray paced the kitchen, her heart refusing to settle despite the Valium she'd taken, despite the fact Kinsey appeared shortly after she arrived home to hold her hand and hug her.

"Candice called me," the anthropologist said. It should have made Ray feel better, but why hadn't Gerri made that call instead of Officer Mills? Selfish of her to think that way. The detective had a crime scene to deal with and a friend who'd slept with the victim. ...