EXT. to INT. - RAY'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON

Cici slipped out of Ray's apartment, dying inside. She'd bungled Gerri's visit badly, worried now the detective would start digging. What was wrong with her? She knew better, understood the bheast inside the redhead would never allow her to let this go. Gerri was a dog with a bone she needed to dig up and expose.

But the moment Gerri entered her office, Cici's heart plummeted to her stomach and all the stress of her ...