Chapter 55

“At the moment I don’t have any suspects,” Mike replied. “I’m more interested in finding out where everyone was when Mr. Burton was killed, and if anyone saw anything out of the ordinary.”

“For sure I didn’t,” Nina replied. “When I got to work Wednesday morning I came right in here. I had designs for finish for the show opening in a month.” She gestured to the drawing table on the other side of the room from her desk. “I didn’t come up for air until I heard someone scream. After that…” She shook her head. “Anyway, as far as I remember, when I went dashing out the door, all my people had already started toward the stage, since it sounded like that’s where the scream came from.”

“Man or woman?” Mike asked.

“It sounded female, and Olivia was there when we arrived. She looked like she was about ready to pass out. Not that I blame her.”