Chapter 48

we kept a close watch on zaddicos's movement s with surveillance team of three cars. if he made move to dump the gun, we will know. if he move to kill again, we hoed we could stop him. No matter how clever he was, I didn't see how he could execute another murder right now.

I wanted to speak with someone who knew him, who might be willing to talk. Gabriel had mentioned his ex wife, a history of violence between them. I needed to talk with her.

it wasn't hard to track down mabel Zaddicos, now Mabel Miller. A search through the police files had her maiden name listed as part of the domestic complaint she filled against her husband years before. A Mabel Miller was residing at 1115 filbert street on the Russian Hill.

it was an attractive limestone house on the steepest part of the hill. I buzzed, identified myself to the housekeeper whi answered, she informed me that Ms. Miller was not at home. "Ehersizing," she said, "Gold's Gym. in Union."