“Is that so?”
“You missed out on pizza and beer. But I’m sure your little hands and mouth were too busy to eat or drink. Food, that is. Did you get your souvenir?” prompted Sienna. “I’m only asking because you’ve had a dopey grin on your face since I sat down.” As she received no reaction from Kate, she stopped and invited, “Feel free to jump in here with an answer anytime.”
Kate looked at Sienna and sighed. “No. I forgot to ask him.”
“You forgot? Not a good sign. So is the intense prosecutor as intense in bed?”
“He’s very…focused. He plays the piano beautifully.”
“Piano? He played the piano for you?”
“Afterward. He was trying to keep from waking me.”
“Sounds like a good start. Are you going to see him again?”
“Yes. Tonight. He invited me to his first fundraiser.”
“Will the Mitchells be there?”
“Yes, of course. And the DA, too. Sienna, you investigated Ken Mitchell on the Phantom Bandit case. What did you think of him?”
“Too slick and very smug. He’s got a problem with anger.”
“Why do you say that?”
“When I was interviewing him, he was getting a manicure. The woman nipped him a little too close to the cuticle and he nearly took her head off.”
“Issues with his father.”
“That’d be my guess. I think he wants more of the Mitchell pie and daddy doesn’t trust him to take over. That’s just my overall impression of the guy.”
“Do you like him for the Bandit?”
“I do. He was arrested as a juvenile, but his records are sealed. I couldn’t gain access.”
“Is there some other way you can find out?”
“I could track down the officer who arrested him and have a chat. Mitchell had access to the keys and to the buildings. Whoever got into those apartments gained entry by a key.”
“Mrs. LePlante?”
“In her case, it could have been someone she knew. There was no forced entry.”
“Could you track down the officer and let me know?”
“Sure.” Sienna studied her. “What are you thinking?”
“I want to match up the DNA evidence found at the Bandit thefts to the DNA evidence I found in the shower at the LePlante murder.”
“So you thought there was a connection.”
“It seems likely.”
“But the Bandit hasn’t ever murdered before.”
“He was surprised. Maybe he reacted.”
“I’ll keep you posted. Don’t forget to ask Jericho for a souvenir. It’s time to go to Enrique’s and celebrate the end of our dares.”