That was when Ken left the table. Kate waited a couple of beats and met Sienna’s eyes.
She rose at the same time Kate did and they soon met up in the lobby of the hotel. Ken was just getting into his Porsche as they burst through the lobby doors. Sienna signaled to the valet and Sienna’s car was brought right away.
Sienna took off as soon as the doors closed. “Want to bet he’s going to your building?”
“Sounds like a fool’s bet to me,” Kate replied.
They pulled up to Kate’s building as Ken was going through the doors. They rushed out of the car and into the building.
“He’s gone upstairs.” Sienna lifted her dress and pulled out her gun.
“Nice,” Kate said as they ascended the stairs. They crouched and watched as Ken looked around.
“The bastard’s at your apartment.”
“Yeah, I guess he couldn’t resist his compulsion.”
They watched as he inserted a master key into the lock and turned the knob and went inside. As soon as the door closed, Kate and Sienna hotfooted it to the door. They waited fifteen minutes, and finally, the doorknob jiggled, and Ken stepped out.
Sienna put her gun to his head and said firmly, “Looks like you’re under arrest, Mr. Phantom Bandit.”
* * *
Kate stood at the observation window while Sienna talked to Ken.
“Why don’t we save a lot of time, Ken? Tell me why you killed Mrs. LePlante.”
“I didn’t kill her!”
“We’ve found DNA evidence in the bathroom both on glass shards and in the shower.”
“So.”
“Is that DNA going to match yours?”
“I don’t know.”
“I think it will.”
“I want a lawyer.”
Jericho came through the door, shutting it quietly. “What is my little detective doing now?”
“Watching Sienna interrogate the Phantom Bandit.”
“Feeling pretty smug, are you?”
She turned to smile at him. “Yes, I am. At least this puts reasonable doubt into not only the jury’s mind, but in yours, too.”
“Caught him red-handed.”
“Sure did. He took a diamond pendant and a pair of my black lace thong underwear.”
Jericho looked toward Ken and suddenly, Kate was very glad that there was a barrier between him and Jericho.
She touched his arm. “Don’t go all macho on me now.”
“I’d just like five minutes with him,” Jericho said very low. A chill slid down Kate’s spine. He turned that inscrutable look on her. “He could have been armed, Kate.”