Two things occurred to her.
There had been a third person in the bathroom.
And Ken must have seen him.
CHAPTER14
Kate walked up to Sienna’s desk. “He had to have seen who killed her.”
“Ken?”
“Yes. I just finished my analysis, and his DNA doesn’t match the blood I found on the shards. I was so sure, but I was wrong. There was a third person in the bathroom.”
“What do you want to do now?”
“I want to ask Ken to tell us the truth. At least about Danny, so he can be cleared.”
“Let’s go.”
Fifteen minutes later they were sitting in the interrogation room with Ken and his lawyer. “Look, I told you I don’t have anything else to say.”
“Ken, tell us what happened in the bathroom the night Mrs. LePlante died. It’s not going to hurt you. We’ve already got you for the Phantom Bandit thefts. But what you say can clear Danny.”
“The bitch. She never liked Danny. She was always calling him names. I figured it served her right to take stuff from her, especially since she was so into material things.”
“So, you did know her?”
“Yeah, she knew my dad. They were really good friends.”
“Why didn’t your father come forward with that information?”
“He didn’t want to get involved in the murder.”
“You have a lot of anger toward your father.”
“He thinks that I’m a waste and can’t handle picking up the reins to his empire. The truth of the matter is, he won’t let me. So, yeah, it causes a lot of anger.”
“That’s why you stole?”
“Yes, you were right there. I couldn’t seem to help myself.”
“What happened that night?”
“I left the party, just like Kate said. It took me maybe fifteen minutes to get to Marie’s apartment. I had the master keys that I always took from my dad’s office. It was easy. I always replaced them, so he was never the wiser.”
“What happened after you let yourself in?”
“I went to her bedroom and took the bracelet. I heard her come in and scream, ‘Oh, no.’ Then she got on the phone and called Danny. She must have yelled at him for at least ten minutes about the water on the kitchen floor.”
“Danny came over?”
“Right away. He’s a good kid. Anyway, he looks under the sink and tells her that she shoved a box of detergent against the coupling and burst the pipe.”
“What happened after that?”
“She goes crazy. I mean, she starts hitting Danny with the end of the mop that she was using to clean up the water.”
“What did Danny do?”