"[¶]" "¶ SHE HEARS THE RIDDLE IN THE RHYME ¶" "¶ SHE SEES THE CLUES YOU'LL NEVER FIND ¶" "¶ SHE LIKES TO KEEP IT ALL INSIDE ¶" "¶ IN HER MIND ¶" "¶ IT'S HER DISGUISE ¶" "¶ SHE CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES ¶" "¶ SEE THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR LIES ¶" "¶ AND SHE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE ¶" "¶ WHAT SHE FEELS WHEN SHE IS RIGHT ¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE ¶" "¶ SHE DOES EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY ¶" "¶ WHOA, IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE ¶" "¶ WHOA, IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ HOW IS SHE GOOD AT EVERYTHING?" "¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE THAT TROUBLE FINDS ¶" "¶ SHE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT PEOPLE HIDE ¶" "¶ SHE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE CRIME ¶" "¶ HOLDING ON ¶" "¶ SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT ¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE ¶" "¶ SHE DOES EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY ¶" "¶ WHOA, IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN SEE YOUR HEART SO EASILY ¶" "¶ WHOA, IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ HOW IS SHE SO GOOD AT EVERYTHING?" "¶" "¶ WHOA, IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE ¶" "[LACEY]:" "NO ONE HAS CLAIMED MORE VICTIMS THAN FASHION." "THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING GREAT STYLE" "OR JUST EXPENSIVE LAUNDRY" "IS KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH WHAT YOU WEAR." "MY JOB IS TO TELL YOU." "MY NAME IS LACEY SMITHSONIAN" "NO RELATION TO THE MUSEUM." "I WRITE THE COLUMN "CRIMES OF FASHION"" "FOR A WASHINGTON DC PAPER," "OR, IN OTHER WORDS," "THE CITY THAT FASHION FORGOT." "STUMPED ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR TO A FUNERAL?" "MOST OF US WOULD SIMPLY REACH FOR SOMETHING BLACK," "BUT YOUR LITTLE BLACK PARTY DRESS" "IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR MOURNING," "UNLESS THE FUNERAL IS IN A BAR." "OR, DINGDONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD," "AND YOU'RE INVITED" "TO THE EMERGENCY COVEN MEETING THAT NIGHT." "HERE'S MY TIP" "WEAR WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU WEAR." "TAKE ME BEST FRIEND, STELLA" "TODAY, IT'S PUNK GODDESS WITH A HEART OF GOLD." "I DON'T GIVE HER STYLE ADVICE." "SHE MIGHT TAKE IT," "AND THEN SHE WOULDN'T BE STELLA." "YOU JUST BUDGED THE LINE AT A FUNERAL." "WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO?" "KILL ME?" "BESIDES, RATMAN ONLY CLOSED THE SALON" "FOR HALF A DAY." "HMM." "SPEAKING OF CHEESY." "THERE'S RATMAN SENIOR AND JUNIOR." "HELLO." "I'M BEAU." "RADFORD." "I'M LACEY." "SMITHSONIAN." "WOW, YOU HAVE GREAT HAIR, LACEY." "BEDROOM HAIR." "IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDS BRUSHING." "FOR GOD'S SAKE, BEAU," "YOU'RE AT A FUNERAL, NOT HOOTERS." "CALL ME." "RUN ALONG." "HE'S A MINI-ME OF HIS RATMAN FATHER." "EW." "[LACEY]:" "ISN'T THAT BEAU'S MOTHER, JOSETTE?" "YEAH." "SHE'S CHAIRING THE SIZZLE IN THE CITY" "FASHION SHOW." "ANGIE WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK THAT." "SO AM I." "BUT I JUST CAN'T GET AN INVITATION." "NO ONE CAN." "LET'S GO." "OKAY." "[GASPS]" "YEAH." "TOLD YOU." "WORST HAIRCUT." "EVER." "INCLUDING THE MULLET." "ANGIE WAS ONE OF" "THE BEST HAIR STYLISTS AT OUR SALON." "NO WAY SHE DID THIS TO HERSELF." "WE SHOULD PROBABLY SIT" "WAIT." "IS ANYONE LOOKING?" "NO." "OKAY, A LITTLE HELP HERE." "WHAT?" "I'M NOT LETTING ANGIE GO TO THE GREAT BEYOND" "WITH EMBARRASSING HAIR, LACEY." "I'LL BLOCK." "[STELLA]:" "THE COPS THINK" "THEY'VE GOT THIS ALL WRAPPED UP" "ANGELA WOODS SLIT HER WRISTS" "AT STYLETTOS SALON IN DUPONT CIRCLE" "USING A STRAIGHT RAZOR," "LEAVING ONLY A NOTE THAT SAYS "SO LONG."" "YEAH, RIGHT!" "ANGIE WOULD NEVER BE CAUGHT DEAD WITH THAT HAIR!" "A LITTLE HELP HERE." "BETTER." "ACTUALLY, NOT BAD." "I FIGURED YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN THE TRUTH" "YOU BEING A REPORTER AND ALL" "I WRITE A FASHION COLUMN" "FOR THE "EYE STREET OBSERVER."" "IT'S BARELY A REAL PAPER." "BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT" "HOW YOU WERE AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER" "IN SAGETOOTH, COLORADO." "SAGEBRUSH." "AND AGAIN, SMALL TOWN." "SMALLER PAPER." "BUT YOU CAME HERE TO DO MORE." "NOT LESS." "I APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE," "BUT NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE IT," "INCLUDING MY EDITOR." "THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LAME EXCUSE" "TO STOP KICKING DOWN DOORS." "AT THIS TIME," "ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS IS WELCOME." "[STELLA CLEARS THROAT]" "THANK YOU." "I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS WHOLE DAMN MESS." "OH, BOY." "I WAS ANGIE'S MENTOR AND FRIEND AT STYLETTOS SALON." "SHE WAS A GREAT KID" "WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE AS A STAR HAIR STYLIST." "WHAT HAPPENED TO ANGELA" "SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!" "OH, SURE, THE DC COPS SAY IT'S SUICIDE." "OH, SURE, THE CORONER SAYS IT'S SUICIDE." "EVEN THE PAPERS SAY IT WAS SUICIDE." "WELL, SUICIDE, MY ASS!" "I WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND HER DEAD IN THE SALON." "AND I'M TELLING YOU," "HER HAIR TODAY" "IS NOT THE WORK OF A PROFESSIONAL!" "SHE WAS MURDERED!" "[ASTONISHED GASPS]" "SO, SOMEBODY REALLY SMART," "WITH GREAT INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS," "IS GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO ANGELA!" "SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT CRIME" "AND STYLE AND" "FASHION CLUES" "MY FRIEND, LACEY SMITHSONIAN," "IS GONNA FIND THE KILLER!" "[CRASHING]" "[LACEY]:" "PERFECT." "STELLA HAD JUST ANNOUNCED ME" "AS THE SHERLOCK HOLMES OF STYLE." "SO WHERE DID YOU FIND ANGELA?" "OVER THERE." "STELLA!" "TAMMI!" "THAT WAS SO BRAVE!" "THE COPS ARE TOO STUPID TO REALIZE" "THAT ANGIE DIDN'T KILL HERSELF!" "AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!" "THAT IS SO TREMENDOUS!" "IF YOU EVER NEED HAIR EXTENSIONS, CALL ME!" "I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE" "WHO SPEAKS WITH SO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS." "[SNICKERS]" "BROOKE!" "SORRY." "SORRY I'M LATE." "MY COURT CASE RAN OVER." "WHAT DID I MISS?" "NOT MUCH." "FIRST, WE PUT A CATHERINE ZETA JONES WIG" "ON A CORPSE" "AND THEN STELLA HERE ANNOUNCED" "THAT THERE'S A MURDERER RUNNING AMOK IN DC" "AND I'M GOING TO NAB HIM WITH MY FASHION CLUES." "WOW." "THAT CALLS FOR WINE." "SO, WHAT'S THE 411 ON THE CROWD?" "HELLO ALL!" "SORRY I MISSED THE SADNESS!" "[CHEERING]" "[GROANS]" "HOW MUCH DOES LEONARDO GET FOR A CUT THESE DAYS?" "$325." "THAT'S INSANE." "THAT'S WHAT YOU CHARGE AN HOUR." "YEAH." "I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL." "I READ FAT BOOKS." "FOR A LONG TIME." "INCOMING." "STELLA," "INTERESTING LITTLE STUNT" "AT THE FUNERAL HOME." "WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU FOR ENTERTAINMENT?" "WATCH NAIL POLISH DRY?" "MS. SMITHSONIAN, THE "CRIMES OF FASHION" WRITER?" "YES." "I THOUGHT YOU'D BE MORE" "FASHIONABLE." "IT'S VINTAGE COUTURE." "OH, YES." "OF COURSE IT IS." "WE SHOULD DO LUNCH SOMETIME." "I HAVE LOTS OF FABULOUS IDEAS FOR YOU." "MAYBE YOU COULD RUN THEM BY ME" "AT THE SIZZLE IN THE CITY FASHION SHOW?" "I HEAR STYLETTOS IS DOING THE HAIR, RIGHT?" "PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO COVER IT FOR ME?" "ACTUALLY, I'D LOVE TO." "SO I'LL BE IN TOUCH." "YOU HAVE A LITTLE BROWN RIGHT THERE." "I'M SORRY." "THAT'S A HUGE SHOW." "GETTING A TICKET IS HARDER" "THAN GETTING NOMINATED TO THE SENATE." "DON'T JUDGE ME." "HEY." "HEARD YOU PILED IT ON A LITTLE THICK AT THE FUNERAL." "HOW SO, LEO?" "COME ON." "BE SERIOUS." "ANGELA WOODS WAS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO MURDER." "MAYBE NOT, BUT YOU ARE, LEO." "[SLURPS]" "DEAR SWEET ANGIE." "SHE'S DEAD, THOUGH." "C'EST LA VIE." "DO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME, DOLL." "NEXT TIME STELLA'S OUT OF TOWN." "I DON'T CHEAT." "SHE'S ONE OF "THOSE."" "YOU MEAN SHE INSISTS ON HAVING IT HER WAY?" "IT'S NAUGHTY." "IT'S VERY NAUGHTY." "I SPY SOMEONE IN A BIG HAT." "HOW THE HECK" "DID MARCIA ROBINSON GET IN HERE" "WITHOUT BEING MOBBED BY REPORTERS?" "BIG SUNGLASSES." "BIG HAT." "STILL WORKS." "[LACEY]:" "WHY IS SHE HERE?" "[STELLA]:" "MARCIA WAS ANGELA'S BIGGEST CLIENT." "ANGIE CREATED A WHOLE NEW LOOK FOR HER" "WHEN SHE WAS INDICTED." "I'M STILL SURPRISED SHE'S HERE, THOUGH." "MARCIA IS THE WHITE-HOT INTERVIEW RIGHT NOW" "AND SHE IS NOT TALKING TO ANYONE." "WELL, IF I WERE ABOUT TO TESTIFY" "BEFORE A GRAND JURY ABOUT MY FANCY PROSTITUTION RING," "I'D BE HERE, TOO." "[WOMAN]:" "YOU!" "EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE!" "THANKS TO YOUR NASTY "SIDE BUSINESS,"" "OUR ENTIRE COMMITTEE IS BEING INVESTIGATED!" "COULD YOU LOWER YOUR VOICE, SHERRI?" "WHY SHOULD I?" "!" "HERE I WAS, THINKING I COULD GO ABOUT MY BUSINESS," "WORKING ON THE SENATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE" "THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR THE PLACE" "LITTLE DID I KNOW" "YOU WERE PROVIDING GIRLS WITH BRAINS AND BODIES" "TO SENATORS WITH NEITHER!" "[MAN]:" "TIME TO GO, SHERRI." "YOU DESERVE AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT!" "I THINK I NEED AIR." "YES." "ALL RIGHT, WE GO IN, GET A SIGNATURE FOR THE RETURN," "THEN WE GET OUT, FAST." "YOU GO IN AND GET THE SIGNATURES." "I'M GOING TO GO GRAB A COFFEE." "GET ME A LATTE, WILL YOU?" "EXTRA HOT, TWO VANILLA PUMPS" "AND A SHOT OF WHIPPED CREAM." "YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?" "WHY?" "HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR COFFEE?" "BLACK." "IT'S COFFEE." "I'LL GET THE SIGNATURES, GO GET THE PRETTY COFFEE." "WHY DO I ALWAYS GET THE NEW GUYS?" "I HEARD THAT." "THESE THINGS ARE SO NOT BORING." "I WAS WRONG." "BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY" "YOU WERE RIGHT." "CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND BOYD RADFORD?" "I HAVE SOME OF ANGELA WOODS' BELONGINGS TO RETURN TO HIM." "WHOM SHALL I SAY IS CALLING?" "OH, I'M SORRY." "DETECTIVE VIC DONOVAN." "OVER THERE, WITH THE RAT NOSE." "OKAY." "THANK YOU." "YOU'RE WELCOME." "OH, MY GOD." "I HAVE TO GO." "I HAVE TO GO." "I HAVE TO GO!" "THAT IS NOT HAPPENING." "LET'S GO." "THAT GUY..." "DO YOU KNOW THAT GUY?" "I KNEW HIM." "DID YOU SLEEP WITH THAT GUY?" "IN COLORADO." "NOW I KNOW HOW YOUR DEFENDANTS FEEL." "WE DATED." "FOR SIX MONTHS." "HOW DO WE NOT KNOW THIS?" "I TRIED TO ERASE VIC FROM MY BRAIN." "HE WAS A COP IN SAGEBRUSH," "I WAS COVERING THE CRIME REPORT, WHAT LITTLE THERE WAS." "ANYWAY, HE WAS MARRIED." "HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS DIVORCED." "THEN I FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE BARELY EVEN SEPARATED." "SHE WAS TRYING TO GET BACK WITH HIM." "HE HADN'T EVEN MOVED OUT YET!" "AND YOU WERE IN LOVE." "WHY IS HE HERE IN DC?" "LACEY..." "IS THAT YOU?" "HEY..." "THAT GIRL NEEDS HER OWN THEME SONG." "YEAH, YOU RAN, FULL ON," "RAN LIKE A LITTLE DEER IN JIMMY CHOOS." "I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO." "DID HE SAY ANYTHING?" "NOT REALLY, NO." "SO, HAVE YOU MADE A LIST OF SUSPECTS" "FOR ANGELA'S CASE?" "STELLA, I CAN'T." "PLEASE, LACEY, I FEEL RESPONSIBLE." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I HATE EVEN SAYING THIS OUT LOUD." "I WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK THAT NIGHT" "WITH ANGIE," "HELP HER LOCK UP." "I FELT SICK, I WENT HOME EARLY." "IF I HADN'T DONE THAT, THIS MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAPPENED." "STELLA, YOU CAN'T THINK THAT WAY." "I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT WAY, THAT SOMEHOW I'M TO BLAME." "I FIGURE IF YOU CAN SOLVE THIS CASE," "THEN ANGIE CAN REST A LITTLE EASIER." "I'LL MAKE A LIST." "THANK YOU." "I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN." "AND YOU GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER HAIR." "I BET THIS IS SOME SORT OF CONSPIRACY." "THIS IS LIKE ORGAN HARVESTING," "EXCEPT WITH HAIR." "CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT." "WE LIVE IN A TOWN THAT BREEDS THEM." "IT'S STRANGE THAT HER HAIR IS MISSING, THOUGH." "WANNA DANCE?" "NO." "WANNA DANCE?" "HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, HUH?" "IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD." "IT'S BAD KARMA TO KEEP IT ALL CHALKED UP INSIDE." "EASE UP." "HE'S HOT." "WELL..." "YOU STILL KNOW HOW TO CLEAR A TABLE." "AND YOU'RE STILL THE FASTEST RUNNER" "WITH THE BEST SET OF LEGS." "EVEN WITH YOUR GREAT JAWLINE, FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE." "ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE ME HANGING" "OR ARE YOU GOING TO COME OUT AND DANCE WITH ME?" "COME ON." "COME ON." "I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I'M A CHANGED MAN." "I'M OLDER, WISER." "AND I'M NOW DIVORCED." "OH, AND OLD, WISE, DIVORCED WOLF?" "GREAT." "[VIC]:" "LAST TIME I SAW YOU, THOUGH," "YOU WERE GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD." "ONE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AT A TIME." "YEAH, AND THE LAST TIME I HAD CHECKED," "YOU ONLY READ BOOKS ON TAPE," "AND, FYI, I AM A REPORTER," "I HAVE MY OWN COLUMN" "IN A MAJOR DAILY WASHINGTON PAPER." "REALLY?" "CONGRATULATIONS." "YOU'RE A CRIME REPORTER" "IN A CITY THAT ACTUALLY HAS CRIME NOW." "SORT OF." "SORT OF WHAT?" "I WRITE A FASHION COLUMN." "WHAT, YOU" "WRITE A FASHION COLUMN?" "YOU NEVER UNDERSTOOD ME OR MY VINTAGE." "YEAH, WELL, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT." "IT'S A MIND SET." "FROM ANOTHER ERA, WHEN WOMEN WERE" "SMART" "AND SASSY" "AND STRONG." "OW." "THINGS NEVER SEEM TO WORK OUT BETWEEN US, DO THEY?" "UNLESS WE'RE IN BED." "WELL, WE COULD TRY THAT ANGLE." "I'M GAME IF YOU ARE." "GIVE IT UP." "MAYBE IF YOU BUY ME A DRINK FIRST." "HMM." "LOOK, VIC, I'M A REPORTER." "AND IN FACT, I AM LOOKING INTO A CASE." "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ANGELA WOOD'S DEATH?" "WELL, LACEY," "ANGELA WOODS IS A SUICIDE." "IT'S A CLOSED CASE." "MY PARTNER WORKED IT." "BADLY." "IT WAS MURDER." "HMM." "YOU GOT ANY EVIDENCE?" "OR IS THIS ONE OF THOSE FAMOUS HUNCHES?" "YEAH." "THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT." "YOU KNOW, BEFORE MOCKING ME," "YOU MIGHT TRY LOOKING INTO IT." "NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT." "IT'S A CLOSED CASE." "OH, SO EVERYONE'S JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF," "AND YOU'RE JUMPING, TOO?" "YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY CONSIDERING" "INVESTIGATING THIS WOMAN'S DEATH, ARE YOU?" "I PROMISED STELLA I WOULD." "AND UNLIKE YOU, I ALWAYS KEEP MY PROMISES." "WE'RE WALKING." "HMPH." "SNAP!" "TASTE MY BROWNIES." "I'M NOT IN A BROWNIE MOOD." "TASTE THEM." "WHY DON'T YOU EVER EAT YOUR OWN FOOD, FELICITY?" "I'M ON A DIET." "OOH!" "CAREFUL, TONY," "SHE'S HAS A GINGERBREAD HOUSE IN THE FOREST." "ARE THEY SIMPLY THE BEST BROWNIES EVER?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I'M JUST HUNGRY." "BROWNIE?" "SO..." "I HEAR YOU'RE SLIPPING ON YOUR HIGH-HEELED GUMSHOES" "AND INVESTIGATING THE WOODS SUICIDE." "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" "I'M THE CRIME REPORTER." "I HEAR STUFF." "OKAY, SMARTY." "SO, TELL ME," "IF SOMEONE IS FOUND DEAD IN DC," "WHO MAKES THE OFFICIAL DETERMINATION" "WHETHER IT'S SUICIDE OR MURDER?" "THAT WOULD BE THE MEDICAL EXAMINER." "HMM." "CAN YOU CHALLENGE THAT DETERMINATION?" "OH, LIKE A PARKING TICKET?" "YEAH." "NO." "WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE?" "WELL, THEY WON'T OVERRULE THEM." "WHAT IF THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE?" "IT BETTER BE GOOD OR THE COPS WON'T CARE." "HMM." "WHY?" "DO YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF EVIDENCE?" "I THINK I DO." "LISTEN, LACEY," "WHY DON'T YOU STICK" "TO THE STUFF THAT YOU KNOW" "LIKE BLUE'S THE NEW BLACK." "AND DON'T WEAR SHOES AFTER LABOR DAY." "HOW ABOUT YOU GET YOUR SHOES OFF MY DESK?" "ARMADILLO." "SLICK, HUH?" "ROADKILL." "NICE." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "WHERE'S YOUR COLUMN?" "I'M WORKING ON IT." "TRY AGAIN." "IT'S READY AND BEING FILED." "BETTER." "YOU KNOW WHY I HIRED YOU, SMITHSONIAN?" "BECAUSE JUST AS I CAME IN" "FOR AN INTERVIEW," "THE FASHION EDITOR, AT THIS VERY DESK, DROPPED DEAD" "WHILE WRITING AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE RETURN OF SHOULDER PADS?" "BECAUSE YOU GOT STYLE." "I LOOKED AROUND THIS OFFICE" "AND THERE YOU WERE," "IN YOUR OLD OUTFIT." "VINTAGE." "RIGHT." "THAT." "AND YOU'RE DAMN GOOD" "AT WRITING PIECES ABOUT IT." "YOU DO REMEMBER THAT I WENT TO JOURNALISM SCHOOL?" "TO WRITE NEWS." "HARD NEWS." "I'M GOOD AT IT." "I WON REAL AWARDS." "AND I'M SURE THEY LOOK SWANK OVER YOUR MANTLE." "BUT THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY" "YOU'RE PROVIDING A PUBLIC SERVICE." "I AM?" "SURE." "LOTS OF PEOPLE READ YOU." "YOU KNOW WHY?" "BECAUSE NOBODY IN DC'S GOT STYLE." "EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST LADY." "LOOK AT ME FOR GOD'S SAKES." "YEAH, WHAT IS IT WITH YOU AND THE VESTS?" "I BOUGHT THEM." "THEY'RE STILL GOOD." "SO I WEAR 'EM." "SO YOU BASICALLY WEAR CLOTHES UNTIL THEY FALL APART?" "PRETTY MUCH." "YEAH." "AND OH" "I CUT YOUR SPACE DOWN A LITTLE." "WHAT?" "YOU CUT MY COLUMN?" "BUT WHAT ABOUT MY PUBLIC SERVICE?" "[SLAM]" "DID MARCIA ROBINSON" "KEEP A "LITTLE BLACK BOOK" OF CLIENTS?" "AND IF SO, WHO'S IN IT?" "[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]" "[TELEPHONE RINGS, ANSWERING MACHINE CLICKS]" "[WOMAN]:" "HI, DARLING." "YOUR SISTER AND I" "ARE NOW SEEING HERE ON THE INTERNET" "THAT THEY'VE CUT YOUR COLUMN BY TWO INCHES." "SHE MEASURED IT." "I MEASURED IT." "AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE OKAY" "HERE-- CHERISE WANTS TO SAY HI" "I DO?" "SAY HELLO TO YOUR SISTER!" "HI, SISTER!" "[MOTHER]:" "ANYWAY." "YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING" "THAT MAYBE YOU REALLY SHOULD THINK ABOUT COMING HOME." "I'M SURE THAT PHIL AT THE PAPER WOULD BE THRILLED." "[TURNS MACHINE OFF]" "[TELEPHONES RINGING]" "HELLO." "I'M LOOKING FOR DETECTIVE HARDING." "WELL, YOU FOUND HIM," "BUT HE HASN'T HAD HIS COFFEE YET," "SO PLAY NICE." "I'M LACEY SMITHSONIAN" "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE." "VIC ALREADY WARNED ME." "HE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW." "GOOD" "THEN WE CAN GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT" "YOU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING" "ANGELA WOODS' DEATH AS A HOMICIDE." "OH?" "WHY IS THAT?" "HER HAIR IS MISSING." "FROM THE FUNERAL?" "FROM BEFORE SHE DIED." "SHE LOVED HER HAIR." "AREN'T YOU AT ALL INTERESTED" "IN WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?" "SHE CUT IT, TOSSED IT, KILLED HERSELF." "COFFEE?" "DID YOU ACTUALLY FIND HER HAIR?" "I DIDN'T KNOW" "I WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK FOR IT." "MAYBE SOMEONE TOOK IT." "YES, OR..." "MAYBE SHE WAS SO SICK OF BEING A SLAVE TO HER HAIR," "THAT SHE TOSSED IT." "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING," "SUICIDES DO A LOT OF CRAZY STUFF." "BELIEVE ME, I'VE SEEN IT ALL." "ANGIE HAD NO HISTORY OF DEPRESSION" "OR SELF-MUTILATION." "SHE WAS A HAPPY PERSON." "I KNEW HER." "YOU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING THIS" "AS A HOMICIDE." "YES, WELL..." "WHILE I APPRECIATE" "THAT YOU THINK THAT YOUR HAPPY FRIEND" "DIDN'T KILL HERSELF," "I'VE GOT REAL MURDERS TO INVESTIGATE HERE, OKAY?" "WITH MOTIVES AND WEAPONS AND ANGRY PEOPLE." "SO, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT," "YOU FIND ONE OF THESE, CALL ME." "POLICE AREN'T AS SMART AS THE THEY USED TO BE." "SHERLOCK HOLMES WOULD BELIEVE THAT" "THE DIFFERENCE IN A HEMLINE WOULD BE A GOOD CLUE." "SHERLOCK HOLMES IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER." "A YOU'RE A REAL INVESTIGATOR." "JUST KEEP IN MIND" "THAT I'M INVESTIGATING THIS AS A REPORTER," "NOT A DETECTIVE." "MAYBE I'LL PROVE I CAN STILL DO THIS." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ANYONE." "EXCEPT TO YOURSELF, LACEY." "MAYBE." "MY MOM CALLED AGAIN." "SHE STILL KEEPING YOUR SAGETOOTH APARTMENT" "TIDY FOR YOU?" "SURE YOU'LL COME HOME ANY DAY NOW?" "SHE TURNED THE APARTMENT INTO A YOGA CENTER." "WITH A ZEN BEDROOM JUST FOR YOU." "ANY OFF-SITE CUTS THAT YOU PERFORM, 20% GOES TO THE SALON." "LIKE HELL." "MY TIME." "MY CLIENTS." "MY MONEY." "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS, AND YOU KNOW IT!" "I'M PLANNING MY DESIGNS" "FOR THE SIZZLE IN THE CITY FASHION SHOW." "YOU WANT 20% OF THAT, TOO?" "DO YOU?" "YEAH, I DO." "SHAMPOO BOY!" "CLIENTS ARE WAITING." "I ASKED YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT!" "I'M NOT 16 ANYMORE." "ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO RECORD EVERYTHING." "BEFORE HE HORDES IT." "JOSETTE, YOU CAN'T JUST COME IN HERE" "WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT." "OH, YES, I CAN, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL PARTNERS." "HALF OF ALL THIS IS MINE," "AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS PUT." "MOTHER, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS MY POSITION IN THE SALON." "OH, SWEETHEART, COME HERE." "LOOK, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER, OKAY?" "NOW, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME TAKE ALL THESE FRAMES DOWN" "BECAUSE THEY BELONG TO GRAHAM." "THOSE FRAMES STAY WHERE THEY ARE." "BOY, IS THAT EVER SOMETHING." "LOOKS LIKE RATMAN DIDN'T GET ENOUGH CHEESE LAST NIGHT." "YEAH, I DON'T THINK JOSETTE DID EITHER." "BUT SHE DOES DRESS ANNOYINGLY WELL." "I HAVE BRAND NEW, SUPER-CUTE, PARIS HILTON HAIR EXTENSIONS!" "PARIS HILTON HAS A HAIR EXTENSION LINE?" "ARE YOU WEARING ONE?" "THIS IS ALL MINE." "BUT SOMETIMES" "FOR, LIKE, REALLY BIG FUN, I'LL WEAR PINK ONES!" "GREAT." "WELL, IF I DECIDE TO HAVE REALLY BIG FUN," "I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND." "OKAY!" "NO PROB!" "BYE." "THANKS, TAMMI." "THAT'S..." "LET'S RINSE." "OKAY." "OH!" "STELLA!" "STELLA!" "I WILL WASH LACEY'S HAIR." "I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T DO SHAMPOOS ANYMORE." "IT'S "BENEATH" YOU." "WELL, FOR LACEY, I WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION." "GET BACK TO YOUR SANDBOX, BEAU." "YO SO, WHAT IF MARCIA BLABBED SOMETHING TO ANGELA?" "SOMETHING THAT GOT ANGIE KILLED?" "SOMETHING ABOUT THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION?" "WHAT'S THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND NOW?" "DID MARCIA CARRY A LITTLE BLACK BOOK?" "AND WHO'S IN IT?" "YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO GO TO ANGIE'S PLACE TONIGHT." "HER MOM WANTED ME TO PICK UP SOME STUFF FOR HER." "GOD, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?" "NO." "NOT REALLY." "I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT IF I WAS THERE," "THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED." "STELLA, I'LL GO WITH YOU." "I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT." "YOU'RE THE BEST." "YOU ROCK." "YOU KNOW, AFTER SEEING" "WHAT THEY DRESSED ANGIE IN" "AT THE FUNERAL" "I DECIDED WHEN I DIE," "I HAVE ONE SPECIAL OUTFIT IN MIND." "STELLA, I CANNOT HANDLE" "A LAST-WARDROBE REQUEST RIGHT NOW." "THAT'S COOL." "I'M JUST SAYING," "THERE'S NO ONE ELSE I TRUST MORE TO DO THIS." "REMEMBER, LEATHER IS FOREVER." "FOREVER EVER?" "FOREVER EVER." "WHAT THE HELL?" "LOOK AT THIS PLACE." "THIS IS SO CREEPY." "CAREFUL." "OH, I'M SO CREEPED OUT." "OH, THIS IS FREAKY." "ARE YOU OKAY?" "I'M OKAY." "[LACEY]:" "LIKE IT OR NOT," "YOUR CLOSET IS FILLED WITH FASHION CLUES." "IT WILL ALWAYS REFLECT WHO YOU ARE" "AND WHO YOU AREN'T." "HAPPENS ALL THE TIME." "THEY WATCH THE FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS" "AND THEN THEY HIT THE PLACE." "I'LL HAVE ROBBERY COME OVER AND FILE A REPORT." "BUT THE TV AND THE DVD ARE STILL HERE." "AND HERE'S HER FAVORITE WATCH!" "BECAUSE YOU GIRLS WALKED IN ON HIM," "REMEMBER?" "BUT WHAT IF HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC?" "LIKE WHAT, A CURLING IRON?" "SOMEONE COMES IN, THEY TRASH THE PLACE," "THEY TAKE NOTHING EXPENSIVE." "THAT TELL YOU ANYTHING?" "YOU NEED TO GET OVER THIS CRIME OBSESSION." "I HAVE HEARD THE TALES ABOUT THE POLICE WORK HERE," "THEY HAVE SUICIDES" "WITH TWO SLUGS IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD." "WELL, LET'S NOT" "FORGET SAGEBRUSH, LACEY," "WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING AROUND" "DOING ALL THE CRAZY INVESTIGATING." "LIKE THE TIME THAT YOU THOUGHT" "ALL THE FARMERS' COWS WERE BEING SWITCHED." "THEY WERE BEING SWITCHED!" "BORED SCHOOL KIDS." "MOVED FIVE COWS." "NOT REALLY MUCH OF A STORY." "YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND," "THOUGHT THAT IT WAS COWGATE!" "AND YOU WERE THE TOP COP IN A TOWN" "WHERE YOU PRACTICALLY" "HAD TO BUY YOUR OWN BULLETS!" "BUT THIS IS DC." "THERE'S REAL NEWS HERE AND" "CALM DOWN, LACEY." "DON'T "CALM DOWN, LACEY" ME." "ANGIE WAS GOING TO THE BAHAMAS?" "OH, CRAP." "I TOTALLY FORGOT." "SHE WAS GOING TO MEET HER COUSIN THERE." "SHE BUYS A PLANE TICKET AND THEN KILLS HERSELF?" "YOU NEED TO GO HOME AND FORGET ALL OF THIS FAKE INTRIGUE." "YOU NEED TO GO HOME." "TO YOUR WIFE." "SNAP." "DOUBLE SNAP." "THIS IS ALL EXPENSIVE DESIGNER CLOTHING." "I TOLD YOU." "I AM DIVORCED." "I'VE HEARD THAT STORY BEFORE." "EITHER ANGIE HAD A FASHION FAIRY GODMOTHER," "OR SHE WAS DOING SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES HAIRDRESSING." "SEE?" "YOU'RE GOOD." "YOU'RE FINDING FASHION CLUES." "WHAT AM I MISSING?" "EVERYTHING." "I NEED MARCIA ROBINSON'S PHONE NUMBER." "DO YOU HAVE ANGELA'S APPOINTMENT BOOK?" ""R," "R," "R," "R," "R," "R..."" ""R..."" "MARCIA ROBINSON." "LOOK AT THAT." "YOU THINK ANGELA WAS DOING WHAT?" "LIKE..." "DOING WHAT?" "WHAT WAS SHE DOING?" "I NEED TO DIAL THIS NUMBER." "BUT SHE'S NOT TALKING TO ANY REPORTERS." "YEAH, BUT MARCIA WAS ANGIE'S CLIENT" "AND I BET SHE'LL TALK TO ANGIE'S GRIEVING COUSIN" "FROM SAGEBRUSH." "DOES SOMEBODY PLEASE WANT TO TELL ME" "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" "YOU'LL BE THE LAST TO KNOW." "SEE YA." "EXCUSE ME." "YOU'RE LACEY SMITHSONIAN." "I LOVE YOUR COLUMN." "YOU DO?" "YES." "EVEN THOUGH YOU MADE ME A FASHION VICTIM." "SEE?" "I TOOK YOUR ADVICE." "I STOPPED WEARING PINK." "I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANGIE." "ANGIE?" "OH!" "I'M MEETING HER COUSIN HERE TODAY." "NO, YOU'RE NOT." "SHE WAS WORKING FOR YOU, WASN'T SHE?" "WHAT?" "NO, WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" "I SAW HER CLOSET." "YOU DON'T THINK" "THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER SUICIDE, DO YOU?" "SO SHE WAS AN ESCORT FOR YOU?" "SHE DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW." "THE NIGHT THAT ANGIE WAS KILLED," "YOU WERE HER LAST APPOINTMENT, BUT YOU CANCELED." "WHY?" "MEN IN GRAY SUITS WITH EARPIECES" "G WERE FOLLOWING ME ALL OVER THE PLACE." "THEY'RE INVESTIGATING EVERYONE IN MY LIFE." "I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO MAKE THE CONNECTION" "BETWEEN ANGELA AND THE OTHER ESCORTS." "DID YOU TELL SHERRI GOLD" "THAT YOU CANCELED YOUR APPOINTMENT?" "NO." "WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" "BECAUSE SHE TOOK IT." "THAT'S CREEPY." "SHERRI AND I USED TO WORK ON THE HILL TOGETHER," "BEFORE THE SCANDAL BROKE." "NOW SHE'S RUNNING ALL OVER TOWN," "TRYING TO "CLEAR HER NAME."" "AS IF ANYONE CARES." "SOMEONE CARES." "ANGELA'S APARTMENT WAS BROKEN INTO." "THE PERSON WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING." "IS IT TRUE THERE'S A LITTLE BLACK BOOK, MARCIA?" "I CAN'T ANSWER THAT." "YOU KNOW I CAN'T ANSWER THAT." "I'M INVESTIGATING A MURDER." "YOU THINK ANGELA WAS MURDERED?" "YES." "I THINK THAT IT MAY LEAD BACK TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS." "NO, BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING." "REALLY." "SHE KNEW YOU." "AND SHE KNEW YOUR "JOHNS." MAYBE ONE OF THEM GOT NERVOUS." "WELL, WHY NOT KILL ME THEN?" "I NEED TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THE MEN SHE WENT OUT WITH." "I CAN'T DO THAT." "THOSE NAMES ARE MY INSURANCE POLICY." "YEAH, AND THEY MAY ALSO BE MAKING YOU" "THE NEXT TARGET." "YOU'VE ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE GRAND JURY WHO YOU ARE," "I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF IT LEADS BACK TO ANGIE'S DEATH." "EITHER WAY, I NEED YOUR PERMISSION" "TO PRINT SOME OF THIS INTERVIEW." "ON THE RECORD." "I DON'T KNOW." "MY LAWYER WOULD KILL ME." "AT LEAST THIS WAY," "YOU CAN TELL YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY." "[CELLPHONE RINGS]" "OH, JUST A SECOND." "IT'S NEW, I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT." "[CELLPHONE RINGING]" "OH, WHY DO THEY KEEP IMPROVING THINGS?" "THE OLD MODEL WAS JUST FINE." "HMM." "THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY ABOUT FASHION." "[CELLPHONE RINGING]" "OKAY." "LET'S START FROM THE BEGINNING." "[TYPING QUICKLY]" "RESIST." "WHAT'S THIS?" ""THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF MARCIA ROBINSON."" "IT'S RUDE TO SNEAK READ OTHER PEOPLE'S SCREENS." "SHE HASN'T GIVEN AN INTERVIEW TO ANYONE!" "UNTIL NOW." "MARCIA WAS ON A SENATE COMMITTEE BY DAY" "AND AN ESCORT BY NIGHT" "THEN THE SUGAR DADDY GETS BUSTED," "AND ALL THE GIRLS GO LOOKING TO MARCIA." "WHAT IS THIS?" "PRETTY WOMAN?" "IT'S HER SIDE OF THE STORY." "AND ANGIE'S." "ANGIE WAS AN ESCORT?" "AND HER HAIR'S MISSING?" "YOU MADE THIS UP." "YOU ALREADY READ IT?" "I DID." "AND IT'S GOING ON THE FRONT PAGE, RIGHT?" "LOOK, SMITHSONIAN, THE STORY'S WELL WRITTEN, BUT" "BUT WHAT?" ""THE POST" DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THIS INFORMATION!" "IT'S JUST THAT" "I TOLD YOU NOT TO STEP ON TONY'S TOES." "I WAS NOWHERE NEAR HIS TOES." "THEY WERE ASLEEP UNDER HIS DESK." "FOR YOUR INFORMATION," "I TURNED IN MY MARCIA ROBINSON STORY" "EARLIER TODAY." "MAYBE YOU TWO SHOULD JUST SHARE A BYLINE," "COMBINE STORIES AND" "LIKE HELL!" "[BOTH ARGUING AT ONCE]" "CHILL OUT!" "OKAY, FINE." "SMITHSONIAN, IT'S YOURS." "FRONT PAGE." "ARE YOU CRAZY?" "JUST THIS ONCE." "AND NEXT TIME, LET TONY KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A LEAD." "I MEAN IT." "AND I STILL EXPECT YOUR "CRIMES OF FASHION" PIECE" "TWICE A WEEK!" "YOU GOT IT, CHIEF." "[STELLA]:" "SO COOL." "TO LACEY!" "FINALLY WHERE SHE BELONGS" "ON THE FRONT PAGE!" "ANGIE WOULD BE PROUD." "YOU THINK?" "YOU FOUND A POSSIBLE MOTIVE." "I MEAN, MAYBE THE COPS WILL CHANGE THEIR LEAD HEADS" "ABOUT ANGELA'S CASE BEING A SUICIDE." "IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE" "THAN ANGIE KNOWING SOME OF THE JOHNS." "I HAVE TO DIG WITH A BIGGER SHOVEL." "ANSWER THIS FOR ME." "WHY INSTEAD OF TALKING TO REAL WOMEN," "DO MEN SPEND HOURS ONLINE UNDRESSING VIRTUAL WOMEN," "AND THEN GO OUT AND HIRE ONE OF MARCIA'S GIRLS?" "I'LL TELL YOU WHY" "PHEROMONE JAMMERS." "OKAY." "HERE WE GO AGAIN." "NO, I'M SERIOUS." "I READ THIS ARTICLE" "ABOUT HOW THE PENTAGON IS INSTALLING" "PHEROMONE JAMMERS ON THE ROOF," "BEAMING THESE RELATIONSHIP KILLING RAYS" "AT EVERY SINGLE MAN ON THE BELTWAY" "IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE POLITICIANS KEEP IT IN THEIR PANTS." "SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME." "YEAH, I MEAN, WE'RE SMART," "WE'RE HOT." "WE'RE STILL SINGLE." "IT'S NOT US." "IT'S THE PHEROMONE JAMMERS." "RIGHT." "OKAY, SO BACK TO EARTH." "WHO'S NEXT ON THE SUSPECT LIST?" "SHERRI GOLD." "SHE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEE ANGIE ALIVE." "THAT'S A DEPRESSING THOUGHT." "BUT FIRST, I HAVE TO STOP BY THE PAPER," "AND FILE MY "REAL" COLUMN." "[TELEPHONES RINGING]" "THEY'RE RED VELVET WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING!" "NO THANKS." "I WEAR IT, I DON'T EAT IT." "ALICE, RED VELVET WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING." "THANK YOU." "OH, MY GOD!" "I THOUGHT FURBYS WERE PASSE." "IT'S HAIR, MAC." "MAYBE THE MISSING HAIR." "YOU THINK THAT'S ANGELA WOOD'S HAIR?" "OR IT COULD JUST BE" "FROM SOME FREAK WHO READ THE ARTICLE." "YOU WANTED TO BE ON THE FRONT PAGE." "MY FAVORITE STEEL TONGS." "YEAH." "HOMICIDE." "WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE USED THE PLASTIC ONES?" "WHAT IF IT IS SOME SICK JOKE?" "THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING THE COPS." "THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO DNA STUFF." "ASK FOR VIC DONOVAN." "WAIT A SECOND." "SIT DOWN." "YOU HAVE TO BE HERE WHEN THE COPS COME." "BUT MARCIA'S TESTIFYING THIS MORNING" "TONY'S COVERING THE INDICTMENT STORY." "YEAH." "DETECTIVE DONOVAN, PLEASE." "YEAH, TELL HIM DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JONES" "FROM THE "EYE STREET OBSERVER" CALLED." "YEAH, I'VE GOT SOMETHING INVOLVING THE WOODS' CASE." "THANKS." "I'M COVERING MARCIA'S TESTIMONY" "FOR MY "CRIMES OF FASHION" COLUMN." "OH, REALLY?" "MM-HMM." "I'M GOING TO WRITE IT LIKE A SPORTS STORY." "SCORING IT LIKE A FOOTBALL GAME." "MARCIA WILL GAIN OR LOSE POINTS," "DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE TOOK MY ADVICE" "FROM THE LAST COLUMN." "PICTURE:" "A BLACK SILK SUIT WITH PEARLS, NICE CHOICE." "TEN POINTS." "DEDUCT A PENALTY POINT FOR THE PINK SCARF." "AND, WELL, CALL A MOVING VIOLATION" "FOR THOSE FIVE-INCH HEELS, 'CAUSE YOU" "OKAY, OKAY." "BUT BE AVAILABLE." "DONOVAN'S GOING TO WANT TO TALK TO YOU." "HMM." "I DOUBT IT." "YOU HERE TO DO MORE ANTI-PINK REPORTING?" "YOU WISH." "DON'T YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND TO TORTURE?" "SHE LEFT TO GO WORK AT A TANNING SALON IN CALIFORNIA." "I NOTICED SHE WAS LOOKING VERY ORANGE." "SO, THAT LEAVES AN OPENING." "GIVE IT A REST." "WE COULD NEVER COMPROMISE ON CLOSET SPACE." "TRUE." "WORD HAS IT THAT MARCIA FINALLY ADMITTED" "THAT THERE IS A LITTLE BLACK BOOK." "AND SHE CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE IT." "HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?" "SHERRI GOLD, RIGHT?" "I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU." "I'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE" "THE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAED ME." "SO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" "YOU WROTE, AND I QUOTE," ""GRAY IS NOT A COLOR, IT'S A TROPICAL DEPRESSION."" "I DIDN'T MEAN YOU PERSONALLY." "I JUST NEED TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS" "ABOUT THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ANGELA." "DID SHE SEEM DEPRESSED?" "ANGRY?" "AFRAID?" "WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME THIS?" "WAS ANYONE ELSE THERE?" "WHEN YOU LEFT?" "WHAT?" "NO." "WHY" "I'M INVESTIGATING ANGIE'S MURDER FOR THE PAPER." "YOU'RE A FASHION REPORTER." "AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK YOUR FACTS." "ANGELA KILLED HERSELF." "WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T READ THIS MORNING'S PAPER." "FOR NEWS, I READ "THE POST."" "MARCIA'S IN THERE RIGHT NOW," "GIVING TESTIMONY ABOUT HER LITTLE BLACK BOOK." "DO YOU THINK THAT IT LISTS THE WOMEN" "WHO WORKED FOR HER AS WELL?" "I DON'T KNOW." "HOW WOULD I KNOW THAT?" "ARE YOU WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT BE IN THAT BOOK?" "WHAT?" "MAYBE THAT'S WHAT ANGIE KNEW" "NOT THE CLIENTS," "BUT THE IDENTITIES OF THE OTHER GIRLS." "ARE YOU INSANE?" "YOU ARE BETTER AT INTERROGATING WITNESSES" "THAN I AM." "HI." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I HAD A CASE DOWN THE HALL," "BUT WHEN I HEARD SHERRI YELLING, I FIGURED YOU HAD TO BE NEARBY." "OH, I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU." "WASHINGTON DEAD FED?" "WHAT IS THIS?" "THIS IS A POPULAR SITE" "THAT'S A CLEARING HOUSE" "FOR ALL THE DEAD, DYING, BEATEN, MUGGED, VANISHED" "ANY PERSON WHO HAS EVER BEEN CONNECTED" "TO A WASHINGTON SCANDAL." "IT'S LIKE FACEBOOK FOR DEAD PEOPLE." "AND YOU'RE SHOWING ME THIS, WHY?" "BECAUSE YOU'RE ON IT." "WHAT?" "SORT OF." "THERE'S A LINK TO YOUR MARCIA ROBINSON ARTICLE." "THEY ESPECIALLY LIKE" "THE CREEPY PART ABOUT ANGIE'S MISSING HAIR." "WELL, IT MAY NOT BE MISSING ANYMORE." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "THERE WAS A BLOODY CHUNK OF HAIR" "SENT TO ME THIS MORNING." "MAC'S HAVING THE POLICE LOOK INTO IT." "LACEY SMITHSONIAN." "ALWAYS WHERE THE ACTION IS." "NEWS NEVER SLEEPS." "NO." "AS EVIDENCED BY THE CIRCLES UNDER YOUR EYES." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, JOSETTE?" "DON'T YOU HAVE A FASHION SHOW" "TO OBSESS OVER?" "I'M HERE TO GIVE MARCIA SUPPORT" "LIKE SOME WELL FITTING HOSE." "I HATE HER LIKE WELL-DRESSED POISON." "DID SHE JUST CALL US HOS?" "YEAH, I THINK SO." "DEEP BREATH." "HI." "YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR FRIEND?" "SHOO FLY." "I'M TONY." "OH, HI." "BROOKE." "NICE TO MEET YOU." "THIS IS MAKING ME ILL." "REALLY ILL." "HERE'S MY CARD." "OH, YOU'RE A REPORTER?" "LACEY WILL CALL ME OTHERWISE." "I WANT TO VOMIT." "WELL, I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET TO COURT." "MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU AROUND." "YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU USE THAT?" "I WILL." "OKAY." "PUT THAT RIGHT HERE." "KEEP IT SAFE." "OKAY." "BYE." "KEEP IT SA." "HOW DO YOU DO THAT?" "IT'S MY BOOTS." "AND KARMA." "MISS LACEY SMITHSONIAN?" "FEDERAL AGENT THORN." "COME WITH ME, PLEASE." "WHAT?" "EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU ARRESTING A MEMBER OF THE PRESS?" "STEP BACK, PLEASE, SIR." "HOLD ON A SECOND." "TONY, IT'S OKAY." "I CAN HANDLE IT." "[LACEY]:" "HOW INTELLIGENT IS IT" "TO START THE DAY" "BY TYING A LITTLE NOOSE AROUND YOUR NECK?" "INSTEAD, HAVE YOUR GUY" "TRY A SLIGHTLY UNBUTTONED DRESS SHIRT." "OXYGEN WILL FLOW TO HIS BRAIN." "AND DEMOCRACY WILL RETURN TO DC." "I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU UNTIL MY LAWYER GETS HERE." "LACEY!" "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" "ARE YOU HER LAWYER?" "NO, I'M" "YES." "SHE IS." "I AM?" "YES, TODAY, YOU ARE." "OKAY, WELL," "I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO AN ENTRANCE ADJUSTMENT." "OKAY." "SHE'LL JUST BE A SECOND." "BROOKE BARTON." "LAWYER FOR MS. SMITHSONIAN." "ARE YOU CHARGING HER WITH SOMETHING?" "NO, WE'RE NOT." "WE JUST HAVE SOME INFORMAL QUESTIONS." "AND I ASKED FOR MY LAWYER." "GOOD THINKING." "YOU'RE OVERREACTING." "WE JUST WANT TO ASK YOU" "ABOUT THE ARTICLE YOU WROTE ON MARCIA ROBINSON." "THAT ISN'T NECESSARY." "LET'S JUST PRETEND IT IS." "FINE." "MISS SMITHSONIAN," "HOW DID YOU CONTACT MS. ROBINSON?" "I HAD HER CELL NUMBER." "I WANTED TO ASK HER ABOUT ANGELA WOODS." "IS THE BUREAU INVESTIGATING ANGIE'S DEATH?" "I'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS, MS. SMITHSONIAN." "NOW" "ANGELA WOODS WAS MOST PROBABLY MURDERED." "IT HAPPENS TO BE A SIMPLE SUICIDE." "DEFINE "SIMPLE SUICIDE."" "THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED." "WE ARE NOT INVESTIGATING IT." "OUR ONLY INTEREST IS IN" "YOU'VE SEEN THE POLICE REPORT?" "NO BREAK IN?" "NO BREAK IN." "WAS THERE ANY MENTION OF MISSING HAIR?" "AGAIN." "WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN MARCIA ROBINSON," "NOT ANGELA WOODS." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "DID MS. ROBINSON TELL YOU THE LOCATION OF HER DATE BOOK?" "NO." "DID SHE TELL YOU WHO'S IN IT?" "NOT YET." "IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DISCUSSED" "WITH MS. ROBINSON THAT YOU DID NOT INCLUDE IN YOUR STORY?" "ONLY HER PERSONAL OPINION OF WEARING ORANGE APPAREL" "WHILE INCARCERATED." "SHE'S AGAINST IT." "WE WANT THAT BOOK." "WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO LOCKING UP A SMART-ASS REPORTER TO FIND IT." "AND WE'RE DONE." "HAVE A NICE DAY." "YOU SURE AS HELL DIDN'T NEED ME," "BUT I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF." "YOU GOT MORE INFORMATION OUT OF THEM" "THAN THEY GOT OUT OF YOU." "I DON'T KNOW." "AND I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED NOTHING LESS." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I CALLED HIM." "SO, BACK TO THE OFFICE." "BYE." "I THOUGHT YOU COULD USE A RIDE." "THANKS, BROOKE." "AND I GOT A CALL FROM YOUR EDITOR." "SEEMS WE NEED TO TALK." "HOW ABOUT WE GO GRAB AN EARLY DINNER SOMEWHERE?" "DEFINED AS?" "DINNER AND A TRUCE." "NOT A DATE." "OKAY." "YOU'RE POUTING?" "I AM NOT." "YES, YOU ARE." "YOU ALWAYS DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO LOOK TOUGH." "T I MISS THAT." "FINE." "OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HAIR THAT SOMEONE SENT TO YOU." "ARE YOU HAVING IT TESTED?" "I AM HAVING IT TESTED." "SEE?" "WE MAKE A GREAT TEAM." "SOMEONE THREATENS ME, YOU DO TESTS." "THIS COULD BE SERIOUS." "ARE YOU ADMITTING THAT I MIGHT BE RIGHT?" "I'M ADMITTING THERE'S SOME NUTBAG IN DC" "THAT'S READING YOUR COLUMN" "AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL." "OH, YOU ALMOST SOUND LIKE YOU CARE." "I DO CARE ABOUT YOU, LACEY." "YOU KNOW THAT." "I'VE ALWAYS CARED ABOUT YOU." "YEAH." "YOUR WIFE JUST GOT IN THE WAY." "I REALLY AM DIVORCED." "MY EX-WIFE JUST HAD A REALLY BIG THUMB," "AND SHE LIKED TO KEEP ME UNDERNEATH IT." "SMART WOMAN." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "YOU WERE NEVER LIKE THAT." "OH?" "AND WHAT WAS I LIKE, VIC?" "WELL, YOU'D JUST JUMP IN WITH TWO FEET" "AND TRY AND SWIM." "WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?" "EVERYTHING." "RELATIONSHIPS." "JOBS." "LIFE." "OH, BY THE WAY," "I READ YOUR FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE THIS MORNING" "VERY IMPRESSED." "YOU WERE?" "MM-HMM." "EVEN FOR ALL YOUR CRAZINESS, YOU'RE REALLY TALENTED." "YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD WRITER." "THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING." "AFTER YOU LEFT SAGEBRUSH," "I KIND OF MISSED YOU COMING BY THE STATION" "AND CORNERING ME WITH QUESTIONS." "I NEVER CORNERED YOU." "WHAT ARE YOU.." "WHAT?" "I WORE YOU DOWN WITH MY WIT AND BRILLIANCE." "YEAH, YOU LET THE AIR OUT OF MY TIRES." "THAT TOO." "SO, WHO'RE YOUR SUSPECTS IN ANGIE'S CASE?" "COULD BE SEVERAL." "SHERRI GOLD" "IF SHE WAS AN ESCORT" "AND THOUGHT THAT ANGIE WAS GOING TO SPILL." "AND THEN THERE'S MARCIA HERSELF," "WHO WAS VERY CONCERNED" "THAT ANGIE WAS GOING TO BE SUBPOENAED." "AND THEN OF COURSE," "THERE'S THE MYSTERY DATE BOOK" "WITH ALL THE CLIENTS." "YEAH." "THE KILLER CLIENT." "I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS," "I JUST CAN'T REALLY SEEM TO THINK OF THEM" "YEAH, ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED" "BETWEEN US" "BACK IN SAGEBRUSH." "OH, YEAH," "THE FACT THAT YOU PRETENDED THAT YOU WERE DIVORCED?" "LOOK, IT WAS A LIE OF OMISSION." "STILL A LIE." "OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT." "I'M SORRY." "I KNEW THAT I WAS DIVORCED," "AND I TOLD EVERYONE ELSE THAT I WAS DIVORCED." "IT WAS JUST MY STANDARD LINE OF AVOIDING QUESTIONS." "AND I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO MEET ANYBODY," "LET ALONE FALL FOR SOMEBODY." "BUT..." "IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST, SO" "YOU FELL FOR ME?" "YEAH." "WHAT DID YOU THINK HAPPENED?" "I JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE USING ME FOR SEX." "[CELL PHONE MESSAGE CHIMES] I SHOULD CHECK THAT." "IF YOU HAVE TO." "[VOICEMAIL]:" "HEY, LACEY!" "IT'S TAMMI FROM THE SALON." "I GOT THIS CALL JUST NOW" "FROM SOME GUY WANTS TO BUY MY ACTUAL HAIR!" "FOR $500!" "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?" "AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL" "BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I COULD TOTALLY USE THE MONEY." "BUT THEN I THOUGHT" "MAYBE I SHOULD CALL THE COPS," "SEEING AS HOW ANGIE'S HAIR WAS" "BUT THEN I REMEMBERED THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING." "MAYBE IT'S A LEAD." "SO CALL ME BACK." "I'M AT THE SALON WAREHOUSE." "OKAY, CALL HER BACK RIGHT NOW." "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH." "WHAT'S HAPPENING?" "NOTHING." "IT'S RINGING." "OKAY, WHERE'S THE WAREHOUSE?" "WHERE'S YOUR CAR?" "COME ON, LET'S GO." "TAMMI?" "TAMMI, IT'S LACEY." "JUST WAIT HERE FOR ONE SEC." "LET ME CHECK THINGS OUT." "[¶]" "[GATE RATTLING]" "VIC?" "VIC?" "TAMMI?" "[GASPS]" "[SCREAMS]" "[LACEY]:" "LET'S FACE IT," "WOMEN GO TO A SALON" "AND PAY BIG BUCKS TO LOOK ATTRACTIVE," "DIFFERENT," "OR, IN SOME CASES, THE SAME." "BUT THEY NEVER, EVER GO TO LOOK WORSE." "THESE DAYS," "WOMEN WEREN'T JUST DYING TO GET INTO STYLETTOS," "THEY WERE ACTUALLY DYING." "WHERE IS TAMMI'S HAIR?" "ARE YOU CHECKING HER CELLPHONE?" "WE ARE TRYING TO FIND IT." "ALONG WITH HER HAIR." "COULD YOU PLEASE JUST" "[STELLA GASPS]" "HEY, HEY, WHO LET HER IN HERE?" "SHE'S WITH ME." "LOOK AT HER HAIR..." "I KNOW." "IT'S AWFUL." "IT'S DEFINITELY A HOMICIDE." "NO DOUBT." "AND WHAT ABOUT THE ANGELA WOODS CASE?" "IT'LL..." "IT'LL BE RE-OPENED." "YOU DID IT." "YOU DID IT." "WE DID IT." "UNBELIEVABLE." "OKAY, NOW WE JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT" "WHO'S BEHIND THIS." "DO ME A FAVOR." "CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S A SECURITY CAMERA." "IF THERE IS, BRING US THE TAPE." "OKAY?" "THANKS." "COME HERE FOR A SEC." "I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING." "COME ON." "I'M ASSUMING ONE OF YOU TWO KNOW THIS GUY?" "[LACEY]:" "LEO!" "HE'S THE STAR STYLIST FROM STYLETTOS." "WELL, HE THINKS SO, ANYWAY." "DO YOU HAVE AN ADDRESS?" "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" "I WAS ASLEEP!" "WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?" "ARE YOU CRAZY CHICKS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?" "THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE." "I WENT TO PICK UP" "SOME SPECIAL MOISTURIZING CONDITIONER." "SINCE WHEN IS MOISTURIZING A CRIME?" "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?" "LOOK" "I HAVE A SPECIAL CLIENT, WHO I'M DOING ON THE SIDE." "I DON'T WANT BOYD TO KNOW." "I RAN OUT OF HER SPECIAL CONDITIONER" "AND I WENT OVER TO THE WAREHOUSE." "TAMMI SAID SHE WAS GOING TO BE THERE." "AND?" "AND SHE WASN'T THERE." "YOU MEAN SHE WASN'T ALIVE." "I" "WHAT?" "TAMMI'S DEAD?" "WHAT IS IT, SOME KIND OF WEIRD HAIR FETISH OR SOMETHING?" "IS WHAT SOME WEIRD HAIR FETISH?" "THE REASON THAT YOU KILLED HER." "I HEARD YOU GET PRETTY TESTY" "WHEN YOUR CLIENTS" "LET SOMEONE ELSE TOUCH THEIR HAIR." "YEAH, YOU LIKE HAIR THAT MUCH, HUH?" "WHAT ARE YOU, COLLECTING IT?" "WHAT ARE YOU," "SOME KIND OF HAIR-BASED HANNIBAL LECTOR?" "I WANT A LAWYER." "WHO'S YOUR "SPECIAL" CLIENT?" "THE ONE YOU'RE SO DESPERATE TO KEEP SECRET FROM MR. RADFORD?" "JOSETTE." "HIS EX." "SHE CAN ALIBI ME." "NOT EXACTLY THE EVENING I HAD IN MIND" "WHEN I ASKED YOU TO DINNER." "JUST HOLD ON HERE ONE SECOND." "NOW WE KNOW EVERYTHING BAD IS TRUE." "JOSETTE DID ALIBI LEO, THOUGH." "I STILL THINK THIS ALL LEADS TO MARCIA SOMEHOW." "I'M MISSING SOMETHING." "I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING SOMETHING." "LIKE, WHAT'S THE MOTIVE?" "WHAT CONNECTS ANGELA TO TAMMI?" "WHO'S GOING TO BE NEXT?" "MAYBE I SHOULD STAY HERE TONIGHT." "SPEAKING OF MOTIVES..." "JUST LOOKING OUT FOR YOU." "WHICH PART OF ME ARE YOU LOOKING OUT FOR?" "ALL YOUR PARTS LOOK PRETTY GOOD TO ME." "I'LL BE FINE." "I PROMISE." "OKAY." "[MAN, SHOUTING]:" "DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE THAT READ COPY" "BEFORE YOU SEND THIS OUT?" "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA" "WHAT THIS IS DOING TO MY BUSINESS?" "YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT?" "I'M SORRY, YES?" "I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND." "PERFECT!" "THE LIBEL BROKER HERSELF!" ""THESE DAYS," ""WOMEN AREN'T JUST DYING TO GET INTO STYLETTOS," "THEY'RE ACTUALLY DYING."" "IT'S JUST A PLAY ON WORDS." "I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING THAT WASN'T TRUE." "YEAH, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE JUDGE THINKS." "I'M SUING THIS PAPER FOR FIVE MILLION DOLLARS!" "IF THIS PAPER HAD FIVE MILLION DOLLARS," "THE MASTHEAD WOULD LOOK A HELL OF A LOT BETTER." "CALM DOWN, MR. RADFORD." "WE'LL PRINT A RETRACTION." "WE WILL?" "YES, WE WILL." "SMITHSONIAN WILL WRITE IT HERSELF." "I WILL?" "AND I DON'T WANT HER COVERING THIS STORY ANYMORE." "I'LL EXPECT A RETRACTION" "EMAILED TO ME FOR MY INSPECTION BY 3:00." "UNDERSTOOD." "YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING ME OFF OF THIS STORY?" "YOU BROKE THE FIRST RULE OF JOURNALISM" "DON'T BECOME PART OF THE STORY." "I AM INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A FRIEND!" "I CAN'T HELP IT IF I RATTLE A FEW CAGES." "I WAS RIGHT ABOUT ANGELA." "AND I FOUND TAMMI, FOR GOD'S SAKES!" "EXACTLY." "YOU'RE AN EYEWITNESS NOW." "AND YOU WILL MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO TONY" "T FOR AN INTERVIEW." "FROM NOW ON, YOU'RE BACK ON PAGE 20." "WRITING "CRIMES OF FASHION."" "THAT'S ALL." "I'M DONE." "YOU SAID" "BYE-BYE." "GO AWAY." "GO AWAY." "NICE COLOGNE." "DON'T EVEN TRY." "[TELEPHONE RINGS]" "SMITHSONIAN, NO LONGER ON THE FRONT PAGE, SPEAKING." "LACEY, IT'S MARCIA ROBINSON." "I HEARD ABOUT TAMMI." "I THINK I MAY HAVE SOME IDEA ABOUT" "ABOUT WHAT?" "WHY SHE WAS KILLED?" "MEET ME IN BELLE HAVEN PARK." "AT THE FOUNTAIN." "HALF AN HOUR." "OKAY." "YES." "WHAT WAS THAT?" "HAVEN'T YOU STOLEN ENOUGH?" "[¶]" "HEY, I'M LOOKING FOR LACEY." "I GOT A MATCH." "AND YOU ARE?" "SORRY, DETECTIVE VIC DONOVAN." "I'M A FRIEND OF LACEY'S." "SORRY, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG INDIGESTIVE MORNING." "WHAT'S A MATCH?" "THE HAIR THAT WAS SENT TO LACEY" "BELONGED TO ANGELA WOODS," "WHICH MEANS THE KILLER IS READING HER COLUMNS," "SO DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT?" "HEY, TONY!" "WHERE'S LACEY?" "I DON'T KNOW." "RETAIL THERAPY?" "OH, MAN." "WE NEED TO FIND HER." "RIGHT NOW." "EXCUSE ME." "[¶]" "[MUFFLED SCREAMING]" "CR STOP RIGHT NOW." "[DOG BARKING]" "[DOG OWNER]:" "MONTY!" "HERE, BOY." "MONTY!" "MONTY!" "THANK YOU, MONTY." "[LACEY]:" "VICTIM OF A BAD HAIRCUT?" "DON'T PANIC, IT'LL GROW." "THE FIRST RULE OF GETTING WHAT YOU WANT AT A SALON" "IS BE VERY, VERY CLEAR WHAT YOU ASK FOR." "BRING PHOTOS, USE HAND GESTURES," "AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO SAY "STOP!"" "...AND THEN FELL," "AND THEN HE PULLED BACK MY HAIR AND CUT IT." "WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUT HERE ALONE?" "WELL, LIFESTYLE REPORTERS" "AREN'T USUALLY THE TARGET OF DEATH THREATS." "EXCEPT FOR YOU, OF COURSE." "ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?" "I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE GUY." "I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT IT WAS A GUY." "WHAT?" "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?" "IT COULD BE A WOMAN?" "WHAT TIME DID MARCIA ROBINSON CONTACT YOU?" "AROUND 3:00." "SO, I PROBABLY GOT HERE ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER." "THE PERSON SPOKE IN A WHISPER-RASPY ON PURPOSE." "I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS." "CAN I PLEASE GO SHOWER NOW?" "YOU'RE GOING TO NEED AN ESCORT." "I GOT HER, I GOT HER." "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE ANYWAY?" "IF IT INVOLVES MS. ROBINSON, WE'RE HERE." "SHE'S NOT ANSWERING HER CELL." "I GOT A UNIT OUTSIDE ROBINSON'S CONDO." "WE'VE ALREADY GOT A MAN INSIDE, SHE'S NOT THERE." "I'M GOING TO PLACE ONE IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, TOO." "HEY, PETE, GIVE ME YOUR HAT, PLEASE." "I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU" "AT THE STATION." "LOOK." "I KNOW YOU'RE STILL TRYING" "TO SOLVE THIS THING FOR YOUR FRIEND," "BUT YOU NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF NOW." "THE STAKES HAVE SUDDENLY GOTTEN MUCH HIGHER." "AND I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU." "PICKED IT UP THE OTHER DAY." "IS THIS THE PART" "WHERE YOU GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE" "AND GIVE ME A BIG PIECE OF JEWELRY?" "IT MAY HAVE THE SAME EFFECT" "WHAT IS" "A STUN GUN." "OH, IT MATCHES MY CAR!" "DO I KNOW YOU OR WHAT?" "COME ON, BE SAFE WITH THAT." "ZZZT!" "ZZZT!" "[¶]" "EITHER I'M BEING ROBBED BY FANS OF DISCO OR" "THE GIRLS GOT YOUR BACK TONIGHT." "OH, MY GOD, HOW DID YOU KNOW?" "WE HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE RADIO." "THE CRAZY IS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE US ALL." "ALL RIGHT." "SO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS." "SORT OF." "NO MORE MYSTERY MEETINGS, OKAY, PLEASE?" "OKAY, OKAY." "OH, HAT, HAT, HAT." "SERGEANT." "HAVE FUN, LADIES." "BYE..." "THANK YOU." "SOMEONE ATTACKED YOU?" "WHAT?" "[MUSIC STOPS]" "THANKS!" "SOMEONE ATTACKED YOU?" "YEAH." "IT WAS REALLY AWFUL." "HONEY..." "IT DOESN'T EVEN SORT OF SEEM REAL YET." "YOU KNOW, I JUST" "I THINK YOU SHOULD STOP" "WITH THIS WHOLE INSTIGATING THING." "I WOULD FEEL COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE IF" "WHAT?" "NO." "STELLA, STELLA" "YOU WERE RIGHT." "ANGELA WAS MURDERED." "AND THE KILLER ISN'T STOPPING WITH HER." "YES, EXACTLY." "AND NOW HE'S AFTER YOU." "THANK YOU." "GIRLS..." "LOOK, MY WHOLE LIFE, IF IT SCARED ME, I FACED IT." "I PUSH HARDER SO IT SCARES ME LESS." "IT'S WHAT I DO." "I GET THAT." "I TOTALLY DO." "YEAH." "ME TOO." "TO PUSHING." "EVEN WHEN WE SHOULDN'T." "FREEZE, PLEASE!" "OMG!" "OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD, I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT." "WHAT DID THAT PSYCHO DO TO YOUR HAIR?" "BANGS?" "I CAN'T WEAR BANGS!" "I CAN'T DO BANGS." "YOU ARE MISSING A LARGE PART OF DIVISION A." "IT'S EITHER BANGS" "OR A MULLET." "JUST DRINK." "AND CLOSE YOUR EYES." "IS IT OVER YET?" "I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET!" "YOU GOT ME SO NERVOUS!" "AFTER THIS," "WE CAN ALL GIVE EACH OTHER BIRD POO FACIALS." "IF I WANT A BIRD POOP FACIAL," "I WILL JUST HANG MY HEAD OUTSIDE MY BALCONY." "EXCUSE ME, WHAT IS A STUN GUN" "DOING IN YOUR PURSE, LITTLE LADY?" "OH, THAT IS MY FIRST OFFICIAL GIFT FROM VIC." "HAS HE NEVER HEARD OF A LITTLE TENNIS BRACELET?" "OR, YOU KNOW, SOME CHOCOLATE?" "I AM ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THIS A ROMANTIC GIFT." "I ACTUALLY THINK HE'S GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR ME." "[MUSIC PLAYS, TELEPHONE RINGS]" "IT'S TOO LATE FOR LOVER BOY." "HELLO?" "SHH!" "IT'S MARCIA!" "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?" "LOOK, I'M SORRY." "ON MY WAY TO MEET YOU," "I-I GOT CAUGHT IN TERRIBLE TRAFFIC," "THEN I HEARD ON THE RADIO'S BREAKING NEWS" "ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PARK," "AND I PANICKED." "I KEPT DRIVING." "I WAS TOO AFRAID TO EVEN GO BACK TO MY CONDO." "OKAY, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?" "I'M AT THE WATERGATE HOTEL." "FITTING." "MEET ME IN THE BAR." "I WILL BE RIGHT THERE." "I AM SO SORRY" "THE POSSE IS READY." "WOW." "YOU LOOK HOT." "LET'S GO." "[¶]" "THAT WAS FAST." "TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD, MARCIA." "HOW MANY MORE DO YOU WANT TO DIE?" "I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DIE!" "THEN SPILL." "EXCUSE ME, WHO ARE THESE TWO?" "TELL ME." "I HAD A" "WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT" "A BLACK BOOK." "BUT I LOST IT." "YOU LOST IT?" "YEAH." "TWO WEEKS AGO," "I WENT TO STYLETTOS TO HAVE MY HAIR DONE WITH ANGELA." "AND I HAD IT IN MY PURSE." "AND WHEN I GOT HOME, IT WASN'T THERE." "I FIGURED I MUST HAVE LOST IT SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE SALON." "THE OTHER DAY, YOU SAID THIS WAS NEW." "IT'S A BLACKBERRY, ISN'T IT?" "YOUR LITTLE BLACK BLACKBERRY." "YES." "WHO ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THIS?" "WELL, TWO PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OF" "I CALLED ANGELA IMMEDIATELY," "SHE DIDN'T HAVE IT" "THEN I CALLED JOSETTE" "WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME" "AND I ASKED HER TO HELP ME FIND IT." "I JUST THOUGHT THAT" "MAYBE OF SOMEBODY IN THE SALON FOUND IT," "THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN IT." "OR MAYBE THEY DID." "ANYWAY, JOSETTE ASKED AROUND, DISCREETLY," "AND NO ONE CLAIMED TO HAVE IT." "OBVIOUSLY, SOMEONE THOUGHT ANGELA HAD IT." "WHO'S IN THERE, MARCIA?" "WHO WOULD KILL TO HAVE IT BACK?" "THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN IN IT." "SENATORS." "CONGRESSMEN." "SALON OWNER." "WHITE HOUSE STAFFERS." "A SALON OWNER?" "BOYD RADFORD?" "BOYD RADFORD IS ONE OF YOUR CLIENTS." "WHOA." "[LACEY]:" "TRYING TO AVOID A FASHION DISASTER?" "FIRST, DON'T LET YOURSELF BE PIGEON-HOLED." "THINK OUTSIDE THE FASHION BOX." "MAYBE MOVE TOWARDS THAT LETHAL ACCESSORY" "OR BRIGHT SCARF." "THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO SAVE THE OUTFIT" "AND YOURSELF." "BANGS?" "VERY FIRST GRADE OF YOU." "THE GUYS IN SPORTS" "SUBSTITUTED SALT FOR YOUR SUGAR." "THREE DAYS AGO." "SMITHSONIAN!" "MY OFFICE!" "YOU OKAY?" "ARE YOU GOING TO QUOTE ME?" "SIT DOWN." "I'M GOOD." "WELL, FIRST OF ALL," "I WANT TO TELL YOU" "THAT "THE EYE STREET OBSERVER" ASKS A LOT OF ITS REPORTERS," "BUT IT DOESN'T ASK" "THAT THEY RISK THEIR LIVES FOR A STORY." "THE GUY OBVIOUSLY" "FOLLOWED YOU FROM HERE TO THE PARK." "DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?" "UH..." "NO." "THE DNA REPORT CAME BACK" "ON THE HAIR THAT WAS SENT TO YOU." "IT'S A MATCH." "YEAH." "VIC TOLD ME." "I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS." "ABOUT YOU." "TWO WOMEN DIE." "YOU'RE ATTACKED!" "YEAH, I GUESS" "IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING" "TO LOSE A FASHION REPORTER SO SOON AFTER THE LAST ONE." "YOU COULD ALWAYS" "JUST TAKE A HOOK AND GRAB ONE OFF THE STREET." "DID IT NEVER CROSS YOUR MIND" "THAT I MIGHT ACTUALLY CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE?" "YOU WROTE MY RETRACTION." "I HAD TO." "BOYD RADFORD WAS GOING TO FILE SUIT." "I DON'T THINK SO." "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?" "IT JUST MEANS." "I THINK I COULD HAVE CHANGED HIS MIND." "YOUR TONE WORRIES ME." "IT SHOULD." "IT'S HER "SLICK CHICK" TONE." "YOU KNOW WHAT," "I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT." "I THINK I WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS." "YOU KNOW, REST UP." "YOU WRITE ABOUT FASHION." "THAT'S IT." "ANYTHING ABOUT THE HAIR KILLER GOES TO TONY." "RIGHT." "OR YOU'LL HAVE NOTHING TO WRITE AT ALL." "RIGHT." "I'LL WRITE ABOUT" "THE SIZZLE IN THE CITY FASHION SHOW, THAT'S IT." "FINE." "GREAT." "GOOD." "FANTASTIC." "THANK YOU." "WHY DO I GET THE FEELING SHE JUST PLAYED ME?" "[JOSETTE]:" "COULD YOU GET THE BAGS OVER THERE, PLEASE?" "[LACEY]:" "I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST." "YES, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE." "BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE" "HERE'S THE TICKET FOR THE FASHION SHOW" "I PROMISED YOU." "THANK YOU, BUT, ACTUALLY," "I CAME HERE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT MARCIA'S BLACKBERRY." "OH?" "MARCIA SAID THAT" "SHE LOST IT IN YOUR SALON." "AND THAT SHE ASKED YOU TO LOOK FOR IT." "WHICH I DID." "IS THAT IT?" "DID YOU TELL BOYD THAT IT WAS LOST IN THE SALON?" "I TRY NOT TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY." "AND EVEN THEN, ONLY THROUGH HIGH-PRICED LAWYERS." "ARE YOU AWARE" "THAT YOUR HUSBAND IS IN THE BLACKBERRY?" "AS A CLIENT?" "WHY DO YOU THINK I'M DIVORCING THE BASTARD?" "REALLY?" "HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?" "A WIFE KNOWS." "ALL RIGHT, JOSIE, YOU READY TO" "GO?" ""JOSIE?"" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "MY JOB." "WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?" "THE SAME THING." "HE'S BEEN WONDERFUL AT IT." "NOW, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE PROBING QUESTIONS FOR ME, LACEY?" "NO." "THANKS." "OKAY." "ELIZABETH, COULD YOU SEE HER OUT, PLEASE?" "YOU CAN'T FIRE ME!" "I ALREADY QUIT." "[BOYD]:" "PACK UP YOUR CRAP AND GET OUT." "SHUT UP." "JUST REMEMBER." "I'M STILL STYLING FOR THE FASHION SHOW." "JOSETTE HIRED ME." "AND WHEN HER PROPERTY SETTLEMENT COMES THROUGH," "I'M GOING TO HAVE MY OWN SALON!" "WITH MY NAME ON THE AWNING!" "THAT CAN'T BE TRUE." "SHE'S MY BACKER!" "BUT, DAD, SHE SAID SHE" "SMARTEN UP." "YOUR MOTHER LIES." "ABOUT EVERYTHING." "I MISSED THE FIRST ACT." "IT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS THE SECOND," "ONLY A BIT QUIETER." "I JUST LEFT JOSETTE'S." "AND?" "SHE CLAIMS SHE NEVER FOUND THE BLACKBERRY." "VIC WAS THERE." "WHY DOES THAT SOUND A LITTLE OMINOUS?" "HE CALLED HER "JOSIE."" "I'VE WORKED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS" "AND I STILL CALL HER "JOSETTE."" "EXACTLY." "YOU KNOW, HE COULD JUST BE QUESTIONING HER" "ABOUT THE CASE." "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "HE COULD HAVE." "BOGIE COMING YOUR WAY." "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE OFF THIS STORY PERMANENTLY." "ACTUALLY..." "I JUST HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION." "ARE YOU AWARE THAT MARCIA'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK" "WAS LOST IN YOUR SALON?" "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I'LL TAKE THAT AS A "NO."" "AND YOU'RE IN IT." "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" "MARCIA." "MARCIA IS A GOOD FRIEND OF THE DEMON QUEEN--MY EX-WIFE." "HER SAYING I'M IN IT, AND MY ACTUALLY BEING IN IT," "ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS!" "YOU CAN GO NOW." "SHE'S MY CLIENT." "NOT ANYMORE." "[LACEY]:" "I'M GOING." "YOU CAN'T KICK OUT MY CLIENTS!" "STELLA." "IT'S OKAY." "I'LL DEAL WITH IT LATER." "I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT I HAVE TO GET TO ANYWAY." "YOU'RE ALREADY HERE LOOKING FABULOUS." "YOU LEFT ME FIVE VOICEMAILS." "I'M NOT EATING WITH YOU." "IT'S JUST DRINKS." "OKAY." "FINE." "EXCUSE ME?" "CAN I GET A BEER, PLEASE?" "ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR LITE." "THANKS." "SO, THE REASON THAT I LEFT YOU FIVE VOICEMAILS" "IS BECAUSE THINGS SEEMED PRETTY TENSE" "THIS AFTERNOON AT JOSETTE'S" "DID SHE TELL YOU WHY I WAS THERE?" "SHE SAID MARCIA LOST HER BLACKBERRY AT STYLETTOS." "JOSETTE LOOKED FOR IT, BUT SHE DIDN'T FIND IT." "SOMEONE'S LYING." "YOU JUST LOOKED DIRECTLY AT ME WHEN YOU SAID THAT." "IF THE BALL GOWN FITS." "LOOK, JOSETTE LIKES TO FLIRT." "I WAS WORKING THE CASE." "END OF STORY." "YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I MIGHT NOT BELIEVE YOU." "OKAY, YOU KNOW," "IF YOU AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE ANY REAL SHOT AT THIS," "YOU HAVE TO START TRUSTING ME AGAIN." "AFTER ALL, I DID MOVE HERE TO BE NEAR YOU." "WHAT?" "I KNEW YOU WERE HERE." "MY DAD WAS HERE." "IT MADE SENSE." "YOU..." "YOU KNEW I WAS HERE?" "YEAH." "YOU'VE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO STUN ME." "BETTER WRITE DOWN THE DATE AND TIME." "SO LET'S TALK ABOUT BOYD." "YOU THINK HE WAS IN MARCIA'S BLACKBERRY?" "I DO." "IT'S INTERESTING, THOUGH" "I DON'T THINK HE KNEW" "THE BLACKBERRY WAS LOST IN HIS SALON" "UNTIL I TOLD HIM TODAY." "MAYBE YOU AND I SHOULD GO HAVE A TALK WITH HIM TOGETHER." "MAYBE I NEED TO GET THE TRUTH OUT OF HIM." "I DO SEEM TO RUB HIM THE WRONG WAY." "IMAGINE THAT." "WELL..." "WELL, WHAT?" "LET'S GO SEE BOYD." "RIGHT NOW?" "IT'S AFTER HOURS." "THEY CALL HIM "THE RATMAN"" "BECAUSE THE SALON IS HIS RAT-HOLE." "HE'S ALWAYS THERE." "YOU COMING?" "DO I HAVE A CHOICE?" "NO." "THAT'S BOYD'S CAR." "SEE?" "I TOLD YOU THAT GUY LIVES AT THE SALON." "HEY, I'M GOING TO GO IN FIRST." "BUT THEN I'LL MISS ALL THE DRAMA." "MR. RADFORD?" "THIS IS SO WEIRD." "HE'S ALWAYS RIGHT UP" "OH..." "BOYD." "BOYD." "WHY DO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE?" "MAYBE WE SHOULD CHECK" "VIC, LOOK." "LACEY, DON'T TOUCH HIM." "HE WAS MURDERED LIKE THE REST." "NO, HE WASN'T." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "HIS HAIR." "THERE'S NOT A HAIR OUT OF PLACE." "[LACEY]:" "IF YOU HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE LUCK" "OF ATTENDING TWO FUNERALS IN THE SAME MONTH," "DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT, RECYCLE YOUR CLOTHES." "PEOPLE REMEMBER MISPLACED GLITTER." "IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO CHANGE YOUR DRESS," "SEND FLOWERS," "AND AVOID THE REPEAT CRIME OF FASHION." "SHE DOES KNOW HOW TO DRESS FOR A FUNERAL." "HEY." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "IT'S MY STORY, REMEMBER?" "WHO'S THE BABE IN THE FRONT ROW?" "I'M NOT HELPING YOU." "HEY, BROOKE." "HEY, TONY." "HEY." "OW!" "EXCUSE ME." "JUST MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME." "I'M SURPRISED THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE A REFRIGERATOR MAGNET." "I LIKE THAT IDEA." "THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING." "IT'S CERTAINLY NO SECRET" "THAT WE'VE HAD OUR PROBLEMS LATELY," "SO I WON'T BORE YOU" "WITH A LONG SPEECH" "ON THE WONDERS OF HAIR CARE AND LIFE." "HERE WE GO." "BUT I THOUGHT YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT," "AS STIPULATED IN MY FATHER'S WILL," "I WILL BE RUNNING THE COMPANY FROM NOW ON." "BEAU'S YOUR BOSS?" "THAT'S UNEXPECTED." "IN A BAD WAY." "OH, CRAP!" "I PROMISE TO MAKE MY OLD MAN PROUD." "I JUST SPENT FOUR HOURS BEING INTERROGATED BY THE COPS!" "THEY THINK I DID IT!" "THEY THINK I KILLED BOYD!" "ALL BECAUSE I HAD A FIGHT WITH HIM!" "ANYONE HERE WHO'S HAD A FIGHT WITH BOYD," "RAISE YOUR HAND!" "GO AHEAD!" "RAISE 'EM!" "SEE?" "HE WAS VERY CONFRONTATIONAL." "MAY HE REST IN PEACE." "GO AHEAD, DETECTIVE." "QUESTION EVERYONE IN THE ROOM!" "THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARY." "EVERYBODY, REALLY, JUST STAY SEATED, PLEASE." "GUYS, COME ON." "SO BEAU GOT EVERYTHING IN THE WILL?" "THAT'S SO IRONIC." "SHE WAS BETTER OFF WHEN HE WAS ALIVE." "BEFORE HE DIED," "JOSETTE THOUGHT SHE WAS GETTING A HUGE SETTLEMENT." "SHE MUST HAVE HAD SOMETHING ON BOYD." "CAREFUL." "HE ROMANCES WOMEN WITH HIS BOOTS ON." "I LIKE HIS BOOTS." "I NEED TO GET BACK INTO JOSETTE'S HOUSE." "WHY?" "I DON'T KNOW," "SOMETHING'S STICKING IN MY HEAD" "AND I NEED TO GET IN THERE AGAIN" "TO CLEAR IT UP." "OH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME BREAK IN." "REPEAT THAT SLOWLY." "I CAN'T ASK BROOKE." "SHE'S A LAWYER." "BUT I HAVE A MINOR IN TINTING AND BREAKING  ENTERING?" "REMEMBER." "IT'S FOR ANGELA AND TAMMI." "OH..." "FINE." "FOR ANGELA AND TAMMI." "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" "MEET ME AT THE FASHION SHOW." "AND WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" "BECAUSE I ASKED YOU TO." "AND YOU MOVED HERE TO BE NEAR ME." "I CAN USE THAT FOREVER." "NO, YOU CAN'T." "YES, I CAN." "NOTHING." "GO." "RIGHT." "JOSETTE'S LONG GONE." "WHAT'S THE PLAN?" "I BOUGHT SOME GOODIES AT THE COUNTER SPY SHOP." "WHAT IS THAT?" "THE DOOR GENIE?" "GIVE ME." "WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET?" "NIGHT VISION GOGGLES?" "YOU NEVER KNOW." "A SOUND AMPLIFIER?" "ADMIT IT, YOU'RE A SNOOP." "THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO ADMIT" "IS THAT I JUST BROKE THE DOOR GENIE." "WHAT?" "IT WAS ON SALE." "WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?" "THAT ONE OVER THERE." "WE'RE GOING TO THROW A ROCK THROUGH THE WINDOW." "WHAT, YOU WITH ALL THE SPY GEAR" "GOING TO STICK A ROCK THROUGH A WINDOW" "I MEAN, YOU WENT AND GOT ALL THIS STUFF" "WHY WOULD YOU GO THROUGH ALL THIS" "THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY STILL WORKS." "YEAH." "OKAY, ALL RIGHT." "OKAY, LET'S GO." "GO, GO." "HEY, WHAT EXACTLY" "ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING FOR?" "WHO ARE YOU CALLING?" "I FEEL LIKE I'M ON A GAME SHOW." "MARCIA GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO HER BLACKBERRY." "IT HAS AN AUTO ON/OFF FEATURE." "CLARIFY." "IT GOES OFF AT NIGHT AND ON IN THE MORNING." "SO YOU'RE THINKING..." "LISTEN." "[CELLPHONE RINGING] FOLLOW THAT RING!" "[CELLPHONE RINGING]" "THE PLANTS." "THAT POT IS RINGING." "YOU ARE SO GOOD AT THIS!" "AND THERE HE IS." "BOYD RADFORD." "AND A LIST OF THE LADIES THAT HE PREFERS." "BLONDES UNDER THE AGE OF 25," "DRESSED AS SCHOOLGIRLS, CHEERLEADERS," "AND SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER." "I COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THAT LAST LITTLE PART." "JOSETTE WAS GOING TO USE THIS AGAINST HIM" "TO GET A BIGGER DIVORCE SETTLEMENT." "SHE WAS TIRED OF WAITING." "JOSETTE'S THE KILLER!" "LET'S GO" "HOLD ON!" "WHAT?" "JOSETTE HAD THE PHONE," "BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW LONG" "HOW LONG HAS SHE HAD THE PHONE?" "IS IT?" "IS THAT THE REAL QUESTION?" "SOMETHING ELSE IS BOTHERING ME." "[STELLA]:" "IT'S THE VIDEO JOSETTE SHOT" "JUST AFTER ANGIE DIED." "WHAT DO YOU SEE?" "I LOOK WIDE." "TRY TO KEEP ON POINT." "SORRY." "BEAU IS CARRYING OUT HIS MOM'S FRAMES." "WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM?" "HIS HAIR." "I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING FUNKY ABOUT HIM TODAY AT THE FUNERAL." "HEY, IT WAS LONGER AT THE FUNERAL THIS MORNING." "A LOT LONGER." "LOOK AT IT IN THIS VIDEO COMPARED TO TODAY." "HAIR DOES NOT GROWS THAT FAST IN NINE DAYS." "HE'S WEARING HAIR EXTENSIONS." "YOU THINK THAT'S WHERE TAMMI AND ANGIE'S HAIR WENT?" "HE'S KEEPING TROPHIES." "TAKE A NEGLECTED TWO-YEAR-OLD," "RAISE HIM IN THE HIGH TEMPLE OF HAIR," "WATCH HIM GROW INTO" "A FRUSTRATED, ARRESTED DEVELOPED TEENAGER," "FORCE HIM TO BE A SHAMPOO BOY" "AND SOMEHOW YOU GET HAIR BALL BOY KILLER." "THAT IS SO GROSS." "THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE." "THANK GOD, YOU DIDN'T BRING" "YOUR STUN G-U-N." "I THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO SPELL, STELLA." "SINCE WHEN ARE THEY FRIENDS?" "FRENEMIES." "LOOK AT THAT." "LACEY!" "WONDERFUL TIMING," "I WANTED YOU TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO KNOW!" "SHERRI AND I GOT TO TALKING," "AND WE'VE DECIDED TO BAND TOGETHER" "AND USE THE LIMELIGHT." "OH?" "WE'RE WRITING A BOOK:" ""NAVIGATING DC-- A MADAM'S STORY."" "I'M HER GHOSTWRITER." "WOW." "THE SURPRISES JUST KEEP COMING TODAY." "PROMISE ME YOU'LL READ IT WHEN WE'RE DONE?" "ONLY IF THE LEAD CHARACTER DOESN'T WEAR PINK." "SHE'S A FUNNY GIRL." "I NEED TO FIND BEAU." "HE'S NOT AT THE STYLETTOS' TABLE." "VIC IS STANDING OVER THERE." "I'M GOING TO GO BACKSTAGE" "AND SEE IF BEAU'S STILL HERE." "YOU GRAB VIC AND MEET ME BACK THERE." "BEAU RADFORD, ANYONE?" "BEAU?" "BEAU RADFORD?" "DO YOU KNOW WHERE BEAU IS?" "ANYONE?" "[ANNOUNCER]:" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..." "[APPLAUSE, DANCE MUSIC STARTS]" "BEAU?" "BEAU?" "[GASPS]" "[¶]" "I THOUGHT MY MOTHER GAVE YOU A TICKET." "TO SIT AT THE TABLE." "SHE DID." "I JUST" "YOU DO HAVE GREAT HAIR, DON'T YOU?" "YOU REMEMBER I TOLD YOU THAT THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU." "WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?" "WHAT?" "THE BANGS." "OH, I" "YOU LIKE IT BETTER?" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?" "THEY'RE WATCHING THE SHOW," "BUT YOU CAME TO SEE ME, DIDN'T YOU?" "WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?" "YOU'RE A GOOD WRITER, LACEY," "BUT YOU ARE A POOR ACTRESS." "I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY WHEN YOU SLIPPED IN THE MUD." "DON'T COME ANY CLOSER, SHAMPOO BOY." "I REALLY" "I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU CALL ME THAT, LACEY." "I REALLY DON'T LIKE MY HAIRCUT." "WELL, I CAN FIX IT." "FOR FREE." "[¶]" "IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD," "I OWN THE SALON NOW." "SO IT'S THAT SIMPLE?" "YOU KILLED YOUR OWN FATHER TO OWN A SALON." "OH, COME ON." "HE WAS AN ASS." "WHAT ABOUT ANGELA AND TAMMI?" "MY MOTHER WANTED THAT IDIOTIC ESCORT BOOK." "SHE ASKED ME TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE HAD IT." "ANGIE DIDN'T." "I FOUND THAT OUT THE HARD WAY." "TAMMI DID." "FORGOT ABOUT IT," "DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE HAD IT." "BUT FOR ME..." "MY BONUS..." "MY BONUS WAS THEIR HAIR." "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT?" "[¶]" "YOU BITCH!" "[LACEY]:" "IT WAS TONY'S HEADLINE." "AND FOR ONCE, I WAS HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO HIM." "BEAU WAS EXPECTED TO FULLY RECOVER" "AND BE CHARGED WITH THE MURDERS" "OF HIS FATHER, TAMMI AND ANGELA." "JOSETTE WAS BEING HELD AS A POSSIBLE ACCOMPLICE," "THEY WERE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT" "WHAT SHE KNEW WHEN." "AND IF I'M BEING TOTALLY HONEST," "I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE JOSETTE OUT OF VIC'S REACH." "SHE DRESSED TOO DAMN WELL FOR THIS TOWN." "SO, THIS IS YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT," "MS. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER?" "LISTEN, I REALLY" "ARE YOU KIDDING?" "LACEY'S READERSHIP HAS DOUBLED BECAUSE OF ALL THIS." ""CRIMES OF FASHION" IS HOTTER THAN EVER." "SO GUESS WHAT?" "WHAT?" "I'M GIVING YOU MORE COLUMN SPACE" "AND A PICTURE WITH YOUR BYLINE!" "A PICTURE?" "YEAH." "IT'S WHAT EVERY LIFESTYLE REPORTER DREAMS OF." "DETECTIVE LACEY." "SURPRISE!" "HAPPY FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK" "AFTER CAPTURING A PSYCHOPATHIC HAIR BALL KILLER DAY!" "WE COULDN'T FIT IT ALL ON THE CAKE." "WE TRIED, SO WE JUST GOT SOME HAPPY FACES." "IF I'D KNOWN THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CAKE," "I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE CUPCAKES!" "THEY LOOK GOOD." "SHE'S JUST LIKE THAT." "COME HERE." "HEY..." "SOMEWHERE UP THERE," "ANGIE'S SMILING 'CAUSE OF YOU." "THANK YOU." "I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU." "BY THE WAY, HIS PHEROMONES ARE SO NOT BLOCKED." "YEAH, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TOUCH THAT." "I'M GOING TO TOUCH THAT." "LET'S PARTY." "LET'S GET SOME CAKE." "HELLO?" "WHAT?" "WAIT, HOLD ON A SECOND." "HEY, GUYS." "GIVE ME ONE SECOND." "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." "JUST MAKE H HAPPEN." "BYE." "HEY." "HEY." "HI." "HI." "THE..." "PARTY ALREADY OVER?" "CAKE BREAK." "OH." "EVERYTHING OKAY?" "YEAH, YEAH." "YOU OFFERING TO RESCUE ME?" "SURE." "FOR A SMALL FEE." "YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE ME CRAZY, VIC DONOVAN." "MM. WELL, WITH YOU, THAT'S A PRETTY SHORT DRIVE." "[CELLPHONE RINGS]" "OH, WOW." "PHONUS INTERRUPTUS." "DONOVAN HERE." "YEAH." "OKAY, I'M ON MY WAY." "HOLD ON ONE SEC." "I GOT TO GO." "GOT TO GO." "BYE." "ALL RIGHT, I'M BACK." "WHAT DO YOU NEED?" "WHAT?" "IT'S A SECRET." "HURRY, HURRY, HURRY, COME HERE." "OKAY, HANG ON." "SO BROOKE'S READY TO EXPLODE" "AND I SORT OF HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT." "THAT SOUNDS DEFINITIVE." "I BOUGHT STYLETTOS." "WHAT?" "OFF SHAMPOO BOY." "WHAT?" "I KNOW, I KNOW." "WELL, BEAU DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THE SALON TO HIS MOTHER" "FOR OBVIOUS REASONS" "SO HE GAVE IT TO ME FOR A BUCK." "CONGRATULATIONS!" "I'M JUST STRESSING!" "I'M THINKING" "HOW AM I GOING TO RUN" "AND MANAGE AND FINANCE THIS PLACE." "AND DEAL WITH GLAMAZON LEO." "WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?" "YOU HAVE US!" "I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT." "TO THE GIRLY CREW!" "OH, YEAH." "KIND OF LIKE CHARLIE'S ANGELS" "WITH WAY HOTTER HAIR." "AND FROM NOW ON," "I AM GOING TO STICK TO WRITING ABOUT CRIME." "IN MY OWN FASHIONABLE WAY." "OF COURSE YOU ARE." "I FEEL IT..." "OH, YEAH." "[LACEY]:" "EVEN IN THIS CRAZY POLITICO TOWN," "SCANDALS FADE," "SEASONS FADE," "AND, EVENTUALLY, EVEN FASHION FADES." "BUT STYLE, LIKE FRIENDSHIP, IS ETERNAL."