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bright shade of pink. "Oh, dear, no. I'd be too uncomfortable with so much attention. I like working behind the scenes. Kitty is going to be taking over. Again, I'm sorry. I thought they'd cancel the show, but they've only pushed it back. One of the old director's offered to step in after he heard about the tragedy."
    "Kitty, huh?" Gina said.
    "Quite honestly, I don't know how she's able to do it. Her and... well, the two of them were involved. The director, Finn, and Kitty were sort of a quiet item on the sidelines. Not many knew about it, but I stumbled into them one day, quite literally, tripping, and they were behind one of the costume racks. Anyway, when I stopped by to see her earlier, to see if I could borrow her bracelet, she didn't seem as sad as I'd expect. Her pseudo-boyfriend was found dead, but she wanted me to know the show would go on." Jessica covered her mouth. "I should keep my opinions to myself. I'm sorry, I've said too much."
    "No, you've been quite helpful, thank you," Gina answered.
    Giuseppe made a big show of 'are we having dinner or not' and then casually slid his arm over Jessica's shoulder. She settled in against him, liking this new move.
    Gina's mind ticked. She needed to talk to Lottie. It appeared that Kitty had more cards on the table than she was willing to admit. Not only was the charm bracelet hers, she didn't seem upset over the fact that her beau had been knocked off, and wanted the show to go on. Something wasn't adding up, and it was time to learn more. Kitty had some explaining to do. If they could get Kitty to spill the beans, maybe admit to being involved in foul play, it may just save Carla from being charged and tried for a crime she didn't commit.

Chapter 10
    Lottie's ears were getting red. "That little, conniving toad!"
    "Yeah, when I heard she wasn't even upset about Finn kicking the bucket, knowing they'd been, you know, a thing, something felt weird about that. Right?" Gina paced as she spoke. "And the flowers, apparently, she saw him bringing them into Carla's room and got bent out of shape. Jessica mentioned she heard shouting, but she didn't stick around to hear more. She said it made her uncomfortable so she left to take a walk. Nice girl by the way, I think our Giuseppe may have a thing for her. He was very sweet with her, tender...hardly the Giuseppe we know and adore."
    "Oh sweet, he always picks the wrong type of girl for him. Hopefully, he sticks with this one for a while. Do you like her? How was she otherwise?"
    "Very sweet, agreeable, friendly, a little shy, but I kind of like her. Not bad after Giuseppe's last girlfriend, Bianca. Yikes, that girl was trouble!"
    Lottie nodded in agreement. "Yeah, wasn't fond of the last girlfriend."
    "There was just one thing that bothered me. She went from knowing and saying almost nothing, to knowing more than I expected. So, why hadn't she told the police all the stuff she was telling me? According to the report, she didn't mention much of anything. She said she didn't see or hear anything, and didn't really know anyone well, since she was new in town. And yet, she went out of her way to borrow jewelry from a girl she didn't know well ...that's the only part that bothered me."
    "Odd, you don't think..."
    "I don't want to think, because I like her, and Giuseppe likes her, and she's nice, and she's certainly not Bianca. This girl actually wears proper clothes."
    "She's not a micro-mini queen with a bikini top for a date material, and those thigh high boots, oh dear goodness, that girl liked to stand out.”
    "Yeah, well, Bianca might not have been a hooker, but she sure dressed like one. So, Jessica’s humble nature is a nice change of pace." Gina frowned. "Am I giving her leeway for the wrong reasons? I just... Most people don't borrow jewelry unless they're good friends. Maybe she was closer to Kitty than she said, and yet, based on the police report... Something isn't adding up. Remember, I found that charm? Yeah, she was