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just pointed out that it’s a possible connection if your Cupid theory is right. I’d warn her myself, but . . . well, you know how the other girls feel about me.”
    Judy nodded. It was true. The other girls really didn’t like Carla, and they’d laugh in her face if she tried to warn them.
    “Will you just think about it, Judy? The girls all like you, and they’d listen.”
    “I’ll think about it,” Judy promised. She smiled at Carla. “It’s really nice of you to be so concerned, especially when the other girls have been so nasty to you.”
    Carla shrugged, and then she grinned. “Well, I have an ulterior motive. If any more girls get killed off, Mr. Calloway might decide to close Covers down. And I really like this job.”

    Four
    When Judy pulled into the Laughs Galore parking lot, she was surprised to see Becky’s yellow Toyota parked by the rear door. Michael’s old white Lincoln was parked next to it, so they hadn’t driven here together. Perhaps Carla was wrong, and Becky wasn’t planning on trying to snare Michael, after all.
    Judy found a space between Mr. Calloway’s big black Cadillac and Andy’s full-sized red Blazer, and squeezed her gray Volvo in. It had been a sixteenth-birthday present from her adoptive parents, the safest car that money could buy. Of course, Judy would have preferred some wheels that didn’t make her feel like a well-to-do, middle-aged matron. The expensive Volvo set her apart from the rest of the high school crowd, but Judy solved the problem by telling ev eryone that she was using her mother’s car.
    Getting out of the Volvo was a slight problem since the spaces were all designed for compact cars, and she was flanked by two huge American vehicles. It took some ma neuvering, but she managed to wiggle out without getting any grime on her best jeans and sweater.
    The back door was locked, and Judy walked around to the front entrance on Ventura Boulevard. The bright blue Laughs Galore building had been a small theatrical play house for most of its existence, and it had been converted to a comedy club several years ago. Mr. Calloway had once told her that location was everything, and Judy could see why Laughs Galore was so popular. This wasn’t the ritziest area of Ventura Boulevard, but it was only a short drive to the famous restaurants and shops. Judy doubted that the rent was very expensive—after all, Laughs Galore was right next door to a cut-rate muffler shop. But the building had easy access to several freeways, and it was in the right lo cation to attract a lot of business.
    “Judy! Wait up!”
    Judy turned and waved as she saw Linda and Mary Beth racing across the street. Mary Beth had driven her lime green Volkswagen Bug, and she’d found a parking spot in front of a dry cleaners with the slogan, We’re sixty years old but we don’t have wrinkles.
    “This is very nice.” Linda gazed up at the marquee, and sighed. Laughs Galore was featuring the comedy of Hank Brothers, a comedian the girls had never heard of. “Do you think I’ll ever see my name up in lights?” she asked.
    Mary Beth grinned at her. “Of course you will—espe cially if your parents buy a sign.”
    “Very funny.” Linda glared at Mary Beth, but then she started to laugh. “I just hope Becky’s as funny as you are tonight.”
    When they got inside the lobby, they found Mr. Calloway waiting for them. He’d arrived early and reserved three tables for the Covers crowd. As he led them through the crowded showroom, Judy gazed around her in awe. There had to be at least a hundred people here. At five dollars a head, Laughs Galore was pulling in some decent cash, especially since every table seemed to have a round of drinks, and waitresses were hurrying back and forth, filling orders.
    Judy was pleased as she joined the middle table. Every one who worked at Covers had shown up to watch Becky’s audition. Berto and Nita had brought their older sister and her husband, Vera was there with