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“Nadia Hall,” Cicely said.
“You’re right, Mom,” Xavier said. Molly had shown them the photo she’d scanned into her phone while visiting Nadia’s old friend. Xavier hadn’t needed the reminder, though. He’d seen Nadia’s face too often in his nightmares to forget.
“That’s true, too,” Burke said. “But I was thinking about the woman who posed as Nadia Hall’s fake sister. Alicia Rollins, who is now dead—and whose body Ducote was dumping in the bayou. Looks like Ducote has a type.”
“And a bad habit of murdering his mistresses,” Manny added.
“True enough,” Cicely said. “I wonder if wives number two and three would like to dish on Mr. Ducote?”
Burke grinned. “I think that’s a wonderful idea. Wife number two might be more likely to give us the really good stuff, though. Antoine, can you look her up?”
“Just did. Sorry, boss. She’s dead. Had an aneurysm a few years ago. Joelle is the only living wife at this point.”
Burke sighed. “I guess we’ll need to talk to wife number three, then. I think Molly should do it. She’s less intimidating. She can also lay on the charm when she wants to.”
“Ducote also tried to kill Molly yesterday morning,” Xavier protested. “Either way, isn’t that dangerous?”
“More dangerous if Ducote walks free,” Burke said grimly. “I’ll go with her.”
“Are we telling André about this?” Antoine asked.
Burke hesitated. “He’ll tell us not to visit her. He’ll get to it, but with all the red tape and warrants and procedure, it could take a while. And what Gabe said when he was walking to the bedroom was right. Ducote is a flight risk. I’d prefer not to chase him if I don’t have to. This is time-sensitive stuff.”
“It’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission,” Carlos said wisely.
Burke smiled. “My thoughts exactly.”
