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“You might have known her as Mitzi Hawkins.”
“God, do you mean his daughter?”
“Yes.”
“No, I didn’t know her. Why the hell would I?”
“You might have seen her at the trial. She had to testify.”
“No, I don’t recall that. But I remember her being mentioned by some of the other witnesses, including you. I’m not sure what she even looks like.”
“Well, her looks have changed a lot since then. For the better. She’s turned her life around.”
“Well, good for her. Couldn’t have been easy having a murderer for a father.”
“So you never talked to her? Interacted with her?”
“Never.”
“She lives in Trammel. Very nice place. Wealthy. She has a young child.”
“Good for her. I wanted kids too.”
Mars said, “You’re still young. Not too late.”
Katz smiled at him. “You’re sweet, but I think that ship has sailed.” She turned back to Decker. “Anything else?”
“Did you talk to your husband on the day of his death?”
“I’m sure I did. We did sleep together and get up together. Probably had coffee before we both left the house that morning.”
“I mean after that. During the day?”
“I really can’t recall. It’s been a long time.”
“But no mention of his going to meet with Richards?”
“No. I told you that before.”
“Just verifying.”
“Why do I feel like you’re trying to trap me?” she said darkly. “That would not be very nice, particularly since I have nothing to hide.”
“I’m just trying to figure out what happened.”
Katz finished her wine in one long drink and set the empty glass on the table. “Well, let me help you out with that. Hawkins murdered my husband and three other people. And then Susan Richards killed him and then killed herself. Case closed. There, that wasn’t hard.”
She stood and looked down at Mars. “How about we grab a drink before we head over to the club? I know a place.”
Mars stood. “Sounds good.”
“Melvin, we have something to do first, and then you can meet her there,” said Decker.
Mars eyed Katz. “You cool with that?”
“Absolutely.” She wrote down an address on a slip of paper and handed it to Mars. “I think you’ll have fun tonight, Mr. Mars.”
“Make it Melvin.”
