Eliza says she wasn’t going to let Brant do to her what Mikhail did to Sylvie (dump her) and when Peabody brings up that she put Clara’s life in danger by leaving the cyanide in her room, Eliza says not to be ridiculous, that Clara isn’t due to come back for nearly a week, but if she did drop by unexpectedly it wouldn’t be her fault if Clara accidentally drank it during a tea party. Peabody runs Debra Bernstein while she and Eve head back to Central; Bernstein has a long and fraudulent history, but mainly non-violent. It’s a scene of chaos that Lieutenant Eve Dallas and partner Detective Delia Peabody enter into with the monumental task of determining who’s lying and who’s telling the truth among a sea of skilled actors. She says she needs it as much as the rest of the cast and crew, that they’ve already put in so much time, so much work, and she doesn’t believe any of them had anything to do with Brant’s murder.

One little quibble that I have is Eve’s lack of comprehension of ‘popular references’ – she comes across as being a bit thick and she is not - she is very intelligent- In one of the books she did not even know that Springsteen was referred to as ‘The Boss’ – c’mon now, gimme a feckin’ break. Peabody finds out that the cleaning agency used for Lane’s penthouse uses gray uniforms and brought in two temps the day of the party to do a deep clean; one matches Debra’s height and weight and had ID under Debra Rose. Lane says Eve told her Debra killed Brant – first Eve thought it was Lane’s stalker, then Debra, and now Eve’s going after Lane – just trying to make something stick. I’m usually pretty good at having an idea of who the killer or killers are but, honey, I was all kinds of wrong this time around.Eve finds it suspicious that nobody had mentioned this relationship, so she has Roarke check finances for Novak and her husband, while she takes a close look at Rose Bernstein aka Leah Rose, whose file Feeney sent, and she and Peabody will interview Novak in the morning. All things considered, however, this isn’t one of the great cases in Dallas’ career – not nearly as absorbing in itself as last year’s Faithless in Death for example, which was both terrific as a mystery/suspense story and as well as just showcasing how uber-competent Eve and her team are. Neither finds anything but Eve is still suspicious about Novak not telling anybody about the connection. They agree that Debra is not equipped to accept any kind of blame or personal responsibility for what happened with Rose, so others must be blamed, and the Tony rightfully belongs to her, not to Eliza or even to her daughter.

This dark magic caused his (Brant’s) obsession with Eliza, made Eliza press charges and testify against him in court.

He describes his relationship with Vera as "gloriously sexual," adding that she is "a beautiful woman, an energetic one. Brant Fitzhugh and Eliza Lane - A-listers whose glittering careers saw them rich beyond anyone's dreams. It's humanity's business," along with a tip about a suspected clone who used to live across the hall from her; she claimed to be moving to Atlanta just as the vid was released.

The day Rose turned 18 she kicked her mother out, a few months later she got the role of Marcie Bright in Upstage, and six months later she was dead from barbs and vodka; Novak would have been about 11.

Greene, for Debra, and she lucked into a judge who allowed her to post bail (also paid by Spindal), so Bernstein is free and back at the hotel. What she’s really thinking about are all the often little things about one’s life that change – or at least should – when another person becomes part of that life. Lane tells Eve Mavis is a flash in the pan, riding on the wave of questionable style and no substance.

He tried to get her help - he had a family member who was a recovering alcoholic, so he knew the signs. With so many witnesses, a distraught Eliza as well as her friends and staff, Eve had her work cut out. Eliza and Dolby are working on Brant’s memorials, and Eve asks Dolby if he remembers going up to the third floor after lunch on Monday, which he didn’t do.

Lane said it was the usual argument, and when he went to confront Leah about having her mother banned, she was already drinking and the pills were out so they parted ways for the last time. Massive spoiler has been hidden: The entire motivation for the murder seemed pretty iffy to my mind and one of the weaker endings in these books. She’s butted heads with many people she’s worked with, but nothing serious, saying she doesn’t have Brant’s easygoing temperament, but can’t think of anybody who would want to kill her. We also got some hints about Eve and Roarke taking a vacation to Greece soon and there 3 year anniversary is coming up.