“So that’s it. The clients don’t pay us girls directly. It’s all online, I guess. I don’t really know. When it was over, I just left.” Burke speaks. “Detective Moncrief and I want to thank you. We know this has been tough.” “I wish I could have helped more,” Laura says. “I’m not afraid. I just…well, that’s what happened.” “You’ve helped us more than you can imagine,” I say. Sincerely, softly. “What you gave us was big. I’m fairly certain Maria Martinez visited Paulo’s room as well.” Burke agrees. “There’s a very real possibility she was the dark-haired girl he rejected before you.” “You don’t know that for sure,” Laura says. “You’re right,” I say. “Not yet. But it is a logical deduction. He may have killed her and disposed of her. Or he may have put her body in the bathroom.” “The one he wouldn’t let me use,”
