She stood on the steps of City Hall, on a stage set by Simpson with his patriotic tie and his gold I Love New York lapel pin. In his Big Brother of the City mode, his voice rose and fell while he read his statement. A statement, Eve thought in disgust, that was riddled with lies, half truths, and plenty of self aggrandizements. According to Simpson he would have no rest until the murderer of young Lola Starr was brought to justice. When questioned as to whether there was any connection between the Starr homicide and the mysterious death of Senator DeBlass’s granddaughter, he flatly denied it. It wasn’t his first mistake and, Eve thought glumly, it would hardly be his last. The words were barely out of his mouth when he was peppered with shouts from Channel 75’s on-air ace, Nadine Furst. “Chief Simpson, I have information that indicates the Starr homicide is linked with the DeBlass case — not only because both women were engaged in the same profession.”
