He’d left her at the shop earlier, still skeptical about the evening’s plans but unable to argue with her point of view. DeWinter was the possible key to finding out how Robert Barrington and Charlie McCallum got involved in the break-in at Elegance and Lace. For starters, he knew both victims. When you added on that DeWinter, McCallum and Barrington were intimately involved with Lilah and Cassidy, the connections jingled a bit too loudly to be ignored. In fact, they’d jingled loud enough that he’d scheduled some subtle backup should things go sideways and it become evident DeWinter wasn’t just involved, but was the mastermind behind what was going on. Thankfully, Jessie and her husband, Dave, loved to eat, so they’d jumped at the chance to take part. He’d managed to snag them a seating at the same time as he and Lilah, and they’d provide additional eyes and ears on the scene. The Uptown town house rose three stories above him as he rang the bell, its heavy echo audible from the other side of the door.
