“And what of it?”
“She had a thing going with him, too.”
Sonya sat silent for a shocked moment. “Wow. This Zwick guy really gets around, doesn’t he?”
Yolanda nodded as she dabbed away the final tears that streaked her face.
“But Marion? I didn’t see that one coming.”
“Who do you think did it? Eddie, I mean.”
“I don’t know, but I want to find out.” Sonya sat back in her chair. “Do you think Zwick did it? Do you think he could be that mad at him for interfering in his relationship with you?”
It seemed a reasonable assumption. Zwick was everywhere, hiding in the shadows, coming out of nowhere. He was sleazy and certainly had the profile of a man who did away with anyone who got in his way. He’d known Detective Baker was an FBI agent and now she’s gone.He’d openly threatened Eddie, and he was two-timing Marion with Yolanda. And now they were both gone. Yes. He had every reason to kill both Marion and Eddie. Who was next?
“I’d like to help you,” Yolanda said. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to help find Eddie’s killer.”
Sonya considered her offer for a moment, then nodded. “Yes.I think you could help. How would you like to try to get a confession out of him?”
“Sure. I think I could do that. He trusts me. He seems to open up to me quite easily. And I’m meeting him tonight.”
“Perfect. But I want you to be careful.”
“I always am.”
“I’m serious, Yolanda. Something is going on here and we all need to be on our guard.”
“Yes, big sister.”
Sonya hesitated. How could she make the young woman understand the degree of danger that lurked out there? Yolanda hadn’t seen Eddie’s body. She hadn’t seen how he’d been drained of blood.
“What’s wrong?”Yolanda said as Sonya remained silent.
“There’s more to this story than you know.”
“Like what?”
“There’s a...there’s something running around out there that is hurting people.”
“What do you mean bysomething?”
“A creature. An inhuman creature.” She paused, afraid to put the words out in the open.
“What are you not telling me, Sonya?”Yolanda said with innocent curiosity.
“A bat.”
“Huh?”
“There’s a bat-like creature roaming the streets around the studio.”
Yolanda let out a bright and loud laugh. “Oh, Sonya! You’re a hoot. Really?”
“I’m serious, Yolanda. Something strange is going on. This bat. It’s dangerous and...I know it sounds unbelievable, but...”
“Oh, Sonya. Don’t tell me you believe in all that stuff. It’s just folklore. It’s just silly horror stories. Bats? Are you implying it’s a vampire?”
Sonya simply looked at her.
