'He shrugged. 'Okay, if that's what you're saying. That's fine.''It's not fine, Cyril. Because if I didn't do it, someone else did.'He looked thoughtf...lly back at me. 'Look, the police established that Melody was careful about security. She didn't let any old punter into her place, and she'd told her friend that you would be her last trick for the evening. It had to be you.''Most murders are committed by the victim's own family.' I stared at him. 'Melody would have let you into her. She asked me my side of the story and I told her in limited detail of various relationships I had with women during my time in Bombay and Dubai over the last few years, and that I was now engaged and due to marry soon. Marina told me she was 38 and had divorced her husband eight years ago, shortly before she gave birth to his child. Didn’t enquire why, didn’t want to know. We were sitting at the bar on high stools partly turned towards each other. Our conversation kept flowing and our knees. From what I understand, a person like you will be happier than you ever dreamed you could be, because, the only choice that you have in this matter is to stay married or not to stay married. You want to stay married, then you will do so as my wife. You have no other alternatives. Do I make myself perfectly clear, KarenAnne?" "Yes Anne...uh...dy." "Good girl. Now, go and get me a beer." An hour later, I got another rude awakening. Wearing such dainty materials, gave me a nearly constant painful. * * *Edward saw me lose control of the umbrella and grabbed it, pulling itbehind a pillar so that the wind wouldn't be affecting it so much. Ithanked him and took it from his hands, but then I noticed a movementout of the corner of my eye. Right where Vincent had been standing,there was a strange woman wearing boxers with her skirt up over herhead. It was a bit mesmerizing. With the pale legs underneath and theblack skirt waving above, she almost looked like the inside-outumbrella.Oh! .