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Phelps: Empty. Where's is all of this meant to be taking us? He clearly wants us to find these things. He's left them for us.
Galloway: There you go, Phelps. We got a new MO. I told you it wasn't our guy.
Phelps: Or he might just be getting more confident. Enameled and gold plated. This was precious to her. Pulled from the finger and hung up here. What's the significance?
Looks a though the killer was decorating with this. Son of a bitch wants her identified. Mrs. Antonia Maldonado, 712 North Hill Street, Downtown.
You drive, I need to go over the case notes.
Galloway: And where exactly are we going?
It was Mrs. Maldonado, right?
Phelps: That's affirmative.
Galloway: All right, so then there's a husband we should be looking for. Get him, we've closed the case.
Phelps: Ah, Rusty's Razor, of course. I don't want to question your tried and tested techniques, Detective Galloway, but doesn't the DA require sound case work before he'll close the book?
Galloway: Not if he's got a confession. And you know, there's ways of getting those.
Phelps: I'm sure.
Barbara: Wait just a moment! I'm sorry, can I help you?
Phelps: LAPD, ma'am. Detective Phelps and Galloway. Does Mrs. Maldonado live here?
Barbara: Yes, she does. I'm Mrs. Barbara Lapenti, the owner of this boarding house. Is there a problem?
Phelps: I'm afraid so, ma'am. Do you mind if we come in? Is there some place we can discuss this?
Barbara: Of course. Follow me through to the parlor. Wipe your feet as your come in, detectives. It's this way.
Phelps: Mrs. Maldonado was found dead this morning.
Barbara: Dead! Oh no! She can't be...
Phelps: I'm afraid she was murdered, ma'am. We need to take a look at her things.
Barbara: I can't believe it. A person seems so alive and then they're gone. Antonia's rooms is upstairs, last door on the left.
Phelps: Thank you. We'll be back shortly.
Galloway: All right. Excuse a moment, ma'am. Hey, Cole, let's get moving.
Phelps: The smashed window explains why the place looks tossed. So someone one broke in using this thing instead of a crowbar. I wonder where it was taken from.
Okay, we have an address. The charm bracelet wasn't among the crime scene evidence.
