"On a sofa in his dressing room."
"Was this the first time you and Mr. Calder had made love?"
"No, we had done so on a number of occasions."
"And where did these trysts take place?"
"In his trailer at Centurion Studios, in his bungalow there, and at his home, always in his dressing room."
"On the earlier occasions, when you made love in the dressing room, was Mrs. Caider present in the house?"
"Yes. We timed the meetings for when Arrington was in the tub. When they went out in the evenings, she was as regular as clockwork; she'd spend half an hour in the bath."
"Why did you take these risks?"
"Vance found it exciting, knowing that Arrington was in the house. He loved taking chances."
"After you had made love that evening, what did you do?"
"When we had finished, Vance began getting dressed and said I should leave, that Arrington-Mrs. Calder-would be getting out of her bath soon."
"And did you leave?"
"Yes, I left through the same door I had entered by."
"And after leaving, did you have occasion to return to the house?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I heard a gunshot."
"How did you know it was a gunshot?"
"I didn't, at first, but when I peeked back through the glass doors, I saw Mr. Calder lying on the floor of the hallway. Mrs. Calder was standing next to him, holding a gun in her hand."
"She was just standing there? Was she doing anything else?"
"She was screaming at him."
"What was she saying?"
"I don't know exactly; it was pretty garbled. I did hear her say 'son of a bitch.'"
"Was Mrs. Calder directing this abuse at Mr. Calder?"
"Yes. There was no one else there."
"What did you do then?"
"I ran back to the car. I didn't want Arrington to shoot me, too."
Stone glanced at Arrington. Her face had reddened.
Chapter 60
Chu turned to the defense table. "Your witness, Mr. Blumberg."