She wrote that down on a legal pad. Address?I don't know . Her pen stopped. You don't know?That's right. It was late. She gave me directions. I just followed them . I see. She sat back and dropped the pen. Why don't you start at the beginning?The door behind them flew open. All heads spun to the door. Hester Crimstein stomped in as though the very room had whispered an insult and she wanted to call it out. For a moment no one moved or said anything . Hester waited a beat, spread her arms, put her right foot forward, and shouted, Ta-da!Loren Muse raised an eyebrow. Hester Crimstein?We know each other, sweetie?I recognize you from TV. I 'll be happy to sign autographs later. Right now I want the camera off and I want you two Hester pointed at Lance Banner and Loren Muse out of here, so I can chat with my client . Loren stood. They were eye-to-eye, both about the same height. Hester had the frizzy hair. Loren tried to stare her down. Myron almost laughed. Some would call famed criminal attorney Hester Crimstein as mean as a snake, but most would consider that slanderous to the snake . Wait, Hester said to Loren. Wait for it.... Excuse me?Any second now, I'm going to pee in my pants. From fear, I mean. Just wait.... Myron said, Hester . . . Shh, you. Hester shot him a glare and made a tsk-tsk noise. Signing a waiver and talking without your lawyer. What kind of dope are you?You're not my lawyer . Shh again, you . I 'm representing myself . You know the expression 'A man who represents himself has a fool for a client'? Change 'fool' to 'total brain-dead numbskull.' Myron wondered how Hester had gotten there so quickly, but the answer was obvious. Win. As soon as Myron had hit his cell phone, as soon as Win heard the voices of the cops, he would have found Hester and gotten her there . Hester Crimstein was one of the country's top defense attorneys. She had her own cable show called Crimstein on Crime. They'd become friends when Hester had helped Esperanza with a murder rap a few years back . Hold up. Hester looked back at Loren and Lance. Why are you two still here?Lance Banner took a big step forward. He just said you're not his lawyer . Your name again, handsome?Livingston police detective Lance Banner . Lance, she said. Like in what I use to get rid of a boil? Okay, Lance, here's some advice: The step forward was a nice move, very commanding, but you need to stick out your chest more. Make your voice a little deeper and add a scowl. Like this: 'Yo, chickie, he just said you're not his lawyer.' Try it . Myron knew that Hester wouldn't simply go away. He also knew that he probably didn't want her to. He wanted to cooperate, of course, get this over with, but he also wanted to know what the hell had happened to Aimee .