“Here is what we have going for us. He wants to make these killings as much like those done by the Axeman as possible. The Axeman always struck late at night or early in the morning. He used the cover of darkness. It would have been easier back then as people didn’t have sophisticated alarm systems. They barely had lighting. Most didn’t expect any kind of an attack. Now, the city is on edge. People will be prepared.”

“Except for those who can’t be,” Jeremy said quietly. “Those who are older and on fixed incomes. Those who have jobs and little children and must choose between feeding and clothing their families and shoring up their homes. The couple he killed here and their caretaker...they were on a fixed income, right? They wouldn’t have expected anyone to come after them. They didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Jeremy, I can tell you this from many years in law enforcement. It’s often the good and the innocent who suffer. But there may be connections. We need to find out if there are, and if so, what they are.”

Jeremy shook his head. “It’s not that bad things don’t happen here,” he said. “It’s a big city. Things happen. A lot of the bad has to do with the drug trade. But this killer, he isn’t after money. You think that he has money. And I doubt he’s into drugs. He’s just...”

“Probably a narcissist with psychotic traits. I don’t think that our missing Dr. Neil Browne is the leader. Though, I do think he could be the one who killed whoever Jennie was. I think he was ordered to kill her, and that it wasn’t easy, and that’s why his first blow was lethal. He wanted to make her death merciful. Remember, too, we’re working on a theory. But having spoken with you, I think it’s a very plausible theory.”

“George Calabria is here in the city,” Katie said.

Jeremy started, staring at Katie with surprise. “What?”

“We found out he is living here now, and we went to see him. He’s in a hotel to be safe,” Katie told him.

Jeremy’s gaze jerked from Katie to Dan. “Then...were you right...back in Orlando? I mean, he’s been close to the crimes in three places. I think he has money. I—”

Dan shook his head. “No. I think I was wrong. I think whoever is pulling the strings would love to see George go down for the crimes. We’re going to talk to him again.”

“I don’t know... Why is he here?” Jeremy demanded. “I thought he was going to go off and live on a far, far away island.”

“He decided he wanted to do behind-the-scenes work for the movies,” Katie said. “Embroil himself in fantasy and get away from reality. I understand that.”