Chapter 6 Summary

Wanting to see the scene of the original crime, Kinsey asks Nikki if they can meet at the Fife residence in Montebello, the part of town known for its very wealthy residents. Kinsey gets there first and looks around the outside only to be chased back into her car by a pair of Embden geese. Nikki has no fear of the pair, having brought some breadcrumbs for them. The house is a showpiece without any personality. Nikki admits to having decorated it with malice as she did not want the house. When Laurence insisted on buying it anyway and putting it in Nikki's name for tax purposes, she took a subtle revenge. Nikki tells Kinsey that she has not yet slept in the house she and Laurence had shared before his death but is living in the beach house that Laurence's mother had...