Danny and Stella went to the apartment of Alexander Crenshaw. It was just after 8 a.m. The door was answered by a young woman with long blonde hair. The young woman just blinked her eyes.
" May I help you?"
" Who is it honey?" came a voice from the back.
" I was just about to ask," the young woman answered.
Stella and Danny looked at her. The young woman standing in front of them only stood about 5'3 and they both noted that she had blue eyes.
" We're from the New York Crime Lab," Danny said, " Detective Messer, Detective Bonasera."
Danny and Stella then saw who they suspected to be Alexander Crenshaw come up. The man had wavy dark hair and stood about 6 feet tall.
" They're with the crime lab," the young lady said.
" We're looking for Alexander Crenshaw," Stella said.
" You're looking at him," Alex said," What can I do for you?"
" You know an Ethan Crowley?' Danny asked.
" We both do," the young woman said," Is he in trouble?"
Danny looked again at the young woman standing in front of him.
" May I ask who you are?"
" Joelle Richardson. What's happened to Ethan? Do we need to bail him out of jail or something?"
" He was found dead in his car last night," Danny told her.
Alex and Joelle looked at each other. Joelle then shook her head.
" No, that's not right. It can't be," Alex said," He was fine last night. What happened to him?"
" We're still working on the details," Stella answered," Do you know anyone who had it out for him?"
" No," Alex answered," Ethan was my best friend. Never had a bad thought on anyone."
Joelle went to sit on the sofa, too shocked to talk.
" Miss," Danny said," Are you okay?"
" It's hard to believe, hard to take in. Alex is right, Ethan never bad mouthed anyone, at least I've never heard him. Alex, I wonder if Clarissa knows."
" Clarissa Wallace?" Danny asked.
Joelle only nodded her head. Alex sat down next to Joelle.
" We were all together last night. Clarissa got sick though and went home early. Ethan and I both helped her into her house."
" Do you remember what time that was?" Stella asked.
" About 8:30, I think," Alex answered," I didn't look at the time. Why do you ask?"
" Ethan was found just after 11 p.m.," Danny answered.
Joelle got up.
" I can't take this. I think I'm going to be sick."
Joelle went into the bathroom and shut the door. Alex got up.
" This is hard to take. Ethan was going to be my best man. Joelle and I are getting married in a few months. I've known that guy since high school. If you'll excuse me, I don't know what else to say."
Joelle then came back out of the bathroom.
" There might be someone else you can talk to. I just thought of it. Through this tragedy, there could be someone who might've wanted Ethan dead, Emily McKenzie."
Alex then ended up nodded his head.
" One of Ethan's ex girlfriends," Alex said," She was upset when Ethan broke up with her. She cheated on him and Ethan broke it off. Emily was crushed."
" Do you know where we can find her?" Danny asked.
" You can try Chelesa University library or Café Gordon," Joelle said," That's where she works. Maybe we should try to call Clarissa."
Alex nodded his head and Joelle went to the phone, but shook her head.
" There's no answer," Joelle said," I'll try again later. Clarissa has to know."
" Thanks for your time," Stella said," If you think of anything else, give us a call."
Joelle took the card Stella gave her.
" Wait a minute, I just thought of something else Staci."
" Staci?" Danny asked.
" Another one of Ethan's ex's," Alex admitted," I do admit Ethan did have a few. Staci Collins You can probably most like find her at the university too. That's where she spends most of her time. Staci is a loner though, she doesn't like to talk to people."
Stella and Danny left the apartment a few minutes later.
" This case has just added a few more suspects. Let's get back to the lab and tell Mac."
" I've got a feeling Stella. This is going to be a long day."
All the time that Danny and Stella was there, there was someone else in the apartment and heard every word that was just said.