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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Committed Hero" data-source="post: 2867079" data-attributes="member: 15341">The Hideaway Lounge relies on nighttime darkness for its ambience; in the late afternoon California sun it looks as grey as a burned-out TV tube. Only the owner (Jerry Veasey) and two waitresses are present. Veasey informs you that Michelle stopped showing up for work about three weeks ago and hasn't asked for a paycheck since.  He thought it odd, since she was fairly responsible.One of the waitresses (Irene Miller) professes to have been a friend of Michelle's, although they hadn't talked for about ten days. Irene apparently didn't know her "friend" was dead, since she breaks down crying and has to excuse herself for the night, leaving Veasey grumbling about being short.  [NOTE - this is after you speak with her; it does not appear as though she is evading questions]After talking with the second waitress (Phyllis Carroll), both of you feel there is little else to find out here, so you take a quick trip to Dowling's flat.  Upon seeing your badges, the landlady is more than happy to let you in."Michelle was a good girl, never loud or out late with men. I hope you find whoever hurt her - apart from one detective I don't think the police have come by at all."Unfortunately, she doesn't recall any recent boyfriends. "I do think she was seeing someone, but I didn't meet him. Naturally, I would never let my girls bring men here without a chaperone! As for friends, I know she worked at a nightclub and was close to several of the other waitresses there - all of them waiting for their big break...."The landlady leaves you alone as you begin your search. The contents of Dowling's apartment are typical for what you expect a young aspiring actress to have. There are no photos of her with any men, but several with her and an assortment of female friends. In a box in her closet is a Land Camera.Mac lifts the lid of a rolltop desk and finds a stack of resumes. Oddly, the name on top of each one is Marilyn Monroe. Looking more closely, the acting credits are all movies with Monroe in them: Monkey Business, We're Not Married!, Don't Bother to Knock.... The address is this apartment, however, and a stack of publicity photos beneath the resumes are Dowling's alone.While Shannan looks for a diary or journal, she discovers a stack of Diner's Club receipts in a cabinet - everything from December of last year is signed "Marilyn Monroe" in what appears to be Dowling's handwriting.</blockquote>

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