Lerissa picked up the small metallic item, and noticed that it was a fairly plain copper ring, engraved inside the band with the letters “R i F”.<br/><br/>Lerissa, make me a check, either Streetwise or History.<br/><br/>The clubs other bouncers took note of Lita’s signals, used to her silent but authoritative commands. One of them responded, helping Dieza with the body, shuffling her back towards a changing room and out of sight of the main room with Edwin leading the way.  The changing room was a small, five by ten room; the ladies here didn’t need a whole lot of storage space for their wardrobes.  Thankfully, the halfling’s body was small, and could easily fit on the small shelf that extended from the wall opposite the floor-length mirrors of the room.<br/><br/>Lita worked her way back through the kitchen, but the cooks, all evidently focused on their duties, barely paid her attention.  It was unlikely they would have seen anything of notice.  Finally, she reached the back service door, which opened into the alley behind the club.  The alley was dark, dank, and musty, the heat oppressive.<br/><br/>Dante walked quickly past Merelus, taking the lead and heading downstairs.   The bodyguards waited for Merelus to follow, then took up a rear guard position.  The entire group arrived downstairs, where one of the clubs bouncers pointed them to the changing room where the body had been taken.  The Halfling crimelord’s face went from stony resolve to brief sadness, then back, as he saw the woman’s body.<br/><br/>“Oh, Pidge…” he sighed, “You shoulda come to work for me, doll.”<br/><br/>Dante turned towards those in attendance.<br/><br/>“What happened? Anyone see anything?”<br/>