wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə stˈiːvi bɹˈaʊn mˈɜːdɚ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐnˈiːɾə ɐɡɹˈiːz tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt, ʃiː ɪz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə mˌeɪk pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɔnðɪ ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs nˈɑːvəl, ænd nˈoʊts ɪnðɪ ˈɛpɪlˌɑːɡ ðæt ʃiː ɪntˈɛndz tə ɹᵻvjˈuː bɹˈaʊnz pˈɜːsənəl ɪfˈɛkts wɪð ˈɛvənz sˈuːn.
With regard to the Stevie Brown murder, although Anita agrees to investigate, she is unable to make progress on the investigation during this novel, and notes in the epilogue that she intends to review Brown's personal effects with Evans soon.