The Cuckoo's Calling

Strike arrives at Guy’s studio, where they enter a space filled Guy’s eccentrically dressed assistants working on clothes. Strike finds Guy’s office filled with pictures of Lula with other models. Guy immediately asserts his dislike of John, noting his tendency to micromanage Lula, before stating his belief that she did not die by suicide. They discuss Guy’s trip to Tokyo that served as his alibi. Guy dislikes Rochelle, Evan, and Yvette, believing they all used Lula in different ways. He was also frustrated with John when he pushed Lula to make a modeling contract, which Lula did not think that she needed. Guy then defends his use of Lula’s photos after her death, which got him negative press, but he asserts is a tribute to her beauty and life.

Guy mentions that he sent both Lula and Deeby Macc free clothes the day of Lula’s death, trying to build positive connections among celebrities. Lula picked her apartment because the press was overbearing and she was trying to find a safe place for herself, spurred in part by a stalker who delivered terrifying messages. When Strike asks about the party both Lula and Freddie attended the weekend before her death, Guy shares Freddie’s abusive tendencies.