Bethany Delgado

Bethany Delgado, a character in the Crimes of Passion series, is Sonja's friend and the second victim of the case. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 4.

Appearance
Bethany had long wavy black hair, brown eyes and tanned skin. She wore red lipstick, a pair of white earrings, and a red dress with black heels.

Personality
According to Chet, Bethany was a people pleaser and always tried to make a good impression. According to Nick, Bethany was ambitious and sycophantic, a "climber" who was always trying too hard.

Background
Her family is old money in New York. She initially left for Los Angeles to become an actress, but moved back after that didn't work out. Ruth tells you that Bethany is a complete narcissist.

Book 1

 * Chapter 4: The Royal Treatment
 * Chapter 5: Up In Flames (Offscreen)
 * Chapter 6: Sleep When You're Dead
 * Chapter 10: Behind the Mask (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 11: Reasonable Doubt (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: A Stab in the Dark (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 14: The Heat (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: The Final Curtain (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 16: The Heart of the Matter (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 17: The Long Goodbye (Mentioned; Determinant)

Sonja Dormer
Though little was known about their relationship, she felt devastated that Sonja was dead and worried she was next on the killer's list. If you talk to Chet Masters in Chapter 11, you discover that Sonja joined the Hand of Mahra to liberate Bethany, but the two of them had a falling out. After Sonja died, Bethany began fearing for her life.

John Brigham
In the course of your interrogation, you learn she is having an affair with the mayor of New York City, John Brigham.

Killer
In Chapter 5, it is revealed that she has information about Sonja Dormer's death. To prevent her from meeting with you, it is assumed the killer switches the nameplates of the rooms, causing you and Trystan to go to and wait in the wrong room for her. When you discover the switch, you two rush to the correct room, and find the killer looming over her dead body.

Chet Masters
If you talk to Chet, he says that he didn't know Bethany outside of the Hand and only showed her the ropes within the organization.

Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * She shares the same name as Bethany Fox from the High School Story series and Bethany Truong from Kiss of Death.
 * The weapon used to kill her is one of the collectible clues. It looks very similar to a kris, a wavy-patterned dagger commonly associated with Indonesian culture.
 * In Chapter 10, if you use your one question to ask about Bethany, the guard tells you that she wore a silver mask (indicating her status in the cult) and what her alias was.