In the hours before her death, Sydney prostitute Victoria McIntyre told supervisors she was "having fun" and was happy to keep working, a court has been told.
Using the working name "Lisa", 23-year-old Ms McIntyre was one of up to four escorts allegedly hired by Sydney neurosurgeon Suresh Surendranath Nair on February 14, 2009.
Nair, 41, is charged with her manslaughter and the November 2009 murder of Suellen Domingues-Zaupa, 22, another prostitute.
He allegedly supplied both women with cocaine at his luxury Elizabeth Bay apartment.
At a committal hearing at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court, the director of HM Escorts, Anna Monaghan, on Monday testified as to what she knew of the hours leading up to Ms McIntyre's death.
Ms Monaghan said it was practice to make a "safety call" to staff - whom she referred to as "consultants" - and that an employee named Angela Bishop had made contact with Ms McIntyre.
"Lisa told her that she was having fun and, earlier, Lisa indicated that she had to be done by 11 o'clock because she had to go to an engagement party," Ms Monaghan said.
"But in this call she said she was having fun and was happy to keep working."
The court heard that another escort hired by Nair told Ms Monaghan she was sent away "to get a script filled" and that when she returned there was an ambulance outside his apartment.
The same prostitute, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told Ms Monaghan the girls had been taking drugs at Nair's property.
"She just said they were taking a lot of drugs and they were putting it in their orifices," Ms Monaghan told the court.
Under questioning from Nair's barrister, Peter Hamill SC, Ms Monaghan said she became aware that an ambulance was involved.
"Were you not concerned that one of your escorts may be in difficulty?" Mr Hamill asked.
"When we spoke to her she was fine and having fun," Ms Monaghan replied.
"Yes, but when you spoke to one of the other girls she said she had got back and there was an ambulance there," Mr Hamill said.
Ms Monaghan said she then "tried ringing her".
Several women who worked for the Sydney-based agency - which charges between $500 and $700 per hour per escort - are expected to give evidence in the committal hearing.
The hearing, before Magistrate Carolyn Barkell, continues on Tuesday.
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