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They were gathered at O’Hara’s The trunk and body were locked in the workroom at the shop, and they were all lined up at the bar

Vanessa was next to Sean He had worried about her at first--neither she nor Katie had seemed thrilled about the discovery froh, once she had seen as in the trunk, she had seemed more relaxed Maybe she had so in a stash of silver and gold, and maybe she felt that, this way, eventually, Dona Isabella would get the funeral she deserved--belatedly--and that there would be some kind of finality for someone, at least

She had been fine in the showroohed with the rest of the a version of a Denis Leary number that was tawdry to say the least, but very well done

Now, at the bar, she was nervously drinking a Scottish single---maybe Dona Isabella survived the massacre and was later murdered and tossed over the reested

Sean looked at Vanessa She didn’t see

"Maybe it’s not Dona Isabella, but Ji Vanessa’s hand

She started, and looked at him "Well, of course, that’s a theory," she said

He sold cob, rather," he said

She arched a brow, opened her ain Before she could, Jay exclai’s all here!"

Sean spun around on his stool Four people had just come into O’Hara’s There was a tiny, pretty wo man; and two e in height and size, both with sun-bleached brown hair

"Your crew?" Sean asked Vanessa

She nodded "Zoe Cally, Barry Melkie, Bill Hinton and Jake Magnoli Jake is taller and tends to slouch, and he’s no relation to Bill, though they do look kind of like two peas in a pod, in a way Barry is the really tall guy, and Zoe is the woman Obviously"

"I didn’t know that they were all here," he said

"Neither did I But Zoe and Barry told otten hold of the kids"

He knew the names He’d looked up what he could find on the fil She hadhiht of the murders

"I had no idea that Bill and Jake were already here," Vanessa added "They had heard about your documentary, too Before you had Liam find theet ith you"

Sean was surprised to feel irritated

This was so…pat

He’d thought they’d have to hunt the cren He looked over at Vanessa, and he wondered if he hadn’t fallen into what she wanted as easily as any idiot

Jay was by David He looked stunned, and he stared at Vanessa "Hey, wait, I didn’t even know those guys were in Key West," he protested

"Vanessa did," he said

Therein his voice that accused her--or else she felt guilty about the situation

Because she had planned it all this way fro, and he had walked into it just the way she had intended all along?

It was probably a good thing that he’d never wanted to be an actor

His face apparently gave away his thoughts Vanessa was up in an instant, but she didn’t turn on him first She looked at Jay, and then at him