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"So what did you believe in the end?" Liam asked him

"Let’s see…one wole and that they rose from the depths to kill But that’s not what I believe I believe that the ical answer is that Carlos Roca killed the actor--Travis--and cairl, killed her, caht have been hard for hio by boat, and I don’t care how any governroup tries--there are justFlorida and in the Caribbean It’s possible to disappear And after a few years, he could establish a new naet to look for him"

"What about the others on the island?" Sean persisted Ji answered the question once

"We’re working as left of that cre I’d like to knohat you thought of all of them--and if you think it was possible that whoever carried out those murders had an accomplice," Sean explained

Jimena arched his brows "Well…I suppose it’s possible It seemed to me that they were all in reach of one another, but…I suppose you’d have to ask theether at the tiations took place, no one suspected the survivors of being guilty"

"That doesn’t mean that they weren’t," David said quietly

"Well, no, of course not All I can tell you is that it was…clean, if thatblood There were no footprints, no fingerprints, and there wasn’t a murder weapon to be found, and they had to have been chopped to pieces We searched for the boat and never found it If you’re out with that crew and you’re the least bit suspicious, well--I’d keep one hell of a good eye on them" Solid, experienced man that Jimena was, he shuddered "That was one hell of a scene on Haunt Island One hell of a scene"

Soon after, they left Ji him for his help

"I think there’s so," Sean said as he, David and Liam headed back

Liam looked at him sharply

"I’ve charted a nuht want to make another chart and do some comparisons You’re the only one with the contacts to do it, Lia?" Liam asked

Sean explained

"Vanessa! Vanessa!"

It was natural, of course, that the others ran after her

She ignored the as fast as she could to the path, and then frantically searching the sainst hope that she would find Carlos, that he would be alive and real, and ready to tell her the truth about what had happened--including the fact that he was innocent

But Carlos was nowhere to be found, and she was left on a path, frustrated and breathless

A twig snapped behind her and she jumped, suddenly aware that the sun had fallen, she was in the midst of bushes--and she was supposed to be careful and wary

She spun around

It was Jay

He was angry

He held the ca

"What the hell are you doing?" he demanded

He took a step toward her In her life, she had never been afraid of Jay She reminded herself that she had known hie who lived down the street

But she stepped back

Jay started to lift the camera She had the bizarre fear that he was about to crash it down on her head

But Zoe ca into Jay’s back And Jake was right behind Zoe

"Hey!" Jake said, trying to defuse the situation Apparently, Jake realized that Jay was really angry

"Vanessa!" Zoe gasped

Katie ca froiant stick in her hand

"Vanessa, oh, thank God!" Katie breathed

"What in hell were you doing?" Jay dery

She opened her mouth She didn’t want to tell anyone about Carlos Especially not Jay Not at that s," she said "Silly Ridiculous I--I thought I saw Dona Isabella standing here"

"What?" Jay exclaiasped "What?"