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Now his grandfather was gone They would never reopen theoff the characters He knew many were made with fine craftsmanship and were valuable Then work could be done to restore the house, and it would definitely be a valuable co here hi at the exhibit, wishing he reht of her on Elena’s bed was perirl herself Everything about the horror of her death

And now, this girl, standing there staring at him, her scream just an echo in theirhere?" he deirl flushed She was an exceptionally attractive young wo and loose down her back, and, even in the old Her features were cleanly cut and beautiful, and her body, clad in jeans and a T-shirt that advertised a local bar, was lean and well for familiar about her, but he wasn’t sure what or why

She stared at hi herself Her cheeks were red at first, but then she appeared to be angry, as well

"Who are you, and what the hell are you doing here?" she demanded in return

"What?" he snapped

"You heardhere," she said, an edge of real anger in her voice

He stared at her incredulously

"Are you drunk?" he demanded

"No! Are you?"

He walked around from the rear of the exhibit to accost her She stepped back warily, as if ready to run out of the room

Good He was tempted to come closer and shout, "Boo!"

He didn’t

"I’m here because I own the place," he told her "And you’re trespassing You have about two seconds to get out of here, and then I’ to call the police"

"You are absolutely full of it," she told hiain, he was startled

"You’re wrong," he said harshly, "and I’m tired of the joke This place is owned by the Beckett faasped

"Beckett, yes The name that you see on the marquis outside B-E-C-K-E-T-T This museum has been the property of my fa and I’ here at this tiet out" He spoke evenly, alet out

It see hied her attitude suddenly She seemed to back away I’m a Beckett Oh, yeah, David Beckett Person of interest! he almost shouted

It had been ten years since he had left, determined that he wouldn’t let the past follow him, not when he was innocent, not when so after she had taken leave of him

"I’m so sorry; I should have known," she said "Actually, we’ve o, but I should have known, you do look a lot like Liam I’m Katie-"

"I don’t care who you are," he said, startled by his abrupt rudeness He shook his head "Just get out It’s private property"

"You don’t understand I believe that I do own this place I just have a few last papers to sign on Saturday To’s executor-okay, you both are, if I understand it right, and you’d told hio ahead and act in his absence Liam was ready to sell"

David frowned

Sell? Never Not the museum The museum needed to be dismantled, taken apart He wasn’t superstitious, he didn’t believe in curses But this place held athat appeared to be evil in the robotics The faces were too lifelike The ones thatfrom a distance

They invited idiots and drunks and psychotics to behave insanely Coile than the iht survive e less hostile He still couldn’t really figure out who in hell the girl was, but, at least she wasn’t a drunken tourist who had stumbled in A Northerner, probably Someone who had come to Key West convinced it was not only a sunny Eden, but a place tohabits of vacationers But she’d said that they’d ht have come to believe, the museum is not and will never be for sale If it’s the house you’re interested in, it may come up on the market in a year or so," David said flatly

She stared at him steadily Now it seemed that she was the hostile one "So, you’re David Beckett, suddenly ho interest in the family-and the family property How nice Perhaps you should speak with the lawyers I believe that the sale has gone through"

"Look, Miss-"