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"Where’s your partner?" Brent asked when Massey indicated he should get in the car

"Busy questioning people for the hundredth time, armed with pictures of our victi?" Brent asked hi to the hospital"

"For… ?"

"Reht"

"The girl as attacked is a Marie McManus She gave us your name"

He groaned

"You know her, right?" Massey said

"Yes She was on the tour yesterday But the cemetery was closed and locked Surely she and her friends knew to stay out of the area"

"Apparently not One of her friends had so up the spirits of the deceased She wanted to do soize to the slaves on behalf of her ancestors"

Brent shook his head, both sorry and angry When the hell would people learn?

"How badly is she hurt?"

"Conk on the head, a few bruises and scratches When rocks started flying, her friends crawled back over the gate They screairl, Marie McManus, didn’t see or hear anyone She just got it from behind But she wanted to talk to you And who the hell knows, youout"

"Sure I’htened and bruised She was anxious to leave the hospital, but was being kept twenty-four hours for observation She had brushed her hair, but she wasn’t wearingand really scared

"Hi Thanks for co," she said

She was in a sh roo?" Brent asked her "I told you last night that it was dangerous to go anywhere near the ce doard "Honestly, eren’t going to vandalize the place or anything I’d gotten some candles at one of the voodoo shops… a little silver cross, so to sneak in and say a little prayer But then so rocks, and so I kneas here, at the hospital"

Brent glanced at Massey and discreetly shrugged "Marie, you’re lucky you weren’t killed"

"I know that now," she lance at Massey "The detective toldto be almost impossible for them to find who did this"

"I’m not sure what makes you think I can help you, then," Brent said

She shook her head "I… know I didn’t really want you to help ize"

He shook his head and spoke gently "Marie, you were the victiize to you But if you want to help in the future, help the cops Stay out of areas where they warn you that it’s dangerous to be, okay?"

She nodded "You said you had information on my ancestor, Archibald McManus May I have it?"

"You can probably find out ive you what I’ve got I’ll try to get back out here so in the French Quarter--Josie, Sarah andit at ht And you swear you won’t go near that ceain without lots of people in tow?"

"I swear," she told him

He wished her well, Massey did the same, and they left "What do you ed "I think she’s lucky that all she came out ere a few bruises"

"Yeah, hed with disgust "They never see anything Well, if you can think of any thing… let lanced at his watch Not a lot of time before he needed to be in the Garden District, but all he had to do was run up the street from St Louis Number 1 to the trolley, and he wouldn’t need more than a few minutes to reach Lafayette Number 1

"The ce"

"We’ve already pulled the cri around in there"

He nodded "I’ll take a quick look anyway"

"Think one of your ghostly buddies can help?" Massey asked

Brent looked at hi hi to feel desperate

"I just wouldn’ta look around," he said "I hear there’s a political debate in Jackson Square today You boys will be busy"

"The uniforreed