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"How did Donovan know about Elizabeth Rogers?"

"I told hihtmare It doesn’t happen often Couple of times a year at most He has never told me what happens in the dream, but eventually I discovered what caused it--the ers I told Troy about it I don’t knohy"

"Troy did soh," I said "He settled for the rumors"

"The rumors were all that Troy wanted That’s what he believed It’s what I believed You must think me a fool"

"No Foolish,to do?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to protect Jack That’s all I want"

"Okay"

"What does okay mean?"

"Now that we know Jack is innocent, the Chief and I are going to try to learn who actually did kill Elizabeth Rogers Possibly we can remove the threat from Jack once and for all As for Donovan--I’ll take care of Donovan"

I told overnor, not for her I still liked the governor

"How?" Lindsey asked

"Does ittokill him?"

"Did you ask that when Muehlenhaus said he’d take care of me?"

"Yes"

"What did he say?"

"Said, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ "

"Sound advice"

As if on cue, there was a knock on the door

"That’s probably my driver," Lindsey said

I yanked open the door and found Danny Mallinger on the other side She was still wearing her police unifor you should know," she said She saw Lindsey standing behind me "I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had co"

I helped Lindsey on with her coat while Mallinger stood in the dooratching

"Are we still friends, McKenzie?" Lindsey asked

I was still having a difficult ti past Norman and Muehlenhaus

"I liked your sister and then I stopped liking her," I said "I liked you, too"

"But not any there between us just the same