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"Three," I said "If you don’t test for it, we’re going to ask you why In court In front of a judge and jury"

Dr Ronning barely concealed a yawn behind his hand I don’t think he was too impressed by my threat

"If, however, you do test for it and find it, you’ll be instru to expose and capture one of the most clever, most heinous serial killers in the history of Minnesota"

"Oh, yeah?"

"Not toup to shake your hand You’ll be asked to speak to every coht even be alooked

"You’re not trying to appeal to my vanity, are you, MrMcKenzie, is it?"

"Yes, Doctor, I a this up, Doctor If the GHB is there, it ave it to Jefferson killed at least three other men in the past sixteen years Maybe o away No har stared at ned to detect certain classes of drugs--barbiturates, opiates, cocaine, heroin," he said "I suppose it’s possible that a light dosage of GHB ht slip by I could run a blood GHB-level test Just to be sure"

"Just to be sure," I said

"Oh, hell How do I reach you?"

My cell phone rang as I alking back to ht, That was fast It wasn’t Dr Ronning, though It was G K Bonalay

"We need to talk," she said

"We most certainly do"