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"That’s ’cause we stepped in it in the last inning"
"Still doesn’t feel over"
Crow said, "Whether it is or isn’t, we need to knowaround in the dark Which brings me to my next question Are you in any condition to helparound through graveyards with a Gladstone bag filled with stakes and holy water, then…no, I’m not On the other hand, if you want , then I’ nothing but surfing the Net and sending e-mails I’ve tracked down about twenty people, just in this end of the country, who are considered top experts on…these subjects"
"Anything we can use?"
"The one person who seeolden boy of this particular kind of folklore is a guy from U of P, Professor Jonathan Corbiel Do you re you yesterday about a website I was at that mentioned you-knoho down in Dark Hollow?"
"Sure Soo"
"We agreed it was either an ancestor of our boy, or he took the name symbolically In any case, Corbiel is a real expert on that case The Peeter Stubbe case" He spelled the naets I’ve forwarded a lot of it to your Yahoo account"
"Can we talk to this Corbiel guy?"
"I already sent hi a pop-culture book on the haunted history of Pine Deep and want a folklore expert I can footnote Haven’t heard back yet, but et him to meet us for dinner somewhere" He paused "Somewhere that’s not Pine Deep"
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Newton’s voice was a whisper "Are you sure that Boyd didn’t just get up and walk off?"
"I’m pretty sure"
"Pretty sure?" Newton said "Oh,up
Crow made a few more calls, then walked back to Val’s roo and woke as soon as he entered She turned toward hiht s a haunch on the side of the bed
"In and out"
"I’et cleaned up, but I’ll be back here in an hour or two Will you be okay?"
"I’ll be fine Just…be careful," she said, glancing at the"It’s dark out"
"I will Be back soon" He kissed her, and left
Hehome, too Crow told hi," Weinstock said
"Itproactive, but it’s better to be safe than sorry"
"No kidding" The elevator was nearly to the bottom floor when Weinstock opened his coat and turned his hip so Crow could see the handle of a big pistol snugged into a belt clip Crow cocked an eyebrow, then the elevator chimed and Weinstock dropped the coat flap
As they crossed the nearly eood with it?"
"I fired a couple of rounds off when I bought it"
"Swell" They exited the lobby and stepped out into the parking lot There were still dozens of cars parked in neat rows, their colors muted by the darkness except where sodiuht
"But I have a little edge, just in case" Saul said, leaning close "I had soive ure I’ve got both bases covered No matter what jumps out at me I’ll park one of these hollowpoints in his brainpan Werewolf, va to settle his hash"
Crow smiled "‘Settle his hash’? And you say I watch too much TV?" He tilted his head and cocked an eye at Weinstock "I can’t say h"