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Eli and I all but sca a rental car cubicle "McGhee Tyson Airport High voluencies," the Kid said Molly was clear on the calaital stuff, which could e She earing a coat, brownish, and sturdy shoes; she handed a wo--keys, most likely--and turned and walked away The screen flickered to another angle andher walking down the concourse, no luggage, no bag Which meant she had other transportation already secured
"That’s it for the car rental security caet into the airport security footage without incurring the wrath of my parole board and my brother"
"I told him to stop We’ll find Molly another way," Evan said froe of the irls," the Kid said "Very expensive, high-class call girls who ave me a freebie Totally unfair, dude"
"When you’re twenty-one," Eli said, sounding as if he’d said it a thousand times already, "and you’re off parole, and your record has been wiped clean, you can break any law you want and buy any hooker you want and get any disease they have, and go to jail for your good tis if you try"
"Not fair, bro Anyway, here’s the footage you got froital can only go so far That stuff onon people’s shirts and focus on tattoos and see eye color, is totally fiction We won’t get much better than the fuzzy stuff you already saw"
We were still watching the footage, the Kid trying to sharpen the digital i off still shots, when the knock cah the house, opened the front door, and said, "Corunted and hts, his eyes taking in the repairs "Whatever it is, Katie ain’t paying for it"
"I know My nickel" I closed the door and he followedEvan and Troll, and the two huge men sized each other up I just hoped the floor joists held
"Molly’s husband?" Troll asked
"The same," Evan said
"You’re the one who enerations back I owe you one"
"Nothing owed Blood-servant for Katie?"
"Priuys bumped fists and Troll pointed to the back s, now covered with plywood "Your work?"
"I thoughtthat way"
"That’s not-- Neverme findShe didn’t look down her nose at h-class lady, your wife If I hear anything about her, I’ll let you know"
They buain and I e started "We want to know the na the restaurant, and the naot into" I handed hi notes as human-shaped forain, and several times he pointed to heads and said, "Don’t know ’e by the ti the restaurant and getting into a black cab limo He watched that part four tinize the driver, which I should if he drives for a vaular licensed driver either The car is personally owned" He pointed to so attached to the dash and said, "Radar detector They’re legal in the state, but no company allows theed in, why have it in the city? Makes no sense More importantly, these are heads" He tapped the screen and I studied what I had thought were shadows They were sitting in the seat facing back, and while they were indistinct, we could see Rachael and Bliss clearly Bliss’ eyes ide and her ht Rachael was laughing "There were people already in the car People they recognized and felt safe with" He sounded long-suffering
His girls had gone off the reservation, to use a US government line about my people I let one side of ainst their will," I said "Good We’ll keep looking, but I’ot an offer they couldn’t refuse"
"Yeah" He breathed out the word "So they wanted It didn’t have to benoise about signing on for full-ti full-ti for Katie They got money Katie makes sure they have excellent financial portfolios So whatever they were offered, it had to be worth stiffing Katie She’ll be"--he looked around the room to make sure there were no children present--"pissed Sorry, Janie, but she will be"