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She was quiet "How’s Brad?"

Joe frowned, startled by the question "He’s fine"

"So you didn’t…?"

"I told you I wasn’t going to hurt him and I didn’t"

"But you still think…?"

"I think he’s a jackass, but one with a certain auilty? I still don’t know What I do know is that the area around here is honeycos I have to do tonight, but I’ to rejoin the police, and we’re going to find the truth Without you Do you understand?"

"Joe," she said firs happen for a reason Maybe I’m back here to help, to stop this bastard For all I know, maybe I wasn’t supposed to survive the explosion, but now I have a chance to try to help You have to let me Please"

"You have helped, Leslie But now you have to let the pros take over"

He took her into his arainst him Every male cell in his body wanted more Every caution in his mind warned hiht now, his friendship, his strength…his life

He dreay, even though she wasn’t fighting his hold She was staring up into his eyes

She touched his cheek, a soing?"

"I want to get back to Robert The rest of that tunnel needs to be checked out"

She frowned and backed away froent "That’s theyou can do She’s down there somewhere, Joe Genevieve is down there"

"How can you be so certain?"

"Because of the crying"

"But you said--"

"I heard the echo of the dead girl’s tears, but I hear Genevieve crying, too, and her tears are real And she’s not far from this house I know it"

He pulled out his cell phone Then he hesitated It was ridiculous to suspect Robert But Robert had been on his list, and Robert was the one handling as now no longer apersons case but a homicide

Leslie didn’t want to suspect Brad

No one wanted to believe someone they knew and liked was capable of evil

He realized he was going to have to head straight over to police HQ as soon as Adaot back To be professional, he had to work this as he would any other case, and thatlaw enforceency see by the minute

Just then he heard the door open "Pizza!" Nikki called out

Leslie so"

He nodded "And you be careful When I get back, we have to talk"

She smiled, rose on her toes and kissed his cheek

He left the kitchen just as Nikki and Ada of sodas

"You’re not eating?" Nikki asked

"Leslie will explain," he said "Don’t leave her," he ordered as he left

"Not a chance," Nikki assured him

After he left, Leslie ate pizza, drank soda and carried on what she thought was a cal insane

"Why don’t we try it?" Nikki asked

Leslie stared at Nikki blankly Apparently she hadn’t been ht "Try what?"

"A seance"

"A seance?" She almost choked on her pizza "A seance? Nikki, isn’t that pretty silly for people like us?"

"Maybe not," Ada to do and this will help"

She stared at theed "The goal now is to find Genevieve alive Whether any of the ghosts here can help with that or not, I don’t know But…"

"Okay, let’s try it If there’s anything we can do, we should do it," Leslie said

"Where?" Adam asked