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"Are there security ca The camera covers the area up to that trash can there She was left just on the other side of it Anyway, if there really is a serial killer out there and that’s who attacked her, she’s lucky as hell to be alive"

Caleb thanked hied to talk to the doctor who had treated Renee, a harried etting off work, he gave Caleb a few irl," Thayer said, casting a glance Caleb’s way "What with everything that’s going on around here" He shook his head "I saw Winona Hart in the ER just a few days before she went irl Cute A real flirt, but nice"

"What rong with her?" Caleb asked

"She had a burn on her hand She told me it was froling and whispering and looking through this book they had I think she was playing around with some kind of spell book"

"You saw the book?" Caleb asked, suddenly excited "What did it look like? Was it old?"

"No, no, just a paperback I wasn’t really looking I just took care of her hand and told her to quit playing with fire She was silly--she was young But she was a sweet kid"

"What about Renee Otten? What was up with her?"

"We checked her alcohol level, that was for damned sure She came to pretty fast She was dazed, kind of panicky Tim Jamison was here in seconds--I swear, it really was just seconds--after we called, and he was pretty brisk with her,around alone"

"Do you know if she was on drugs? Maybe opiates, or strange herbs?" Caleb asked

"We didn’t do extensive drug testing, We werean X-ray of her skull The cops didn’t askelse"

"Ja?" Caleb said

"We still have the blood" The doctor looked at hi with it," he said

"Don’t worry," Caleb told hiive you an argument"

"Me? Nope, not me I’m ona sinking expression, as if he’d just been dragged off the beach "All right, I’ll go back in and get things started I won’t wait for the results, though They’ll call h," Caleb said

He left Thayer and put through a call to Adas and get the tests authorized He warned Adaely, and that he wasn’t Jamison’s favorite person at the moment

Adam assured him that he would make sure that Caleb didn’t have any trouble with the authorities "How’s Sarah doing?" Adaht--you two know each other"

"Whatever you do, let her talk…draw her out I think that young woman has capabilities we haven’t seen yet," Adam said "And to think--I sent you down there on behalf of the Lawsons, and you’ve discovered your past"

"Yeah, great There’s supposedly a ghost running around town looking just like host?" Adam asked, amused

"I’ve…had a dream," Caleb said stubbornly

"Drea the levels we don’t use e’re awake, maybe even a , Caleb"

"Trust et hold of the powers that be--I need to know if that girl was drugged last night or not"

Ada up

Caleb was finally about to head over to see Renee Otten when his cell phone rang He didn’t recognize the number but decided to answer anyway

It was a husky feave me your number"

For a moment, he was blank Martha Tyler, the witch who had lived and died a hundred and fifty years ago?

Of course not, he realized almost instantaneously Martha Tyler, the er Russell Mrs Frederick Russell You found my husband’s body at the bottom of the bay Please, I need to speak with you"

"I’m very sorry for your loss, but I’m afraid I’m fairly busy--"

"Please, Mr Anderson, you don’t understand My husband’s death was no accident He was murdered"

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T he disturbed earth bothered her, but Sarah wasn’t sure why or where to go with her feelings of unease She could just iht have found a body When they asked her where and she said "The ceh her into the next county

She tried calling Caleb, but he told her that he waswith Frederick Russell’sand would have to call her back Before hanging up, he asked her if she was still at work, and she glanced around the street, nearly empty now that the tour was over She told him no, but not to worry, she was fine, then blurted out, "I’m at church Lots of people around"