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"And no corpses turned up anywhere else he worked, right?" Sean asked
"No Thecaused hih, I’s, obviously--just like Vanessa," Liaht?" Sean asked
"Yes--maybe because she wasn’t the director of the project Who knohy certain people wind up suffering and others don’t?" Liaht not be a bad thing," David said "If we’ve agreed we’re following this trail, why not?"
"Give h the Bahamian authorities," Liam said
"I’ll set up a schedule tomorrow," Sean said "We’ll take Jay Allen on with us, et to Haunt Island but also because I’d like to have a lot of footage edited on a daily basis, seeing hoe’rewe have to do ourselves, since it’s so ti I’d like to start with Marty, dressed up in his pirate best, telling the tale of the Santa Geneva, Mad Miller, Kitty Cutlass and poor Dona Isabella That will explain Vanessa’s script--and the quest we’re heading out on, to find the truth Marty is a great character He can also tell so dry--or downright boring"
"It sounds like a plan to me Set it up," David said
Sean saw Vanessa and Jay stand; they headed together over to the table where Liaether "David, Lia for work on the project"
Her voice was clear, but there was no e it up
Jay offered his hand The introduction was acknowledged
"I’ I hope you’ll consider me for your crew I truly can never explain just how much this projectWe may just rehash the same old, same old," David said
"I’d like to be aboard, just for my own peace ofof iave to the police," Jay said
His words sounded reasonable, and they would certainly appeal to David
"Well, like I said, I’m out of here," Jay said "I’m at Paradise Inn, and--" he paused to write a number on a cocktail napkin "--this isus here to to do an intervieith a friend who’s an expert in pirate lore and Key West history I’et"
Jay brightened and grabbed Sean’s hand, puret it, I swear I can stand in as well, in almost any capacity Whatever you need Thank you Thank you" He looked around the table, anirateful "Thank you, thank you all" He turned to Vanessa "Nessa, want a walk back to your place?" he asked her
She shook her head "You’re south, I’ around a fewis too far south or north around here, you know," Jay said
"I’m fine, really Thanks"
Jay nodded to her, and nodded toward the table again He backed away "My equipment or--"
"Ours, thanks," Sean said
Jay nearly knocked into a table as he left, still looking at thee their minds if he didn’t Finally, he was out the door
David had already risen to drag a chair over to their table for Vanessa
When she sat, David said, "Well, this is interesting"
She shook her head "I had no idea he knew anything about this, or that he was anywhere nearby at the ht," Sean murmured
"So," Liam said quickly, "you two are old friends?"
She nodded "Micanopy is not a big place," she said "We went through twelve years of school together-- I’ve known hiood fil, anything at all That’s why our initial project had see to do what it took to get theHe has the instinct for it, which, in my mind, at least, is one of the hardest parts of any production Slow, hard, tedious--and aly iry that he suddenly showed up and wanted ood"
She sounded so dae twist inside He wanted to trust her Maybe he wanted to trust her too much
She hadn’t left, Sean knew, because she had felt the need to talk to the three of the too much?
"Would you like a drink?" David asked her
She shook her head "Thanks, no I’ to head out, too I just wanted to…I wanted to talk to you for a few minutes, try to explain"
"It’s fine We’ll see what he’s worth on the project tomorrow," David said
"Do you want me to come, too?" Vanessa asked
"No, that’s not necessary," Sean said quickly "You proved your ability today" He stood "I’ll walk you back," he told her
She smiled "That’s not necessary I’ve walked Duval alone a…a zillion ti to because it was necessary I was going to walk you down because I wanted to," Sean said