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"Twice it seems there was not the blood on the victiree that the victiled before death at least, and that the blood soaked backward and did not spray"
"Peter, you can’t really believe this! Why should you suddenly slay prostitutes?"
"I don’t know, I don’t know!" he ainst the building they were passing, sluround He pressed his skull between his hands
"Megan, I last aith a bloodied knife by my side And blood on my cloak I panicked, and washed in a butcher’s yard, and left the knife atop his work aprons If that , Peter But you are not doing this I pro my mind? What if I have looked at those poor, rotten-toothed, drink-laden old hags so long that I can’t bear it anymore and feel that they ht them better off dead, you’d shoot them in the heart and be done with it And you ‘re far too e of who should live and who should die to begin with And if you ever lost yourthehastly an, I’m scared"
"Peter-- rurants to ive the newspapers tooto ith, and so the press takes what it can and invents the rest frohtened woood doctor-- and a good man You are not a killer That is fact!"
He nodded after a ?" She suess we’ll have to consult another physician!" she told hi And he smiled as well at last
She helped hi to the East End At first, it had been to help the women
Now she was determined to catch a killer She loved both Peter and Laura She couldn‘t bear to see them hurt And with Peter’s desperate confession, she had realized that she just ht be the only female in the East End with the power to catch the killer
CHAPTER 10
Mamie bustled over with the appetizer herself Sean arched a brow as she set the plate on the table, sliding beside him at the booth as she made a presentation
"Honey, there you have soot in butter and wine sauce, the little fried triangles there are the alligator tail, us, and Cajun potato poppers Guaranteed to make you need another beer," she said with a wink
"Ahlooks great," Sean said
"Where are your friends?"
"Rest roouys in nice suits around Slim, dark" Mamie shook her head "He isn’t here And I have the oddest feeling that I’d know, that I’d feel hi me if he were to showrest assured, Lieutenant I do intend to help you get this guy"
"Good Thanks, Mamie You knoe ran the sketch in the paper Hopefully, it will keep women away frohtly
"Women And men, for thatto say man"
"He was a piht He was a real son-of-a-bitch, and maybe he deserved to die" Mamie smiled "I like you, Lieutenant, you know that?"
"Thanks"
"In fact," she said, lowering her voice, "I’m concerned about you" He arched a brow
"This is New Orleans" Maue Naw-leans
He sie that day They were all getting spooked It did seem a bit more natural that a woie
"Go on"
"Honey, whether you like it or not, there is good air--and bad The world is filled with all kinds of vibes, and it don’tin between There’s bad in this city right now And I’un I look after myself"
"And you’re not stupid, and you’re no fool But I want you to go see a woman named Marie Lescarre," Mamie told hi into his lips
"Because she’s got the vision"
"She’s a voodoo and she’s going to want toher head sadly "Boy, you need soirlfriend"
"Maggie?" he said, surprised His eyes narrowed and he was startled to hear how defensive his voice sounded "Excuse ie?"
"Oh, no! Why, she is one beautiful woentle voice and way, either despite her self-confidence or because of it"
"Okay, then--"
"Don’t go getting irl is evil or anything of the like In fact, honey, she see round her pretty little head But soht, and that I can tell you"
"Maave me my lead, my best clue yet You saw a flesh and blood man, so we both know that at the very least There’s a bad man out there, an evil man, if you will And that’s e’re after"
"You should still see Marie Lescarre" Ma fast, and he could see that Jack was returning at last Apparently, Ma "You can find her at Jackson Square ot a license--she’s all legal I’ for police favors for anyone here, I just think you should see her!"