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"It’s worse than that," Bryn said "They’re going after politicians Bankers Leaders of all kinds She’s out to take over, Joe Really take over And she has to be stopped"

"Nice idea, babe, but we had a hell of a ti a three-person crusade is going to get us anywhere Four, if we can hook up with Pat Five, if you count Manny, which I don’t" He shook his head "Best we can do is blow the whistle loud and hard, now that we have you"

"Have …about the zo chance to have someone believe us"

"Is that why you--"

"No," Joe said "McCallister was going to coet you himself He said he prootten in without being caught, otten you out Me and Pansy, we’re not really on their radar Well, weren’t, until then I gotta tell you, Pat and I don’t co He was daave her a long, assessing look "You do knohy, right?" She shook her head, but it was a pro forers about getting personally involved I irl on a job once Look how that turned out"

"You et you so far, and then you’ve got to be human"

Horror flooded her, on the heels of that warm moment "Joe--your family--"

"They’re safe," he said "Pat saw them oing south Nobody’s going to touch oing to take a bouquet of roses the size of the frigging Rose Parade towhen she married ed "Which it is, right?"

Unbelievable "You got shot"

"Eh, I’ve been shot for worse causes And we just rescued you, shot our way out, had a car chase Plus, there’s this whole co My kids would be very impressed"

"I’m very impressed, too"

"Well, it wasn’t a clockwork operation, but it’ll do At least you’re on the ain,to need another shot," she said "And one to to do about that?"

Fideli kept his eyes on the credit card ot a brilliant plan on that?"

"Would you?"

"Probably not I’ McCallister does"

Pansy slid the door back, ju fro in the bed of a truck with Texas plates As far as I know, they’ll chase him all the way back to San Antonio," she said, and took aokay?"

"Peachy," Bryn , and ere just talking about how ave her a slow, delighted smile and said, "You two don’t think I’d let you down, do you?" Even Fideli turned to look at her when she said that, eyebrows raised Pansy picked up a srave;" She opened it

Inside were vials filled with clear liquid Seven of them

"How …" Bryn’s voice failed her

"Where do you think I got the shot to give you? I made sure I was the one Harte tapped to pull it from the supply They had two boxes out on the cart, since they were asserabbed one We’ll need to pick up syringes--that’s all Oh, and just in case …" Pansy handed her a gold-edged Pharmadene ID "Irene Harte’s It probably won’t work, but just in case you ever wanted a souvenir, that’s probably the best you can get Manny won’t let ed"

"Is it?"

"Not anyave her a cheery set up," Bryn said "God, thank you"

"No charge Well, no extra charge Joe’s already payingyou …"