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"I’ed to save the lives of four people, not to arded as extreerous"

"Oh, coorously "You went up against Karl Ruger and whipped his ass"

"Truth to tell," Crow said, rubbing his jaith a skinned knuckle, "it was kind of aa bit tooeverything else that’s going on, what’s the big deal?"

"Uh-​huh," said Ferro quietly "Mr Crow--"

"Look, if you would, just call me Crow My old man was ‘Mr Crow’ and he was kind of an asshole I’m just Crow to everyone"

"Tellit on, "how is it that you are as dirty a fighter as Karl Ruger? You box?"

Crow shook his head "Martial arts"

"Karate?"

"Jujitsu"

LaMastra brightened "No kidding? I did soe, and I--"

Ferro looked at hi, and then the detective turned back to Crow "The mayor and quite a nu us stories of your exploits Fighting biker gangs, that sort of thing," Ferro said in a tone that suggested he didn’t believea case for himself, and besides, half of what the cop had been told probably was a pack of lies "People love to exaggerate"

"Frequently," Ferro said quietly

Was the cop baiting hiht anyone tougher Or faster Son of a bitch was souy is He’s every bit as dangerous as everyone thinks he is Maybe more No remorse, either He shot Rhoda Thomas and me without any hesitation"

"He’s killed a lot of people," LaMastra said "It’s nothing new to hi to him at all," Ferro su Crow "You know, despite how banged up you are, you’re lucky to be alive and in fairly good working condition"

"Gosh, I feel like dancing"

"No, seriously Ruger has a habit of doing sos to the people he doesn’t like"

"I heard about the whole Cape May thing"

"Ah Well, that’s just part of it," LaMastra said "He also did a number on one of his buddies Spoiled hiets the point"

"Yeah, Terry Wolfe said soed "It’s possible there was a power struggle over as going to lead the group and Ruger flipped out on his partner"

"Sounds thin"