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Just the thought of it chilled ot the i "Sorry, could you repeat that?"

"I said, I’ve still got your jacket and weapons How do you want ht now? I’m at the LA office I probably won’t be back in Santa Maria until sometime Wednesday"

"Any chance you could drop my stuff by the hospital and leave it with Isaac? I’ll probably go see hiain tomorrow"

"Fine I need to ask him a couple of questions anyway"

"Thanks, Rizzoli I owe you one"

"You oweup E, her expression very serious, her eyes dark and fatho about before Dom’s call Then she spoke

"You knohat Matty and Bruno are doing tomorrow, don’t you?"

"Em…" I started

"The four of them made ly

There was no point in denying it, so I just nodded "I don’t have a lot of specifics But Isaac gaveto happen And I think I may have a way to keep everybody alive"

Her jaw dropped in shock and she very nearly dropped her wineglass, recovering after a bit of wine spilled onto her leg She looked at me and I swear I could see the hope rise in her "You do? How?"

"By keeping Michelle alive She’s the key If he can’t kill her, Finn’s uys have to"

"And how do you plan on keeping her alive? The top ured out a way to stop a bloodline curse" I could tell she didn’t quite believe that what I was suggesting was possible

I smiled, but it wasn’t a happy expression "Don’t be too sure about that Finn is related to the Garzas, but he survived the first curse he cast against those with Garza blood"

"How?"

I told her o through Chris and hire the Company to do it, but it’ll be worth the cost"

"The Company" There was bitterness in Emma’s voice when she said the name Kevin had been affiliated with them for a number of years She knew ood for her

"They’re the only ones I knoith the resources who’d be willing to take this kind of risk"

"For a price"

"Always," I adain "Hello?"

"Graves, where are you?" Chris sounded pissy

"At home, why?"

"There’s a private airstrip outside of town"

"I know it" I’d been there a few times, since John Creede kept Miller & Creede’s corporate plane there It wasn’t a big place, but it was secure and well h for a set there in a half hour?"

"Why?"

"We need to get the equipot , screening, the usual

"Didn’t Dawna get you the hospital records? I know Michelle signed a release"

"Do you have any idea how long it takes the average medical records department to process paperwork to outside providers? Trust me This is faster And this way I know it’s accurate So I need to see the patient Sooner is better if you wantblood in time for tomorrow’s full an, but he interruptedup onvery old, very quickly