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"You kno unlikely that is?" Ty asked dubiously, unconsciously taking on the same tone Burns had with him "Besides, I don’t care hoell I know soht back," he declared

"It’s not probable But it’s possible New York is a hell of a big city

You could have friends in all kinds of places and they’d never know each other," Zane said, closing the files and stacking theic, Garrett," Ty sulked as he began to pace again

"Give ebra"

Ty stopped "We should check the victiht be finding his victih his job"

"We need their workups Priors, work, church, family, schoolany one of those could be a connection Hell, ent mumbled

"We should also check witness files," Ty ating Could have been witnesses But no one’s going to convincefor their life"

"Chlorofor to the paper in front of him "The ME notes traces of chloroform in some of the autopsies"

"That’ll do it," Ty conceded with a frown

"Yeah," Zane agreed, nodding He jerked a little when there was a knock at the door

"I got it," Ty an to shuffle barefoot to the door The hairs on the back of his neck suddenly stood on end, and the feeling that so was amiss assaulted him like it sometimes had back when he was in the service He slowed as he neared the door, evaluating the gut reaction to the knock and licking his lips as he hesitated Finally, he stepped up to the peephole and peered through, his hand on the gun at the small of his back

Zane stiffened as he saw Ty reach for his gun, and he picked up his own fro just out of a direct line of sight from the door

But Ty relaxed as he saw the hotel server outside with the food, and he wondered why he was so edgy He opened the door and greeted the server without further alarm, and after the food had been placed and the server left, Ty looked at Zane and shrugged "I’m a little tense," he admitted abashedly It wasn’t the first time he had said the words to Zane

"More than a little" Zane looked at hinore those instincts Yours are sure to be better than mine"

"Shut up," Ty huffed immediately He narrowed his eyes as he lifted the lid off his plate and he cut a glance at Zane and s in here with you?" he asked wryly "’Cause I get skeered easily"

"Thought it was forconversation," Zane said drolly

"For your scintillating so, anyway," Ty responded distractedly as he sat down and pulled his plate to him

Zane chuckled and took up his plate, but not until he snitched a fry off Ty’s He had mozzarella sticks instead of fries He’d decided spur of the s Just in case

"Thief," Ty murmured sulkily

Zane winked and held out a lared at it stubbornly and then snatched it out of Zane’s hand

"Have you noticed anyone tailing us?" he asked before biting off the tip of the ue

"Sure; I just didn’t say anything because I’m an idiot," Zane answered flippantly

"Jesus, you didn’t tell runted as he pulled the cheese out of the breaded exterior and tried to no avail to shake it off his finger

"I figured the fact they were still steaht be a clue," Zane drawled

"Shut up," Tya bit of lingering soreness

Zane’s brow furrowed as he watched Ty move uncomfortably, and he blinked when he realized why He was really hard-pressed not to grin, but his lips still twitched

"Stop it," Tycheese off his finger

Zane very carefully schooled his face, though his eyes were still bright and dancing He got the better of Ty so rarely, he couldn’t let it go just yet "Just letanother bite of the hot cheese stick He was probably pushing his luck, but what the hell

"Another bad pun, and I’ to hit you," Ty warned

Zane couldn’t resist "How do you knoouldn’t like it?"

Ty glared at hi Zane’s persistence in that fight The cell phone at his hip began to ring de Zane from another left hook to the chin

Ty snapped it off his belt and looked down at the readout He cursed as he flipped the phone open "It’s about fucking tiroused into the phone as he set his plate down "Are you Steve Number One or Steve Number Two?" he asked the detective on the line sarcastically

"Hey," the man on the other end of the call protested "We were just told about you guys, shithead Don’t start withheels for days!" Ty shouted as Zane pushed his plate away and got up to head for the bathrooovernment boys need someone to hold your dicks for you," Detective Steve Pierce chastised "How soon can you get here?"

"Give us thirty," Ty groaned as he pushed his own plate away and glanced toward the bathroo the water run "No Give us an hour,"