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‘He’s visiting his parents not far from here, for Easter,’ said Beauvoir ‘A friend on the local Sûreté told him about the case’

‘I ca?’

‘No, nothing wrong I just want to keep the investigation as discreet as possible, until we knohether it’s murder’ Gah perhaps not quite as eager as this one But he’d grow out of it soon enough, and Gaood day

‘So we don’t know for sure?’ asked Le toward the large brick house on the corner

‘I don’t want anyone to know yet, but she had ephedra in her blood,’ explained Gamache ‘Heard of it?’

Lemieux shook his head

‘I’m surprised You like sports, n’est-ce pas?’

The young agent nodded It was one of the things that had bonded him to Beauvoir Their love of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team The Habs

‘Ever heard of Terry Harris?’

‘The running back?’

‘Or Seaan?’

‘The outfielder? Played for the Lions? They both died I re about it in Allô Sport’

‘They took ephedra It’s used in diet pills’

‘That’s it Harris collapsed during practice and Regan was actually playing I atching on TV It was a hot day and everyone thought it was heat stroke But it wasn’t?’

‘They were told by their coaches to lose weight fast, so they were taking diet pills’

‘That was a couple of years ago,’ said Beauvoir ‘Ephedra’s banned now, isn’t it?’

‘As far as I know, but ICan you check it out?’ Gamache asked Lemieux