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He told her what he knew

The shooting, the kidnapping, the claio off the next lanced at the clock Ten past six in the evening Seventeen hours left

"Chief Superintendent Francoeur believes the kidnapper’s a frightened backwoods farmer, probably with a small marijuana operation, who panicked They think there’s no bomb and no other plan"

"But Chief Inspector Ga from the note "He wantsthe Chief’s instructions "They’reclosely upstairs I presu, to rid her voice of bitterness It was an annoying and annoyed little voice

At a curt nod frouess the Chief Inspector thinks I’ hilared at her

"Must be," he finallyto have to dotoys Tell hi? A pause and the boo off"

"Does anyone really believe there’s a bomb?"

"And you’d risk it?"

"Hey, I’lare froo make a cup of coffee Just a second here and there Lets ent Yvette Nichol had started in homicide Been chosen by Chief Inspector Gamache Mentored by hied the Chief to fire her Instead, aftershe needed to learn

The one thing she clearly could not do

Listen

That was her job now Her only job And now Chief Inspector Gaent Morin’s life, into these incoent Nichol asked, swinging her seat back to thesome keys on her coh he was standing with the over her chair, staring al waves on the screens "When they do it shows Morin in a different place as though he’s "

"Maybe he is"

"One moment he’s by the US border the next he’s in the Arctic No, he’s not nal is"

Nichol ht This doesn’t sound like soed up by a panicked farmer" She turned to Beauvoir "What does the Chief think it is?"