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"You ? Goes with the position, so yes, I’lois his coat "But it’s changed of course, since the kidnapping and the other events"

No use pretending otherwise

Inspector Langlois hung up the Chief’s parka

"I’ve been following the fall-out from it all, of course The main question seelois searched Gamache’s face, anxious for an answer But he’d find none there

"The people who did this were patient The plan a long ti," said the Chief at last "It --" Inspector Langlois’s question was the same as everyone else’s How could they haveAnd the ability of the attackers to adapt That was how, thought Gamache

He accepted the chair indicated but said nothing

Langlois sat across from hi?"

Ga froent Nichol in the basement of Sûreté headquarters Where Chief Inspector Gao A job he knew she’d hate, but needed to learn Listening to other people And not talking

She needed to learn to be quiet

Beauvoir had not been happy at bringing Agent Nichol in Neither had he, for that matter But he could see no other option Chief Superintendent Francoeur was off chasing the kidnappers, down paths Ga laid out by the kidnappers the the Sûreté here and there Morin’s trans to pop up all over the vast province The trace a farce

No They needed help And the eent in the basement was the only one he could turn to

Chief Superintendent Francoeur would never think of her No one ever did And so Gah her

She says she needs the password for your cohand So that nobody else will see ouras possible when speaking with Morin so she can get some ambient sound