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"I’ll find you in time Trust me"

"I do I believe you, sir"

"I’ll be home tomorrow," Gamache said to Reine-Marie

"Be careful"

That was also so she never said before Before all this happened She’d thought it, he knew, every time he left for work, but never said it But now she said it

"I will I love you" He hung up, pausing to gather himself In his pocket he felt the bottle of pills His hand went to it, closing over it

He closed his eyes

Then taking his e the officers who’d survived, and the families of those who hadn’t

He talked to their mothers, their fathers, their wives and a husband In the background he could hear a young child asking for e, their pain, that someone could release a video of this event Not once did they blah Armand Gamache knew they could

"Are you all right?"

Gamache looked up as Émile Comeau lowered himself into the seat opposite

"What’s happened?" É the look on Gamache’s face

Gamache hesitated For the first time in his life he was tempted to lie to this man who had lied to him

"Why did you say the Société Champlain meets at one thirty when it clearly ain? Gamache wondered But instead the man shook his head

"I’s we needed to discuss before you caht it was better"

"You lied to me," said Gamache

"It was just half an hour"

"It was more than that, and you know it Youthe Cha we all have loyalties You’ve made yours clear"