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"Did we find a bag?"

Kelley sently "Per your request, we locked the doors and haven’t been back inside" She glanced at ?"

I frowned, trying to remember "Not that I recall, but that doesn’tdown there We left it in a hurry and a mess You?" I asked Catcher

"No, for the same reason," Catcher said

"As I’ve learned through our esteeuard captain," Ethan said, "their equipment is pricey, and Robin was concerned aboutexpensive"

"Or they just want another look," Mallory said

Ethan rose, nodded "Let’s see what they have to say"

• • •

Matt and Roz stood in the foyer, once again in CPAN shirts They’d brought back some equipment, but not nearly the bulk they’d carried in earlier

Matt’s expression was blank Roz’s features were pulled into angry lines, as if she’d eaten so sour

"Ms Leary," Ethan said pleasantly "Mr Birdsong I understand you left soray backpack," Roz said "It’s our property, and we’d like it back"

Ethan nodded, his expression utterly calm and composed, a man with eternity in front of hiue?"

"Hewasn’t co back here," Roz said

Ethan arched an eyebrow at that, but let it go "You can stay here," he said, "while we look" Disappointment shadowed their faces, but they stayed put

"Put them in the second parlor," he told Kelley, "and keep an eye on them"

• • •

We stood outside the tunnel for a full ett had becoain But there was no buzz in the air beyond the usual faint huic from the vao in," Ethan said, unlocking and pushing open the door "Mallory, stand guard in the hallway, if you would, in case he appears and tries to make a run for it"

She nodded, locked her legs, and crossed her arms, a pixie with an attitude

We stepped inside The roolass, spilled wine, shelves of splintered wood

We each took a different direction, scanning the debris for the backpack I half expected not to find anything, thinking they’d only wanted a second run at the ghost and the glory of capturing hi the rubble