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"Holain, and I don’t care if he thinks he’s doing us--me--a favor, it’s incredibly stupid What did he do, wander into his consulting rooms dressed like a bookseller? Surprise, I’ history--"

"Shut up, Watson Just get out Look, we’re at a red light--I’m sure you could find your way hoain into the rearview mirror The driver didn’t look back "Do you need me to co at , in the back of a town car that s us to God knohere, but there was no way I’d let her get a rise out of ain out the back, then at the driver

"Why do you keep looking out the ?"

"We’re passing the Berlin Wall Are you coraphy, or do you really not knohere we are?"

"I--"

"Look it up We’re not far from Greystone HQ"

She was flustered now Scattered The car was going faster I waited a second before I asked, "Are you feeling all right? Do you need--"

"I a that you have done toextraordinarily stupid"

I knew her well enough to knohen she was pissing me off on purpose, but this had a different feel than usual Usually, when she went afterelse had frustrated her and I happened to be in the saht with It wasn’tabout her, but it wasn’t the worst, either, and she nores in a ht earlier, and yes, itwe couldn’t cory with me, she didn’t throw out petty insults or tell me to look up the Berlin Wall on my phone

The last time she went after me with this kind of viciousness, it was to chase me out of her lab before ere both killed by an explosion

It couldn’t be true I turned to stare out the backof the car It was dark, and I didn’t know the city, but I also didn’t think I re now We were going deeper into whatever neighborhood we’d been in We definitely weren’t on our way back to Greystone

Hol at me Look at your phone, she’d said So I did

It was back in service She’d been texting me this whole time

THIS ISN’T A GREYSTONE CAR