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"You don’t want to see what’s on that computer," I say

"You ad happened You found out while I was in the shower"

I’ to unless I try to go after her Though I’m not so impressed anymore If I was her, I would have put a bullet in my skull by now

I nod ured that much out I should never have asked about her h still far too syet out of this by herself alive

Leaving the gun in her right hand and keeping her eyes on me, she takes three and a half steps backward and reaches for the iPad, glancing between it and h to type in the password After one full irl points the gun at the iPad and steps away from the table closer to the wall

"You pull it up," she deun handle now, are shaking

"I will tell you one last time, you don’t want to see it"

"Just shownow Tears roll down her cheeks I notice her lip quiver on the right side She’s probably sick to her stoli on the floor They haven’t been cut She has small hands, small wrists Quite the escape artist to have worked herself free froli to pull it off, I see

"Hurry!"

Her eyes are red and glistening with moisture

I turn the iPad around on the table to face er, I open my private email account and then the folder where I filed away the attachht from ht before through the live video feed "The girl was not part of the deal" His Gerlish

"Guzhter was there," I said "I saw her on the compound before I entered the house" I looked once toward the restroo after fifteen minutes "Javier Ruiz has an iirl?"

I was offended by Fleischer’s lack of confidence inin s

"It was the sairl," I confirreed to and left, as I was ordered to do"

"And then how did you end up with the other girl?"

"She escaped the compound and hid in my car"

"And you did not know she was there?" He appeared surprised

"Yes, I knew," I confirmed

"Then explain why--"

"Remember, Fleischer, that you are not my employer It would be wise not to speak to me as if you were"

Fleischer sed his pride and raised his chin to appear more confident in his moment beneath me

"What did Javier offer to have Guzmán killed?"

"Not a fraction of what Guzmán offered to kill Javier and Izel and for the safe return of his daughter"

I added, "I could have fulfilled the contract while I was there"

"Yes," Fleischer said "But that was not part of the plan, the sairl will be useful"

"So far, she has proven anything but," Fleischer said, regaining the confidence I stripped froed The plan The contract Your orders"