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"He wasn’t one of your clients," Maggie practically spat Mahir put a hand on her shoulder, preenored him, eyes locked on the Monkey "You made a new identity for a woman from the CDC Kelly Connolly"

"You used the name ‘Mary Preston,’ " interjected Becks

"Ah!" The Monkey settable when he did that For a uration that was handsoh to explain hoas able to shack up with two attractive, if psychologically da without complaint "That was a tricky piece of work I don’t usually do that e replacement for a sie I like challenges"

I spoke before I had a chance to think better of it, saying, "Yeah, well, that challenge caht to her, and hence, right to us They bombed the whole block It destroyed our offices and killed one of our staffers"

The Monkey’s smile faded, replaced by a frown "That’s not possible I don’t place trackers init up"

"The reputation, or the clientele?" asked George

"Both" The Monkey squinted at her "Aren’t you supposed to be dead? I remember your face fro all ot better," she said

"We’re losing the thread here," I said, wanting to divert the Monkey’s attention frouy who’d love to take her apart, just to be sure she was a clone and not a cyborg or so at the CDC for you We want our papers"

"You killed Dave," said Maggie, not budging fro to feel like there were at least three conversations going on, and I wasn’t directing any of the sort of hard to figure out what’s going on here"

"No, it’s pretty sied currency and services for a set of false identities that could potentially get you out of whatever trouble you’ve et into--which I have to say, is extreiven where you started You don’t trust irls, but you didn’t have anywhere else that you could go for this sort of service I understand that I’ve worked hard to keep down the co enough to look over her shoulder and inform us solemnly, "That’s part of my job"

"I’m sure it is," I said "You look like you do it very well"