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I picked up ers fro and headed ho chores all day, I definitely was not going to cook

Once at hoht to the bathroolasses, and used a washcloth to reht to buy stock in Coppertone Soon the kids were hard at work saving our world fro silence Perhaps it was the quiet before the storht on time, and since I work from hosley Fulcru it to capacity He was tall and broad shouldered and wore his tailored suit well His thick black hair, speckled with gray, was jauntily disheveled and worn long over his collar Kingsley was a striking ues if not for the two scars on his face Then again, ue did have scars on their faces Anyway, one was on his left cheek and the other was on his forehead, just above his left eye Both were round and puffy And both were recent

He caughtat the scars I looked away, e have you been a private investigator, Mrs Moon?" he asked

"Six years," I said

"What did you do before that?"

"I was a federal agent"

He didn&039;t say anything, and I could feel his eyes onfor longer than I was comfortable with and I answered his unspoken question "I had an accident and was forced to work at home"

"May I ask what kind of accident?"

"No"

He raised his eyebrows and nodded He ht have turned a pale shade of red "Do you have a list of references?"

"Of course"

I turned to ht up the reference file and printed him out the list He took it and scanned the names briefly "Mayor Hartley?" he asked

"Yes," I said

"He hired you?"

"He did I believe that&039;s the direct line to his personal assistant"

"Can I ask what sort of help you gave the mayor?"

"No"

"I understand Of course you can&039;t divulge that kind of information"

"How exactly can I help you, Mr Fulcruain

"I need you to find someone"

"Who?"

"The man who shot me," he said "Five times"