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On the screen, Bear in the Big Blue House sang a song about cleaning Matilda picked soeant Teddy opened his rizzly chewed The children watched the show, content
I snapped a picture with my phone and went hori "Come on everybody, let’s clean up the house," nodded at hiht it to my office
"I’ve received a request from House Sherwood," Fullerton said "Specifically, froive you my full cooperation and assistance"
I opened the cooler and let him look inside "Could you sequence the DNA and deters to Brian Sherwood?"
"Yes" Fullerton looked at htful "Is time of the essence?"
"Yes"
"Do you require confirmation or proof that would stand in a court of law?"
"Confirmation will be sufficient"
Fullerton pulled back his suit sleeve and held his hand above the ear, fingers splayed Magic pulsed froged the sleeve back "The ear doesn’t belong to Brian Sherwood or any other member of House Sherwood"
I knew it "Are you certain?"
"I’," he said
"Thank you for your services Please bill me"
"I will," he said
"Have there been any inquiries on our account?"
"No I would’ve immediately notified you Is there a particular inquiry you’re waiting for, Ms Baylor?"
"Yes House Rogan"
Fullerton paused, his face thoughtful "You can receive requests for the genetic profile You can also make them They wouldn’t be honored until after your trials and the formal establish, Ms Baylor"
I saw hie, and walked to Cornelius’ office He wasn’t in it
I could request Rogan’s profile
What if he said no?
More ined with mine or did I just want him the way he ithout any qualifiers?
Yes I just wanted him
I returned to my office and checked my laptop Bern wasn’t up on the family network I pushed the intercom "Does anybody knohere Bern is?"
"He left with Cornelius to check so out," Leon responded
"Where is everybody?"
"Yourher in the motor pool The control freak and evil incarnate are in the control freak’s room"
Control freak and evil, huh So in there?"
"They won’t tell ra"
Ah Leon had the curiosity of a cat When you locked him out, it drove him nuts