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But I’m not supposed to mention the fact that Justine had been fired for theft in front of the students--kind of for the same reason we’re not supposed to call the place ork a dor of security

Instead, I proet the ht up

By the tin of Cooper--he’s probably on a stakeout, or whatever it is private eyes do all day Which is fine, because I have plenty to keeproster, and I’ every resident na the building phone book, and ask them if they knew Elizabeth or Roberta

I’ to say if any of theht out and be all "So…did you shove her down the elevator shaft?" But I figure I will deal with that when the ti down in front of the roster with a glass of wine and sos

And I remember, with an almost physical jolt, that I volunteered to babysit for Patty’s kid tonight

Patty takes one look at oes, "What happened?"

"Nothing," I assure her, taking Indy fro happened to irl died today That’s all"

"Another one?" Frank, Patty’s husband, looks delighted There’s so about violent death that makes some people very excited Frank is evidently one of them "How’d she do it? OD?"

"She fell off the top of one of the elevators," I say, as Patty elbows Frank, hard enough to ure out And it’s okay Really I’ht"

"You be nice to her," Patty says to her husband "She’s had a bad day"

Patty has a tendency to get fussy when she’s going out She isn’t co clothes--ht yet For a while, Patty and I tried going poalking through SoHo in the evenings, as part of our efforts to do our governested sixty minutes of exercise per day

But Patty couldn’t see, "Do you think those shoes would look good onthe a baguette

So we had to stop walking, because Patty’s closets are full enough as it is, and who needs that much bread?

Besides, Patty has nowhere to wear all her new stuff She’s basically a hoood thing

And Frank Robillard is a rock star with a capital S He makes Jordan look like Yanni Patty , she was one of those showgirls who stands around holding the cold cuts party platter--and it was love at first sight You know, the kind you read about, but that never happens to you That kind

"Cut it out, Frank," Patty says to her one true love "We’re going to be late"