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"This is good to know," Cooper said, looking excited "Itsomeplace in the city, a place with a full kitchen, so that narron the number of hotels it could be He could even have a lease, which we could trace--"

"Goddaht," Detective Canavan yelled "Take me off speakerphone! You kno much I hate that"

Cooper picked up the phone, and the two o to work, so I could do what I’o into my office to do now

"You knohat," I say to Jamie "I’ll type up a Persona Non Grata--"

"Wait," Jaured it out? Because Gavin still feels really bad he couldn’t describe the guy all that well--"

"We’re not completely sure," I say carefully "But we think we have a lead And tell Gavin not to worry The guy’s not really all that memorable"

Unless, of course, you happen to have married him Then you et rid of him

Jamie heaves a shudder "I bet I’d re that, with my efforts, Jamie never has a chance to test her theory

Chapter 20

I look down at my handiwork after I’ve pulled it from the office printer Is it too much, I wonder? Gary hasn’t, after all, been convicted of murder Maybe I should have written "suspected of assault with a deadly weapon and murder"

On the other hand, we’re down to forty caed to kill one crew member and rid us of ten campers in a twenty-four-hour period

Screw it, I decide I’ this memo at the front desk, and the security desk as well The photo--blown up froh school--isn’t very clear, but it’s all I’ve got I’ll h copies to distribute one to each of the RAs, the desk attendants, and the mail forwarders, and even to the basketball team No reason everyone shouldn’t be put on alert

Maybe not the cah Don’t want to start a panic

Except in the people who need it Time to place a wake-up call I sit down at my desk and take out my cell phone

"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounds only half awake