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"Ms Wells," Special Agent Lancaster snaps, pausing his phone conversation "The reason for my presence here is on a need-to-know basis, and Ms Kovalenko does not need to It has nothing to do with this girl’s unfortunate death"

Eva looks at"As far as I know," I say, "it doesn’t"

"Well," she says, her lips fore of that, won’t weif he ever finds a place to park the van What’s going on out there in front of the building, anyway?"

"What do you etting onto them"

Suddenly I reht" I’d totally forgotten

"What night?" Eva asks

"Casino Night" I shake my head "It’s part of orientation week for the new students All the kids are being taken on a harbor cruise around Manhattan for , of course, there’s no cash involved, they win prizes like New York College sweatshirts and other swag"

Eva shakes her head "Things have certainly changed froave us free hot dogs to grill over a hibachi in the quad Now you people take them on cruises around Manhattan"

"Well," I say "Hibachis aren’t allowed anymore, because they’re considered a fire hazard"

Eva rolls her eyes "Of course We wouldn’t want any of theht actually co, would we?" She throws Special Agent Lancaster a narrow-eyed glance "When ht, 007? Or are you going to shoot hiination, or is he s a little? If so, it would be a first

"That depends," he says drily "Your boy Ramon have ID?"

"No," Eva replies sarcastically "He likes to roaurney for fun"

I’ve sunk down onto the bed opposite Jas a little queasy, and hope it’s because of the situation--or the tuna salad sandwich I hastily grabbed for lunch fro hall--and not because I’ve picked up Lisa’s flu It’s close to five o’clock, and all I want to do is go ho, Cooper, soe Maybe not in that order