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Carl stroked his beard "Maybe the clothes he wore to the reading of the ere too large"
"Maybe he's sick," Michael lanced at the first of his two laptops and then turned his attention to the second
"We can only hope," said Carl He ain "Any luck yet, Jackie?"
Jackie frowned "Not yet Like Austin said, there is nothing in the credit card stateia was born They flew to Paris and then the trail goes cold Mathe to London a couple of ti those sixelse"
"They knew Nick could see what they were doing," said Michael
Carl frowned "They paid cash for the hospital bill? I wonder what it cost to have a baby twenty years ago"
"Maybe Mathew got lucky in the casinos that year," Michael suggested
"Must have," Jackieon the nanny?"
"Nothing here so far," Michael answered
"Austin is right," said Carl "Adelaide Bertrand doesn't exist, at least not publicly I looked for obituaries and found nothing, so hopefully she is still alive"
"She said she wanted to clear her conscience," Jackie thoughtfully said "People don't usually do that until they think they are dying Check the hospitals"
"You uy for that," said Carl
"Oh, I'll do it," Michael muttered
"Great," said Carl "I think I'll take a little nap"
"Not until we find the Nanny," Jackie said
The fight between the Connellys didn't end the night before It picked up early the next day with Mathew following Laura all over the house He pestered her until she finally gave in and signed the lawsuit Once that was acco his tires as he drove out the gate and turned down the street
During the argument, Laura repeatedly called for Teresa, but as soon as she answered, Mathew sent her away That was okay with her Mathew's demeanor made Teresa uneasy She waited in the hallway and as soon as he was gone, she went to Laura
"You look terrified," Laura said when Teresa entered the living rooone and all is well"
"You are not upset?"
Laura came away from the , looked at the wall clock, and counted the hours "We set a record this tiht hours in er than usual Make me a drink, will you?"