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John pulled himself up onto his feet Hoould Brad know, he wondered Was he that good of a listener? He walked back to where Ta to tell your friend the lieutenant aren't you?" she asked

"First thing MondayI'm scheduled to meet with him to talk about the accident anyway," he told her

John closed the fence and ave them a steady stare as they passed on the way to the Jeep When he held the door open for her, she asked, "Who'd cut the line like that?"

John went around to his side "You can't think of anyone who ht have had it in for Michael?"

Tammy was silent as he drove the Jeep out to Cedar Road and was still silent when they turned north onto Battlefield Boulevard "There was this one band," she finally said

John listened God, she was beautiful

"They're called Candy Pop I know it's a stupid naue with Michael" She was playing with her fingernails again the same way she did the first tiht changed to green and John turned the Jeep towards the bridge "Argue about what?" he asked

"Everything I think they thought he wasn't holding up his end of their arrangeuess they felt he wasn't doing all that he could have been doing for the aboutHe really did not knohat to do about it Should he bring it up? Try again? Was she just e?" he finally asked

"I think so," she said "Wouldn't hurt Do whatever you think I just don't want the police to link ed lanes

"Deep down I kind of had a feeling"

"'Bout what?"

"'Bout Michael," she said

"What kind of feeling? Good? Bad?"

"I can't putthat would always rubway You knohen you're with someone and you think you know them and then every once in a while they make an odd decision or comment"