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She gripped her door handle with her right hand and with her left she squeezed John's arain

"Hold on," John said again He turned off on the next available exit This put them three blocks short of the beach and near an amusement park There ice asnow?"

John forced a s"

"I thought you were trying to stay away from people"

"So did I"

Another ram came and pushed them into the car in front of them It was a van full of children John did the best he could to steer around the van They were rarass ers honked a whiny little horn

"Where'd he go this ti wheel "This is getting crazy and I'one," Tammy said

John waited for a break in the traffic and then eased out into the flow "Well," he said, "keep your eyes open again for the nut job"

Just then a marked police car pulled in behind thehts once and let out a quick chirp of the siren

"Another nice addition to this afternoon," the frazzled private eye re the police involved now"

"Can't get et worse in a hurry The same car that had rammed John twice came back for a third try This time he shot in front of the police car and tapped as left of John's buuy is nuts, Taun!"

The driver of the Chevy shoved a black pistol out of the

The policeun away and pull over, but the chase dangerouslyand swerved from side to side to avoid any a stray bullet He crossed a busy street without even noticing if the light was red or green He figured that their caravan wasbefore another black and white joined the chase

"Hold on," John ordered Taht be harder for hiet"