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John's forehead wrinkled

"That's right," Hank said and felt the doorjaot you"

The man walked back and stood in front of the desk "I want you to stay away fro places and I really don't want to deal with her tied to you in any way that ht slow us down Got me?"

"Maybe we should see what she thinks," John said as a passing bus rury bear

The man shook his head and sucked on his own teeth with a wet smack "No need to even tell her about our discussion"

"You'd kill for soe?"

He shook his head "First ti"

"How are you tied to all this? I just don't get it," John said He was trying to keep the conversation going while he gathered up his ideas for escape

"You know, the only good guy in all this is no longer with us Michael was the only one out of the loop"

"You were in with the lieutenant the whole time? You helped him and he helped you"

Hank s," John said "What would you have gained if one of your bullets had found a home in my scull?"

The man visibly enjoyed the prospect He stroked his chin and s this conversation"

"Seriously"

"It would have cut so much out of the picture So much time and effort could have been saved Soquestions and confusing Ta you alive in all honesty"

"I think there was ht"

"I'm serious, John At this point I should be in Nashville with Ta ready to record her first CD"

As the oofy carved Halloween pumpkin, John saw his way out His heart was both relieved and twisted at the saears in his head suddenly switched from escape to protection as Tammy quietly walked in with a piece of a broken broo, but stepped so softly that John al a tour schedule for her and maybe even some TV spots," Hank continued He was oblivious to what Tae he planned tostopped as the man's head snapped forward under the whip crack blow froed across the desk for the pistol He grabbed it as the man dropped to his knees For a few horrible seconds they both had a pretty fair grip on the gun until finally John was able to over take it and toss the thing across the room