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"Maybe five hundred" She tossed the eo through to detern the police report I’m sure your insurance ant a copy We have pictures, but the red tape for you to get copies I’est you take photos yourself for your insurance claim"

Mary faked a smile "Thank you I appreciate your advice"

"You live alone, is that correct?" Officer Taylor asked

"I do"

"Youan alarm system Beef up your locks"

Mary folded her hands over her arms and rubbed them Glen moved behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders "Do you think whoever did this will come back, when Mary’s here?"

"It’s hard to say Whoever did this took a bit of ti property and not stealing it suggests this guy is angry and wants to piss you off"

"Mission accoht be too ht be?" Glen asked

"It’s hard to profile a suspect on one incident The guy could have co for Mary, didn’t find her and trashed the place"

Glen’s fingers squeezed Mary’s shoulders Her hands on his rerip "She’s not safe here"

"No more or less than she was last week Only now you’ll be watching, locking things tighter We’ll beef up patrol in the neighborhood And if the prints come up with any possible suspects, we’ll call If you coate, ill"

Mary rerip and extended a hand "Thank you, Officers I’ll let you know if anything presents itself"

Glen and Walt walked the police out the door, leaving Mary in her office

Before they left the house, Glen stopped them "Gentleave hiirlfriend, wifeould you do?"

Officer Taylor spoke first "I wouldn’t leave her alone Not right away Whoever did this was angry Ripping up the furniture, destroying everything,with her car This isn’t the act of so someone else’s day"

"It’s personal," Walt said

"When it’s personal, and the effect the perpetrator desired isn’t achieved--"

Officer Taylor finished his partner’s sentence "It’s often repeated"

Glen ran a hand through his hair and turned to the door behind hi?" Walt asked "What if it was a randoh "You said you’re a doctor"

"ER Pomona"

The cop shook his head "Then you should know better than most to believe none of what you hear and half of what you see"