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"Different frooatee?" Cannon asked
"Yes Theyjoked about what they were doing The other man, he was darker and seemed I don’t know" She sucked in a shaky breath "They were all disgusting But the dark guy just seemed to be more serious about it"
Cannon slipped an ar
"He treated it like it was his job, but the brothers just did it because they could" She rubbed her forehead "I know that doesn’t o told her, "it does And if they are brothers, itto reassure Yvette "Thank you for telling me I’ll share with my detectives and we’ll see e can turn up You haveelse, call me"
"I will"
Cannon said, "I’ll walk you out"
"You’re leaving?"
The stricken note in Yvette’s voice broke Margo’s heart
"No I’ to stick around for about an hour" Cannon pulled on a stocking cap "I’ll be right back in"
As they stepped out, Cannon pulled the door shut behind hi they could speak privately Both he and Dash surveyed the area, on the lookout, cautious
She’d already done the sahborhood, the streets lined with sedans and pickups Cracks split the aged concrete sidewalks and large oak and elrew in every yard
Similar redbrick houses lined this quiet suburban street The backyards blended together without fences At the back of each narrow property was a tall retaining wall, helping to block the sounds of a highway put in a few years ago
Short of putting around-the-clock guards on the house, it couldn’t be entirely protected "As long as they don’t open the door without knoho’s there, they should be safe enough"
"Convincing yourself, or uess"
CHAPTER TWENTY
BRIGHT SUNLIGHT MADE it feel warmer than it was When the late March wind blew, the chill cut through Margo’s clothes, hter around her, and felt Dash step up to her back, his hands on her shoulders
"I told them the same" Cannon shook his head "They’re supposed to let o out"
"You plan to trail them?" Dash asked
"If I need to, yeah Best way to catch a thug is to bust hio couldn’t believe the enor--"
"I’ll call" He squinted up at the bright sky "Some of my friends helped me clean up the pawnshop today It’s not perfect yet, but the bulk of it’s done, one"
Dash shifted in disbelief "When the hell do you rest?"
Cannon ignored that question "When they’re ready, they’ll be able to get back to work But I’ the sao sensed there wasto share?"
"Sort of" He looked uncoainst the chill "I know this all started with soht? Videotaped rapes and stuff"
"And some women ere badly hurt, two of them killed Yes"
His expression hardened "Well, a friend knows a guy with a few of those type of ht her forward and she put a hand on Cannon’s aret the on it"
"Tell me what you do know"
He looked out over the streets, watched an elderly wo mail in the corner e, hardworking et by But there are soh way So they try for shortcuts"
"By doing du at her "Often by working for so up You prove yourself, gain soe your circu uy’s dirty work?"
"Yeah" He finally looked at her "Money doesn’t autoreed "It doesn’t But it doesn’t rinned "I know the difference--and I know you donated to the rec center Appreciate it"