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"Can you describe hi coat that was too large for him, I think It was dark, maybe dark brown I’m sorry, but I didn’t really pay attention"

"Was he tall? Short?"

Melissa gave Savich a helpless look and shook her head

"Did you recognize him?"

"No, sir"

Savich pulled a photo of Wakefield Hart out of his pocket "Was this the man?"

"No, sir, that’s Mr Hart Mr Maitland already showed me his picture, and I told him it couldn’t have been Mr Hart I’ve met him several times I would have said hello to him Mr Maitland showed nize any of the ini"

So Mr Maitland had shown her photos of all the principals Savich sat back, watched her a moment He rose "Excuse me, Ms Ivy" He motioned for Lucy to follow him outside

"Tell eous, she’s fluent and reasonable, and I don’t know if I believe a word she said If she’d seen this ht? Could shock have reallythis man On the other hand, why should she lie? This is about her boyfriend’s killer Wouldn’t she want hiht?"

"Good question"

Bob Dylan’s whiny nasal voice sang "Like a Rolling Stone" from Savich’s cell Savich excused hi up so we found was a skeleton of a dead parrot wrapped in blankets Tom picked up a trace of blood with Luminol inside the washer under the back of the lid, but not enough to identify whose blood it is It’s not looking good in the yard Three techs are in the woods, looking around See in the woods, it’d be pretty obvious Oh, and Wakefield Hart’s lawyer is here, accusing us of harassing a grieving fa in theirroom to shohat cruel jerks we are"

"I don’t suppose To room?"

"Not yet, but we found another camera, well hidden in the study"

Savich didn’t hold out much hope "Once the techs clear the woods, cut Tom and the forensic team loose I need you back here to speak to Melissa Ivy She’s saying now she re down the stairs before she went up to Peter’s apartotten that fine tidbit, even as upset as she was? I’ll be there as soon as I can, Dillon"

Savich walked back into the interview roo down at her clasped hands, no expression on her beautiful face She looked up at his I’d like you to ith hi lashes and looked distressed "But, Agent Savich, I only saw the man for a moment, really, and not all that clearly, and I--"

"You said you saw hih to be certain it wasn’t Wakefield Hart Please try for us Mr Griggs is good at this Jesse, this is Ms Ivy I’ll cos, their best sketch artist, alone with Melissa, and stepped out of the interview roo nonstop He raised his hand "Someone please call ht? Excuse me a moment"

He walked into his office, closed the door, sat down, and tried to clear his brain Since they’d been called to the Lincoln Me, first to Tommy’s murder, then to Stony’s suicide, and finally to Peter’s murder They’d been pulled one way, then another; it was ti catch-up, ti, to Saturday , with the call from Ben Raven, let each scene unfold slowly in his et i in

It all had to be of a piece, had to be One overriding motive that had resulted in both Toun in Peter’s apartht to Wakefield Hart But any of the boys could have taken that gun froht already have been in Peter’s aparth he doubted that The murderer had co the man she’d seen in Peter’s apartment lobby wasn’t Mr Hart?