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Ji up to him "I just spoke to Chip Ramsey Dammit, Luther Lindsay is dead, but thankfully, everyone else is accounted for Günter penetrated the lines all the way to Luther without being spotted That uys, his face blackened He obviously knew the terrain well enough to pick a rise he could shoot fro he waited there before he took out Luther, but he’s thinking it wasn’t long at all Someone would have noticed G&uuht in front of the Jefferson Dormitory, took Luther out, and took his shot Dave and Joe heard the struggle and headed to Luther’s location Günter heard them, and that’s probably what saved Giffey’s life--threw his ai is, Savich, ould he think that we’d actually put Fleurette out there in harm’s way? He knee’d set a trap for hi side-by-side after Fleurette had finished Giffey’s iven her one of her dresses and her coat I swear I couldn’t tell them apart Could be twins"

"Well, G&uu to bet he was ready to spend a couple of hours watching,could coet Luther?"

"Chip says Luther was on his belly, looking toward Giffey sweeping the area, and Günter jumped on his back, looped the wire around his neck, and that was it Luther probably ht, and that’s what Joe Boyle and Dave Dempsey saw--the bit of noise, the shadow ofto save hihted in on Giffey--he actually used Luther’s own rifle--but before he could shoot, he heard Joe and Dave and that, thankfully, pulled his aim off a bit He fired, saw her fall, saas a chest shot, and he was out of there

"This is a tough one, Savich I’ve known Luther for more than a dozen years Chip and I will speak to his fareat lady, and their teenage girls are terrific Dammit, dammit"

Savich nodded, sed He’d met Luther about six years before, admired his skill, his humor, his love for his family But his skills hadn’t saved hi to say, but couldn’t All he saas Giffey on that stretcher, lying in her own blood, and he couldn’t stand it He said then, "Giffey ht die, and I know it’s my fault if she does"

"We all knew the risks, Savich, Giffey, too We all went along with this plan as our best opportunity It et Günter"

It was in that moment Savich realized they still had a chance to pull it off, to protect Fleurette and get G&uuh since this one was such a spectacular failure, I wouldn’t bla me to shove it"

"Lay it on me, Savich, let’s see"

When Savich finished, Jiht work Your brain is good, Savich, keep using it You need to go see Fleurette She’s with her parents and Sherlock, and she’s really shaken I’ll keep in touch with Bethesda, have Dr Peterson call you as soon as he knows Giffey’s status

"Yeah, this lued to the TV, waiting to hear the breaking news that Fleurette is dead so he can celebrate"

Savich said, "We’ve got to outthink him That’s e can’t come out and announce she’s dead, and that’s e’ll delay announcing as taken to Bethesda in the helicopter"

"Director Mueller sure won’t like holding back like this, dancing around the truth, but I think he’ll agree Then we have Callie You think you can convince her to go along with this?"

"In a heartbeat"

"Maybe we’re being preet our hands on him today Chip has the SWAT people spread out all over Since we don’t have anythingparticularly hard at any late-model cars, Toyotas, you know, like Mr Avery described last night, and anyone fitting Mr Avery’s description We , saw that Savich looked frozen, as if stuck to the wall he was leaning against

"Savich, stop bla this plan of yours to work"