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"Mr Hunt, just a moment, please"

He turned and s about your approach, but it worked"

"Eot to take a chance, though, on your initial reading I don’t know your part in all of this, but Emma certainly trusts you So, whatever you and her et it all out of her so she can look at it, dismantle it, study it, then come to terms with it Are the police in any way involved?"

He shook his head "Not right now Neither Molly nor I wanted to give her over to strangers This is just for Ehtmares"

"No wonder I understand you had her examined?"

"Yes, the pediatrician put her under, at our request, then examined her She’d been sexually abused, she’d been beaten, as we thought, but she’s healed nicely, at least on the outside Oh, yes, one other thing A couple of tis about thisher up with twine because she was just a little girl She mentioned that he told her he needed her more than God needed him"

"Now that’s a real lead Give the FBI this information, Mr Hunt, if you haven’t already"

"I will"

Dr Loo nodded "Just you and Mrs Santera keep doing what you’re doing I’ll see you on Tuesday?"

"Yes, that’s fine" It was only four days away "There was so stick He watched her ease it down into the cast She sood You never realize how i is until it’s a pain to be able to do it Now, your so too fast I aet all the poison out of her as quickly as possible before it has a chance to fester Talking about all the hideousness is like the psychological equivalent of using a stomach pump Don’t worry, I’ll pull back if I think it’s too much at a time"

She stuck out her hand "Tell her reat job Tell her mother, too, that if she continues to blaood to Ee Hunt? Don’t look so surprised You’re a famous man"

"I’ll tell Molly what you said" He turned, then said over his shoulder, "Dr Loo, what I ahtened man"