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"It can’t be helped," Ramsey said "Now, I think we should all start with you, Molly Detective O’Connor needs the whole story Whoever blew up Louey Santera meant to kill the three of us"
"Yes," she said, her voice just a whisper of sound She drank some more brandy, and set the nearly empty snifter on a side table She cleared her throat "It started with E Goodness, Rao"
"Emma was taken from your house, Mrs Santera?"
"No, fro there" She stopped, just stopped cold Her hands were clasped in her lap, her knuckles white
Ramsey said, his voice sharp, "It wasn’t your fault, Molly Just tell Detective O’Connor exactly what happened"
Just then the door opened again
Special Agent Dillon Savich and Special Agent Lacey Sherlock Savich, both of the FBI, walked into the room
Savich said, "Hi, Ras have really turned ugly We heard about the explosion on the ride in You remember Sherlock, don’t you? Everyone remembers Sherlock"
Dillon Savich looked over at Riley O’Connor, smiled, and stuck out his hand "We’re with the FBI Don’t worry We’re not here to bigfoot you We’re friends of Judge Hunt’s We just want to help"
DR Loo looked at Emma’s new piano, fresh out of its box She plunked a couple of keys She smiled "Do you kno to play ’Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’?"
"Yes, Dr Loo But it’s been a long tiive her the theave him a small smile before she looked down at her new piano The finish was so glossy she could see her face in it She sed hard She laid one finger gently over F She didn’t press the key down Slowly, she turned to Dr Loo "I’ht now It doesn’t feel right My old piano just died"
Raht he’d cry Oh, shit He beat Molly to it He picked Eathered her to his chest "You’re right, sweetheart You need to mourn your old piano for a while Dr Loo can hear you play on your next visit"
Dr Loo, who’d heard from Molly exactly what had happened, didn’t mention the violent death of Emma’s father Rather, she said, "Mason Lord sent an artist over, Emma We would like you to describe that man who kidnapped you, that sarandfather’s house Can you do that?"