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"Safe again?" Sally whispered "Is she nuts?"

Quinlan hugged her quickly against him, and when she looked up at him, he winked at her "Don’t worry"

"Well, well, what a surprise," he said when he saw Dr Beader by the fireplace He’d studied the man’s photo so h they’d never met in the flesh before Was he the bastard who’d struck hih

He turned to the other man "And this, I take it, is your husband, Sally? That famous deal-maker, Scott Brainerd? Who worked for your father? Who probably married you because your father ordered him to?"

"Her nairl’s name I never liked it I call her Susan" He took a step forward, then stopped "You’re looking a bit on edge, Susan, and no wonder What are you doing with hient," Quinlan said, wanting to goad this danashed his teeth "I’ve always been a special agent"

"He caught up with her," Noelle said, "and he brought her back I don’t knohy he’s here, but we must convince him that since Sally isn’t well, she wasn’t responsible for killing her father We can protect her Doctor Beadermeyer can take her back to the sanitarium and keep her safe"

"Since Father’s dead," Sally said, staring her ht in the eye, "that raises a whole lot of questions For exaer with us, then ill come and beat me and fondle me and humiliate , but no sound came out Her face was leached of color She looked sick now, and uncertain "Oh, God, no, Sally, that’s not possible Your father and Scott and Doctor Beader, what fine care you were getting No, this can’t be true"

"She shouldn’t speak of her dead father like that," Dr Beaderht This just proves how ill she is," Scott said "She’s hter? Fondled her? That’s crazy, she’s crazy, she just proved it"

"It’s classic," Dr Beadered pose by the fireplace "Soin to believe what their s that they’ve alanted, deep down

"Your father was a handsos about their fathers It’s nothing to be ashamed of The only reason you fantasize that he’s co part, the huive yourself for these feelings byyourself helpless so that you couldn’t prevent it"

"What a bunch of shit," Quinlan said "You’re Doctor Beadermeyer, I take it Such a pleasure to finally meet you"

"Sorry I can’t say the same about you I’h you’re FBI there’s nothing you can do about it"

"Why did you try to kidnap her froo?"

"Alfred? What’s he talking about?"

"A , ht I could simply take her with no fuss, no bother, but it didn’t work out"

"It didn’t work out?" Sally repeated "You tried to kidnap me and shove a needle in my arm, and all you can say is it didn’t work out?"

He oons with hirabbed Sally when she caive her a shot" He turned back to Beader the bastard’s neck "We nearly got you, you miserable excuse for a human At least you have to have your rearreplaced"

"No proble on here?" Scott said "Noelle told ent Doctor Beaderon and they’re lovers That’s not possible Sally, you’re still nly at all of them "Why don’t you just consider me a sort of lawyer for her? I’ood doctor here doesn’t try to shove another needle into her"