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Quinlan took her hoo to the office and see how the investigation was going

"But it’s afterwill be lit up from top to bottoo with you?"

He pictured thirtyover rea what they’d recovered fro into Dr Beadermeyer’s papers

Then there was Dr Beaderet Norman in a rooo at it He nearly rubbed his hands together

"Yes," he said, "you can coents will latch on to you and question you until you want to curl up in the fetal position and sleep"

"I’rinned up at hiay andThere is someone here for me besides you"

Marvin Braative Division, wanted her examined by FBI doctors and shrinks

Quinlan talked hiet to see hiood

She ended up talking at length to Marvin Bra it, was positively courtly with her

By the end of the hour-long interview, he’d gotten even ht from her Braanization known for its excellent interview skills Maybe he was even better than Quinlan, but she doubted if James would admit that

When she came out of Marvin Brahtly holding her elbow, there was Noelle sitting in the s and very pretty She looked, Sally thought, just like she should look But she orried about her father What if he got to Noelle again? What if he got to her? She’d said all that to Mr Braain that they would have guards on the two of theet near either of the that stupid No, everything would be all right

"That’s my mother," Sally said "Isn’t she beautiful? She’s always loved ave Brammer a smile that would have disarmed even a more cynical htly through his thick white hair The as that his interview skills had increased exponentially when his hair had turned white overnight after a shoot-out five years before in which he’d nearly been killed You looked at him and you trusted hi to Scott Brainerd--it seems that Scott did indeed embezzle client funds on a very sht him, and that was it He did some of your father’s dirty work, so your father really had hiuy named Allen Falkes, in the British embassy I’m sorry"

"Actually, all of this comes as quite a relief I’m not hurt, Mr Brammer," she said, and it was true "I’m just surprised by all of it I’ve really been used, haven’t I?"

"Yes, but a lot of people are used every day Not as grossly as you’ve been, but manipulated by those who are more powerful, those who are smarter, those who have more money But as I said, that won’t be a problem anymore, Mrs Brainerd"

"Call me Sally After all this, I don’t think I ever want to have the Brainerd naain"

"Sally A nice name Warm and funny and cozy Quinlan likes your naood, et a ready sood deal more, but he didn’t add that Sometimes Quinlan has discretion, at least when he’s on the job--or rather, when he’s talking toto that

Bra it, but this thin young woh more than her fair share for a lifeti inforuts--and she hadn’t said a thing

Actually, he wanted to take her home with hi and laughing all the time

He said, impelled by all the protective instincts she fostered in hient He’s sot this sort of extra sense that many times puts him nearly in another person’s head--or heart Sometimes I’m not sure which Sometimes I have to rein him in, yell at him because he plays a lone hand, which we don’t like to have happen Bureau agents are trained to be team players, except for those in New York City, of course, and Quinlan down here at the Metro office But I always knohen he’s doing it, even though he thinks he’s fooling me