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"Why don’t you bail out?"

"Leave Irene? How a, she ends up flat on her back I can’t kick her when she’s down…"

I heard a tap at the frontDietz was peering in I let out a deep breath I was never so relieved to see anyone

"I’ll get that," I said andto Clyde, who had leaned his head against the back of the chair, eyes closed, playing dead Dietz’s mere presence caused the tension in the air to dissipate, but he could tell at a glance that all was not well I liftedwith a look that I’d fill hio?" I asked

"Tell you about it in a et out of here"

I said, "Clyde…"

"I heard Go ahead We can talk later Irene will sleep for hours Maybe I’d be set a little shut-eye myself"

I hesitated "One question Yesterday, ere scouring the neighborhood for Agnes… do you rereenhouse on the property?"

He opened his eyes and looked at ist et back to her"

He shook his head "I was buht have been a shed in so of the sort, will you let ned

I picked up the box and alked out to the car Dietz tucked er seat

"What’s the matter, she didn’t like the tea set?" he said He shut the door on the passenger side and I was forced to hold otten in hiave him a quick rendition of Irene’s collapse

"What do you think she’s sitting on?" he asked when I was done

"Beats me I can think of a few possibilities Abuse of soht have been a witness to an act of violence, or uilty about"