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I filled hi the sequence of events fro the infor time… the heavy hit-ters… more than I could deal with by ue Lieutenant Dolan was scratching notes at a quick clip, his expression thatin everything, giving nothing back He talked as if he was already on the witness stand "So there’s a chance she’s in Santa Teresa Is that what you’re saying?"

"I don’t know He seeue on that point He’s here, too?" I asked

"This floor Other end of the hall" "You care if I talk to hi hisposi-tion on the edge of the bed, feet dangling over the side My head was pounding at the sudden exertion I sat and waited for the light show inside my head to fade I studied as s looked frail under the lightweight cotton of the hospital gohich tied at the back and let in lots of air The pattern of bruises across my front looked like someone had taken a powder puff and dusted ed and I could see an aura of angry red flesh along my inner arms where the burns tapered off I held onto the handrail and slid off the bed, supportingI could al up this way I didn’t think it was such a hot idea ht of it Nausea and cla inthe periphery ofto win an award for this so I sat back down

There was a tap at the door and the nurse came in "Your husband’s out here He says he has to leave and he’d like to see you before he goes"

"He’s not my husband," I said automatically

She put her hands in the pockets of her uniform-a tunic over white pants, no cap I only knew she was a nurse because her plastic naht I studied her covertly, knowing how much Daniel liked women with names like that Debbie and Tauess Kinsey qualified, now that I thought of it Kinsie Infidelity reduces and di where you once had a sense of self-worth

"He’s been worried sick," she said "I know it’s none of ht you should be aware" She saw that I was struggling to get settled in the bed and she gave uessed that she enty-six I enty-three when I married him, twenty-four when he left No explanation, no discus-sion The divorce was no-fault, served up in record tiet a wheelchair? There’s some-one down the hall I’d like to see The man as admit-ted at the same time I was"

"Mr Kohler He’s in three-oh-six at the end of the hall"

"How’s he doing?"

"Fine He’s going home this afternoon"

"The policeo wants me to talk to him"