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"My grandfather is in poor health, Inspector He could hardly hurt anyone"

"He is a man of some means, Miss Adair And he was ada disturbed He wrote overnment, even to the police station"

"He is a scholar, a ious randfather is not at all a violent randfather came to be known as a hero of the Resistance, Miss Adair I assure you, he must have known some violence at one time of his life"

"He was a soldier in a war, Inspector All ed "I’randfather loathed the very idea of the dig, and that he is definitely a wealthy enough man to have had influence on others"

"He would never hire a killer Ever And you can bring in every expert from Paris and around the world, and you’ll still never find anything to suggest that he would!" Javet smiled, then stiffened suddenly "Ah, well Miss Adair, perhaps this gentleman will make you feel a bit better about the situation" He inclined his head toward so softly on the paveht-haired man with deep eyes and a hard chiseled face

Taller than Javet, broad-shouldered, with the look of a long-seasoned police official

"Miss Adair, this is Inspector Trusseau, fro lady is an A French relatives The DeVants"

"Made voice He kissed her hand, as if he were a prince rather than a police her hand back S smile Too suave for a policeman Maybe not He had very direct eyes, and she found that she couldn’t easily draw her own gaze away

"How do you do, Inspector Trusseau?" she said

"Wonderful, thank you How nice that we have met now"

"Really, sir? Why is that?"

"Well, naturally, I intend on paying a visit to your grandfather"

"Why?"

"Because he is such a scholar, of course," Trusseau said "I’ht into the crilanced at Javet

"I’ve already told her that Jacques DeVant could come under suspicion"

"And I’ve already told hirandfather of any evil is insanity"

"Then I would go to hi and inclining his head in a gesture that acknowledged her defense of her grandfather Trusseau shot Javet a hard stare that suddenly , but he could also be hard as nails Well, that was good He was here to find a ested quite plainly, I think, that randfather paid someone to kill the worker in the crypt, and spirit away the body in the casket"

"That’s not quite true," Javet said, his tone irritated "What Ifollowed"

Someone called Javet’s name fro hiave his attention back to Tara "You’ll excuse me?"

"I shall see Miss Adair to her car," Trusseau said He took her arth to his hold, and an electricity about him He ell suited for his job

"I’ht home," she told him

"Then I shall, at the least, bid you a pleasant day, ain"

"When you corandfather?" she said

He s tall, protecting the shores of her harbor! Truly, I have heard about your grandfather for ages Don’t begrudge me this chance to talk with him When I come, I pray that you’ll be there, and that you’ll invite me in arining this hard-core randfather’s tales about vampires

Jacques would definitely wind up locked away

"My grandfather is very ill"

"I’m so sorry to hear that We’ll not take , we let no one disturb him No one" Could she say that in France? Tara realized that she knew little of French law In the States, of course, they would need so and ailing man Here, she wasn’t certain But Ann would know

"Bonjour, mademoiselle A pleasure," he repeated softly

He turned to the station

Tara found herself alone on the street She had gained nothing, she thought, except greater fears and exasperation

Jacques!

The police were investigating her grandfather! They knew about his interest, and they knew that she had become acquainted with Malone