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"A jagged line," Shauna said

"Danger--that could lead to death," Caitlin told her

Fiona groaned aloud "All right, I’ve got to get going I need to see what’s going on with that cult Listen for your cell phones I , Shauna went over to the coed onto a local news site

"Hey!"

Shauna called, and turned up the volu to the press, and Fiona’s heart practically stopped Hoas he going to explain things to the public when he didn’t knoho the killer was but he did knohat

And when that "what" wasn’t human

"It’s unfortunate for our city that a certain docue ideas in people’s heads Only concrete evidence can lead us to the perpetrator of these heinous criently to find that evidence," Jagger assured the roup claims to drink blood!" one of the newscasters shouted

"Claier pointed out "Listen, please Protecting these people fro us police ainst us"

"What about the corpse that was stolen?" another reporter asked, thrusting athat, as well, I assure you All I’ is that you and everyone in this city stay calout of the ordinary, anything that looks dangerous The police are trying to help the city, and we ask that you all do the same And now I thank you for your attention, but you’ll have to excuse er walked away, followed by a barrage of questions, but he was fir a hand until he couldbehind the wheel as Jagger slipped into the passenger seat

The press conference was definitely over

"I’ve got to get ," Fiona said, and hurried out of the store

"Wait," Caitlin said "Shauna, cover for us, please Fiona, I don’t want you going alone I’er and Tony drew up in front of the cult house Sean O’Casey--the world’s largest leprechaun--was partnered with shapeshifter Michael Shrine as part of the task force that had been assembled to deal with the murders and the possible rise of violence in the city They were parked by the entry to the cult house

Michael Shrine, six feet four of ainst one side of the car Sean O’Casey, stretched to his top height of an a six even, was just as implacably entrenched on the other side of the car, arer didn’t blame them

There wasn’t a city employee asn’t worried about the possibility of violence Of course, s--Baptist, Catholic, nondenominational Christian, Jewish, Hindu, atheist, alien-worshipping or even run-of-the-mill New Orleans voodoo practitioners--would attack other huround knew that the situationthe car, with Tony a step behind

"Well, a truckload of high school kids went by--looked as if they were going to hurl eggs, but they saw us and drove on by," Shrine said

"Then there was the crazy woman," O’Casey told them "And her crazy followers"

"What? Who?" Tony asked

Sean shook his head "Skinny woet here, had about ten people behind her They were all carrying Bibles and saying that disbelievers would burn in hell"

"Scarier than our would-be vampires, if you ask er said "But no one atteo to the house, or attack the residents in any way?"

"Not yet No one in, no one out," Shrine assured hier said He started toward the front door, then turned around so quickly that Tony al," he told Tony

Tony headed for the door as Jagger walked back to Sean O’Casey "How the hell did you get to be so tall?" he asked

Sean O’Casey shrugged "Must be the hormones in the milk over here I’ve two brothers back home who aren’t a full four feet And rinned, asked the two of them to be sure to write up full descriptions of everyone who’d coain and headed back to the door

Tony had already knocked

A wo a black dress and looked like a younger Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

"Hello I’e, and this is my partner, Detective Tony Miro We’d like to talk to you and yourgroup for a few minutes, if we could"