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Fiona said firer’s partner, and call the leprechaun--Sean O’Casey One of the his own phone And have some faith in me, okay? I am your Keeper, after all"

"I just don’t want to lose you, kid," he said

She sh of course he couldn’t see it

"Thanks I’ust Gaudin, too It will look like friendsby chance for lunch Oh, you should call Jennie Mahoney, too All right?"

David agreed and hung up

Fiona bounded out of bed and into the shower As soon as she was dressed she hurried downstairs She found a note on the door from her sisters

We’re at the store You stay honed it individually

She left a note in return

Love you two soit on the door, she headed out

Tony Miro was an excellent cop, even when given a tedious task Jagger started off at a quick pace to meet him at Ooh La La

The owner and shopkeeper, a woman of about thirty-five with the i and determined to be helpful

She was slier arrived, leaving her assistant to help the custoer, explained that she carried all four nightgown styles they’d found so far, and let Jagger take it froowns yourself?" he asked When she nodded, he said, "All to one person, or were they sold to several people?"

"Each one was sold to a different person," Misty told hih Do you really think I sold one of those nightgowns to the killer?"

Jagger showed her the artist’s renderings of Mateas Grenard and the unknown man from the strip club

Her eyes widened further

"Yes! I sold one of the nightgowns to each of these men"

"What about the others? Please, this is very important Can you remember what they looked like? Did they pay cash, or do you have the credit card receipts?" Jagger asked

"How odd Every one was sold for cash," Misty told him

"Is it possible for you to leave the store?" he asked her "I know I’ a lot, but perhaps you could help our artist create sketches of the other two customers"

"Yes, of course Except that I’m afraid to leave Lilly alone these days," she said quietly, nodding toward her assistant

The girl was perhaps twenty-five, pretty

And blonde

"We’ll call in an officer to keep an eye on her," Jagger pros around in here, I’hed "This is so terrible Everyone is afraid and touriso out of business"

"Don’t worry--he’ll just be out on the street, in plain clothes, watching the store but not getting in the way or drawing any attention hier put through a call and arranged for Michael Shrine, one of the best cops and er’s acquaintance, to take the assignment--and use a few of his "talents" while he was at it

Michael could stand guard all day--and no one would ever knoas out there the whole tiot there, Jagger, Tony and Misty headed down to the station

It took about a couple of hours, but at the end he had a very curious bunch of sketches

First there were the two they already had: Mateas Grenard and the unknownwas of Billy Harrington

The fourth was of David Du Lac

Chapter 14

Valentina was standing at the hostess desk The luncheon courtyard had only just opened when Fiona arrived, but already Valentina was guarding her stand with buxo," Fiona told her "David is expecting me"Valentina arched a broith royal disdain "I don’t believe so"

"I spoke to hi me," Fiona said, and stared hard at the other woman

Valentina’s eyes fell "Look,you, but if so, he didn’t tellunder his breath"

Had so happened? If so, Fiona wondered, why hadn’t he called her? She checked her cell phone for missed calls Damn! His number was listed

"What about Mateas Grenard?" she asked

Valentina waved a hand in the air "I don’t know He comes heresometimes"

"What about now?" Fiona asked "Is he here now?"

Valentina wrinkled her nose "So good-looking," she o as they please"

"All right, I’ll try again Have you seen hiave it soht "No, I do not believe I have But the vaht into the main room" Suddenly Valentina smiled sunnily