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“Also,” she said, in an effort to help her case, “the kidnappers placed a bomb in my vehicle”

“I heard so about that,” Rudy said “I also heard a rumor you’ve moved into Wentworth’s mansion Is that true?”

Kelly nodded, suspecting his source was Patrice But her situation was no secret “Yes, sir Until they can get the kid straightened out”

“How long is that going to take?”

“No way to know, sir”

“Living on Collins Island with nothing but billionaires could be a big distraction for a rookie”

“I won’t let it distract me, sir”

“You’re off duty toht?”

“Yes, sir Unless you want me to come in and make up time”

“No I want you to take the days to get your head together”

“Yes, sir”

Rudy tore the paper once, twice and dropped the ragged pieces into his wastebasket

“Okay, Jenkins I’ll let your attendance issues slide for now, but consider yourself as having received a verbal warning From now on, you need to be on time and complete your shifts”

“I understand, sir,” Kelly said

“You’d better, because I’ll be watching you”

WHEN TREY’S LIMO rolled off the ferry, Kelly leaned forward and tapped on theseparating her from Hans

“Yes?” A disembodied voice sounded over the intercom

“Pull over,” she said “I want to talk to the guards”

Kelly exited the vehicle and walked toward the guard shack A uniformed male, in his late twenties and Hispanic, watched her approach warily, no doubt surprised to see a unifore from a resident’s luxury limousine

She’d first thought to jog over to speak to a guard on her et more cooperation if she were in uniform

“Can I help you, Officer?” the guard asked His badge read Carlos

Kelly shook his hand Carlos sounded friendly enough

“Officer Kelly Jenkins I’d like to ask you some questions”

“You’re the policewoman who saved the Wentworth kid, aren’t you?” he asked “We heard you were staying at the villa”