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“The FBI cleared her, too,” Kelly said “She’s never been arrested At least not under the naave you”

“What makes you think she has an alias?”

“I don’t know that she does I’ out theories”

“I don’t like your theories”

“You didn’t like your son being kidnapped, either” Kelly sat cross-legged on the sofa, facing hiht?”

“Right Usually we live the rest of the year in Manhattan”

“Does Maria travel back and forth with you and Jason?”

“No,” Trey said “Jason has another nanny in New York”

“So what does Maria do the rest of the year?”

He stared at Kelly “I don’t know”

“Does she have another job?”

“I don’t know”

“Did you ever think to ask?”

“No It’s her business”

“The day we er than usual so he could continue therapy with Dr Carico”

“Yes Carico thought her continued treatust with Carico, Trey ran a hand through his hair If he’d gone north, Jason wouldn’t have been abducted He’d been blind to Carico’s ulterior motives

Was Kelly onto so? Could he be blind about Maria, too? He had noted a change in her behavior lately—she’d somehow seemed more nervous He’d attributed that to the horror of the kidnapping and being attacked

“So Maria just miraculously became available when you remained?” Kelly asked

Trey hesitated, trying to reone “Well, I told her ere staying and asked her if she could continue on”

“Is she married?”

“No”

“Has she ever been married?”

“Not according to the background check”

“Children?”

“How could she have kids and live in here with us?”