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“Might be the tip of the iceberg And we’re not the only ones after him”
“What do you mean?”
“The attack on the bar? They were after Paul, I’m sure of it”
“Why would a gang of killers target him?”
“They ht have been paid to do it” He sat forward “And now you can tell me why you suddenly called out of the blue”
He expected soet it
“Puller, we have a situation”
He lowered his fork and said, “I understand we have a situation You told me that e last met”
Knox drew a breath “Right” She said nothing else
Puller took a bite of food and a sip of coffee, then set down his cup “Well?”
“Not here”
“We can go back to where I’”
They arrived there thirty minutes later
Knox leaned against the hile Puller sat in the one chair looking up at her
When she said nothing he spoke up “First you show up out of the blue Then you
disappear Then you show back up with a story about this friend of yours scared to death and tell me about this possible cover-up”
“I came back to help you And you just walked away,” she added bitterly
“I was trying to protect you”
She barked, “I can protect myself, in case you hadn’t noticed”
He nodded and said in a rapid-fire reed So you’re back I need your help What can you tell me?”
She seeain, but she sed, ran a hand through her hair, and with that er seemed to drain from her
“The situation?” pro her closely
“Remember Mack Taubman?”
“Your friend who almost had a heart attack when you told hi?”
“Yes”
“What about him?”
“He’s dead”
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PULLER ROSE AND stared at Knox
Knox kept her gaze on the floor
Puller said, “How?”
“They’re not sure It could be suicide”
“Gun?”
She shook her head “They don’t knohat exactly But frons of foul play Mack ht have taken poison”
“Or soht have fed it to him,” countered Puller
“I don’t know,” said Knox distractedly
“Was he found at home?”
“Yes”
“Did he live alone?”