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Stone peered through theon the left side of the door “The place still looks lived in She one somewhere”

“So Padilla blew himself up Why?”

“That’s why I’ht knohy”

“So you think she’s in on it?”

Stone didn’t answer right away, principally because he didn’t kno to answer “I don’t think so, but there’s no guarantee”

“But if she’s not in on it she won’t be able to help us”

“Not necessarily”

Stone moved around to the rear of the house and Chapman followed

“What do you mean?” she asked

“Noe know or at least strongly suspect Padilla was the bomber We can ask her questions we couldn’t before If she’s involved, we’ll know pretty quickly Then we can take her into custody and question her officially If she’s not involved sheher uncle ht have had here”

Stone tried the back door but it was locked

Chapman put her face to the rearand looked inside “Nothing But she could be lying dead and out of sight Do we break in?”

Stone already had two slender instruments out of his pocket “It’s a deadbolt It’ll take a little time”

Chaph the broken pane and turned the lock “My way’s quicker”

Stone slowly put away his lock-pick tools “You break and enter a lot in your line of work?”

“Only when I’m bored”

They passed through the door and into the small kitchen

“Food in the fridge and dirty plates in the sink,” said Chapman as she looked around

Stone looked at the dried food “Breakfast, probably from today”

Guns out, they moved into the hall and quickly searched the main level

“Okay, no bodies on this floor,” said Chapman “Let’s try upstairs”

A two-

Chap woot paid off That story about donations ht have been bullshit”

Stone pointed to the set of braces in the corner “How can she ithout those?”

Chapman examined the a new pair?”

Stone looked around the room “Okay, Padilla was involved We have the Latinos in Pennsylvania involved”

“And they’re dead too Whoever their employer is, he’s not too loyal”

“Or he simply demands the ultimate sacrifice from his people,” replied Stone

They went back downstairs

“Do ait for her to come back?” asked Chapman

Stone shook his head “I’ve got a feeling this place is being watched So they knoe’re interested in her again”

“So you’re saying we ned her death warrant, you mean?”

“If we could only find out where she’s gone”

They went out the back door and walked around to the front Stone looked up and down the street

Chaphborhood where so out herto see what’s going on”

“Good idea You take this side of the street and I’ll take the other”