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“And you need to get Mrs Campion down here,” Hawk added firmly “She’ll want to hear e have to say”

Campion whipped around, pointed his SIG at Hawk’s chest, and squeezed the trigger Bang

Hawk’s face registered surprise as he looked down at his pink shirt, saw the blood

“Hey,” said Hawk

Didn’t these punks know that a uns stashed everywhere? Caain, and the boy dropped to his knees He stared up at the olderthefacedown

Pidge had frozen at the sound of the shooting Now he screamed, “You shit! You crazy old shit! Look what you did!”

Pidge backed out of the room, and when he cleared the library’s doorway, he turned and raced for the front door Caun out of his outstretched hand, lost his footing, and fell, hitting his chin against the edge of the desk He pulled hi, then stumbled out to the vestibule and pressed the intercoe

“Glen,” he yelled “Call 911 I shot someone!”

By the tione The caretaker ca across the yard with a rifle, and Valentina stood in the front doorway, her eyes huge, asking him what in God’s name had happened

Lights winked on in neighboring houses, and the wolfhound next door barked

But there was no sign of Pidge

Caun and shouted into the dark, “You killed my son, you son of a bitch, didn’t you? You killed my son!”

Chapter 102

I ARRIVED AT the Ca Jacobi’s call A herd of patrol cars blocked the street, and paraurney, heading out to the ambulance

I went to the gurney, observed as en mask half covered his face, and a sheet was pulled up to his chin I judged that the young man was in his late teens or early twenties, white, ell-cut, dirty-blond hair, maybe five ten