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I asked, “What does ‘most’ mean?”

“Eighteen hours a day But the doors are always locked, a hundred percent”

But maybe the man with the key took a break now and then My excite the sux to its last knohereabouts had cooled What now?

As alked back toward the elevator, Kelly was saying to Conklin, “You’re here about that Stealth Killer, right?”

He said, “Could be Any thoughts on that?”

“Well,” Kelly said, blinking up at my partner, “I probably shouldn’t say this, but I saw an aide sneaking around down here a couple weeks ago after the storage room was closed for the day”

“Really?” I said,up a touch “You know the name of this aide?”

“Doreen so”

“What does Doreen look like?”

Kelly said, “About ht, blond, hippy”

We had been looking for a man, but could the wo” dude?

She said, “Doreen works at the Loony Bin That’s the psych ward? It’s across Hyde and around the corner on Bush Redbrick coht-iron fence out front? There’s a shortcut to the Bin through our basement, you know?”

“Didn’t know,” Conklin said “That’s very interesting, Kelly”

“Yeah, this corridor goes directly to Hyde Street Psychiatric,” she said, pointing over my shoulder “Psych patients are transported from the hospital to the Bin and vice versa Like, Doreen could have come froo back upstairs?” she asked

Conklin said, “I think we’ll take the Hyde Street detour Thanks for your help We appreciate it”