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YUKI DROPPED OFF to sleep soh the alarm that went off at half past seven Later, when she started awake, Brady’s side of the bed was empty

She would just get to work on tiether fast—and soh the doorway to the DA’s suite of offices at nine fifteen Apart froo

The DA’s office was organized with s a maze of cubicles at the center The cubes were fully occupied with paralegals and assistants on the phones,casework hum

As Yuki passed Len’s corner office, his assistant, Toni Reynolds, who manned the desk outside his door, waved her down

“Yuki, Len needs to see you and Arthur Right away”

“Now?”

“As soon as hisbreaks up,” Toni said “Oh

Good Here’s Arthur Both of you, please sit down He’ll be right with you”

Yuki was surprised at this suht away”? What had happened?

Yuki and Arthur had hardly settled into chairs in the hallhen Len Parisi’s office door blew open

Len’s assistant said to Yuki, “I hope you don’t e Rathburn wants to see all concerned at ten”

Yuki didn’t knohy the judge wanted to see theet a chance to ask Parisi appeared in his doorway looking exasperated and told Yuki and Art to come in

They took the love seat and watched the big any desk and sink heavily into his chair

He moved stacks of papers around on his desk, lined up his pens, then got into the business at hand

“Giftos filed a motion to suppress the sex video,” he said “That video is all we’ve got I’ve never felt at peace with that Rathburn is reasonable,” he said “He listens and he can be reached Don’t let Giftos intimidate you, Yuki And he will try”