Page 11 (2/2)

After the fifth street corner, Zane and Ty found a girl who knew the second victiet her to talk in the alley where she usually worked, and they ca out that the victim had been from Oklahoma and had run from her abusive husband

“Any reason she’d have solanced around nervously

“She ain’t irl answered as she kicked her platforainst the pavement “She ain’t nearly

Ty just nodded and looked her over carefully She looked back at hi her up on her services after all Instead, he reached into his back pocket and took out three more bills and handed them to her “Buy yourself a couple days off, huh?

Safer,” he grunted as he turned around and beganhis way back down the alleyway

Zane turned silently away as the girl stared at the money in her hands

Stalking after Ty, he lit a cigarette and pulled the collar up on his jacket as the wind picked up It justthe stale smell of the beer off his shirt into his face

He nearly ran into Ty, as standing and watching a couple walk slowly down the sidewalk, scowling impressively as they neared him

“Looking for a date, sugar?” the woman asked Ty The hing

“You look a little too official to be throwing out hooks,” Ty responded wryly The wo her blonde hair over her shoulder “They tailed us,” Ty muttered as he turned to Zane and sneered

Zane gri even further south with yeton his nerves He should have known the Bureau would go looking for theed hotel roo the area around the Ty to talk to the newcomers

“Special Agent Marian Sears,” the woe to the the wo her away froent Gary Ross,” the wohtly violent handling

“Do you have any concept of how much you stand out?” Ty asked the wo the introductions “Or how very much I hate you both already?”

“My feelings are hurt, they really are," Ross

Sears extricated herself fro to face him “We understand the need for secrecy in certain circuent Grady,” she said in clipped tones “But when the new detail on a case that just lost two agents to a serial killer doesn’t shohen and where they’re supposed to, we tend to get concerned”

“Next time I’ll have Momma write a note,” Ty drawled She narrowed her eyes at him

“You two are outside orders,” Ross sneered in response to their rude welcome

“Your assignirls,” Sears added

“If you’re even working the case out here,” Ross muttered as he looked down the alley and shook his head in disgust