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"Genevieve’s place Barbecue toive it a try"

Jack rose, as well "Wait up I’ here by myself anymore"

When they arrived at Genevieve’s, Victor let the’s all here," he muttered He stood in the doorway, as if loathe to let the it was him; after all, Jack was a Conch

"What’s up?" Jack asked jovially He swept past Victor as if he had every right to be there

"We were just watching the news," Victor said glule women in the Keys to be careful The victiuys seen a TV anywhere? Shit, every bar in town e"

"What ruffly, then sot a beer?"

"Help yourself, Jack," Genevieve called from the kitchen

Jack headed that way Thor took a seat on the sofa, staring at the television The news had h There was a storm in the Gulf, but it was headed west

"Creepy, huh?" Victora seat next to Thor

"The storht be from around here Hope it doesn’t hurt touris"

"People rarely see themselves as potential victims," Thor told him "Especially since the dead woman was a prostitute"

"Hope so We survive on tourism," Victorfro a beer in Thor’s direction Taken by surprise, he was glad to catch it "Up in Miauy killed a bunch of prostitutes around Eighth Street It didn’t cause a scare, though, since he only killed prostitutes Now, if I’d been a hooker, I’d have found soed"

"Jack, how can you be so cold?" Bethany de in the doorith a irl"

"I’m sorry to say it, but in aaht?" he dereat syry and lonely Every one of you took off today I saw the professor this h to have lunch with hi out of the kitchen Her eyes uy He’s an academic, that’s all"

"Armchair diver," Alex sniffed "Can’t cut theto tell us all what to do"

"Be nice," Genevieve warned hi the skull and crossbones in his earlobe

"We bought lots of food," Victor said

"For too sohtfully He looked around "Jack is right, you know I don’t want to say anyone deserved such a fate, but…she was a prostitute"

"You were right the first time," Genevieve said firirl"

No No one deserved it, Thor thought So what about the runaho had disappeared, and the almost-supermodel?

And Jay Gonzalez’s wife

"Thor, what’s up?" Bethany asked, catching his thoughtful look

He shrugged, forced a sood ht," Bethany said They all stared at her "Hey, so’s Breath it is"

They opted for a table near the lone er Thor had seen ers with synthesizers at their sides, but this guy was a cut above He joked with the crowd between songs He wasn’t a Conch, he told them, just a wannabe At the end of his first set, he proved hi on a soentlemen, you are in Key West And Lord knoant you here We want you to buy lots of booze--and s, of course--but we also want you staying responsibly sober and careful Know the one you’re with, ladies Take care out there Help us out If you see or hear anything helpful to the police, let the back to see me And I want you to buy more CDs and eat more Key lime pie Thank you all"

Thor rose He felt Genevieve’s hand on his--he’d ot the seat next to her when they sat down She was looking at him with a frown and a question He s lots of CDs"

She gazed at hi too deep Drowning But he liked it, and couldn’t quite stop hiht the CDs--he picked up three: one for his secretary in the Jacksonville office; one for hiht would enjoy it--that the singer knew all about the dive "You’re working with Marshall’s crew, right? And Gen?" There was so soft in his voice when he said her name "Watch out for her, huh? She’s a Key West treasure, kind of like the sunset"

When he got back to the table, Bethany was saying, "I really hope they catch this guy People need to be warned, but our whole economy is tourism"

"There’s the navy, too," Victor said without conviction

Bethany shivered "Just think There’s a killer here He could be right here on the patio listening to the ht next to us alk down the street"

Just as she said the words, Thor looked up to see Jay Gonzalez, in a casual long-sleeved shirt and jeans, walking in