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Easier said than done

And so she let her thoughts free

Help me Please You said to beware, but of what?

Or of whom?

Please, don’t let me be responsible for Audrey’s death You can help eant spoke to Thor, then asked him to hile he made a call

Jay was apparently out on the street somewhere Detective Suarez walked out to speak with Thor instead

"The sergeant said you’ve spoken with Marshall Miro," Suarez said

"That’s right He’s taking some personal ti the property belongs to a friend, or o Your friend and co-worker is fine"

"Yes I’ sound of i fun, too But I’ll keep my eyes open You know, your friend Victor was the last one seen with that hooker"

Thor discovered he disliked Suarez The "hooker"--even if they didn’t have an identity on her--deserved more in the way of respect

"You questioned him," he commented

"Yeah, and I would have held hies" He let out a strange sound of disgust "These people--" he waved a hand, indicating exactly who, Thor wasn’t sure "--they’re like a closed group"

"You’re not from here, I take it," Thor murmured

"Nope, not lad he didn’t specify a place; he would have hated to harbor a grudge against a certain area just because of Suarez

"Yep, your friend’s back out on the streets, so I’d beware," Suarez went on

Beware

"I ith the ht?"

Suarez shrugged "All I know is, this kind of thing has gone on before down here That suggests the perp is someone who’s been around for a while, and that fits your friend"

"That fits a lot of people here," Thor said coolly Hell, even if he thought beyond a doubt that Victor was guilty, he would have defended hi back in the water to up anyto be hu, Detective," Thor said

More irritated than he had been already, he set out to see Sheridan

Please…

She could sense it, s different around her Maybe just a charge in the air at first, a surge of energy…of electricity

Help an to grow She took a deep breath, then another She wasn’t going to be afraid She was going to host until…

She nearly rocketed off the sofa when she heard a haone There was no longer any sense of the sea, or of anything but e continued as she walked across the rooh the peephole and saw Victor

"Cal open the door

He swept past her, ignoring her words

"Those fucking detectives grilledBundy!" he exploded at her

"Victor, you can’t blame them It’s their job"

"They don’t have a real suspect That’s why they’re going after me I’ll sue This is harassment"

"Come on, Victor, they let you out," she said

"You!" he accused her

"Me?"

"You just had to call Jay and tell hie"

"Victor, I had to He would have spent hours investigating--"

"As if they’re not spending hours investigating right now, trying to prove I stole the da," he interrupted

"Victor, do you want a drink? A soda or so you, you don’t knohat it was like"

"Victor, I’ like a two-yearold"

"A two-year-old? You didn’t have to go through that"

He was pacing so angrily that she kept her distance from him She had to remind herself that she’d known hier at her "Always trouble--always teasing, and the next thing you know, they want uy to be taken in by a prostitute And how can you still be angry? The poor wo as if he hadn’t even heard her

"Victor, stop it! I’"

Suddenly she found herself sorry she hadn’t gone with Thor

How long before he returned?

A while, she thought, amazed to realize how nervous she felt

It was suddenly as if Victor read her mind

"Where’s loverboy?" he asked

"Back anytheuilty of anything"