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Devereaux looked at hied "There are folks out there who are politically correct sometimes because it’s what the world expects them to be--doesn’t mean they don’t have deep prejudice inside And then,the truth Who knows?"

"At the ree Here’s what’s one on when Angela and he had followed Martin DuPre

"That’s all crazy," Devereaux said "How could DuPre work for the senator, and be part of the group ripping him to ribbons?"

"Either he’s in the Church of Christ Arisen to spy for the senator, or he spies on the senator for the Church of Christ Arisen I couldn’t hear everything last night, but it sounded like he wassome under-the-table compromises with the oilirl She was terrified--of soela wouldn’t have said that if it weren’t entirely true And that concernsat all--that had to do with suspicious disappearances and the Church of Christ Arisen?"

Andy groaned "I know your girl--Gabby’s--folks They came to us We had a car escort the Constitution That place has all the right paperwork And the girl, Gabby, is eighteen So when she said that she wanted to stay with the church and be left alone--she had given herself to God, and DuPre, apparently--there was nothing that we could do for theirl talks about the church--and DuPre?"

"We can get a search warrant But, co enough, and on a federal level What can I arrest one of those elders or priests orconsensual sex?"

"It’s statutory rape if the girls aren’t old enough," Jackson said

"Yes, but you know that we can’t just burst in and de at the church or working there," Andy said

"If I get the girl to talk--that should allow for a warrant," Jackson said

"Yes, possibly, but it’s interesting that you’re saying that, since you don’t even want the girl to know that we’re trying to watch over her and her family," Andy reoing to have to take it slow"

"You don’t want to warn the senator about the bastard right away?" Devereaux demanded

"No," he said, and hesitated Everyone--except for Whitney’s great-grandmother--seemed to think that David Holloalked on water Now, Jackson wasn’t so sure But he didn’t kno Devereaux would feel if he cast aspersions on Holloway

"I want to explore a few possibilities before we report anything to Holloway"

Andy studied his face and nodded "All right I’ll play this your way But this is my city I’ll bend over backward for you, Crow, but don’t mess with me This is my city"

"Not a chance I’d ht"

"I need to know if anything bad ever happened to any of the young woether that list ofwomen I asked you for? I’d like to see it and learn the particulars I need to knohy Gabby Taylor is so terrified"

"I’ll get a clerk on it right away We’ll find plenty ofwo the for young woes of thirteen and twenty-five, er," Jackson told hier, the more easily influenced, maybe unhappy with some aspect of their home life Cult leaders can usually speak extremely well and they can sway those who are unhappy with theirl who feels she’s been rejected, that her family doesn’t understand her, or, perhaps, so-- Do so--and see if you can find cases in particular where the parents felt they were losing the children; if they felt their daughters were girls who ht have been on drugs, though I don’t think the victiht I’ll get the word out to all our precincts This is different, I usually have a criht have happened and a phantoirl out there soh cri for it?"

"Thanks, Andy I’ll get on the federal info syste, and just about anything won’t show up on the ViCAP system"

"You think they murdered so it a bit?"

"What else, except the fear of a brutal death, would , Andy Did anyone ever corroborate the whereabouts of Senator Holloway and his staff at the tiina’s death?"

"You’ve seen the paperwork They didn’t need alibis The coroner’s office couldn’t find the least sign of a struggle," Andy said "Regina Holloas dead and buried when Senator Holloway started raising his questions And he didn’t bring in the police again He called soton, you all caiven full cooperation Maybe Senator Holloill be able to accept his wife’s death if sohost caused her to die"

"Thanks, Andy I think"

"Do you want o after their alibis now?" Andy asked hiuys on it in a subtle manner first If we hit any stone walls, I’ll call you"

"If you get anything on the Church of Christ Arisen, I’ll be anxious to get a call, too"