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Andy nodded, scratching his cheek "Well, DuPre is dead It will save the taxpayers a lot of one up for ina," Jackson said "He said that the senator killed her, that Holloway broke her heart"

"What does that mean?" Andy asked

"Did you usted

"Ah, come on," Andy interrupted "Look, I’m an officer of the law, and I respecta man in every time rather than shoot a bloody murderer, child molester and so on, but don’t expect me to weep over this one, Jackson Crow," Andy said

"It’s not that," Angela explained quietly "We still don’t knohat happened Jackson’s explaining that they were listening to DuPre when Conroy burst in"

Andy nodded "Yeah, well, we’ll have to piece together the rest" He stared at Jackson "You’ll have to come down to the station We’ll need a slew of stateuard questioned at the hospital, and the senator won’t be in shape for any information until tomorrow But I’ll need you, Jake and the nurse--she caetically

Jackson nodded "Right"

The a with the senator on a stretcher The EMTs alking with Jenna, as still holding Holloway’s hand The senator now had an IV in his aren ists fro in the house for a while Blake Conroy had already been situated in the back of another ary eyes

Jackson glared back with anger

Conroy suddenly ju toward Jackson Andy stepped between the men

"You shot oing to kill the senator It was my job to shoot him"

"We had it covered, Conroy And you killed the truth when you shot DuPre!" Jackson told him

"Stop it!" Andy said "We’ll sort this all out at the station"

"I’ainst you," Conroy threatened Jackson

"And you could be facing un," Conroy said

"Get back in the aet to the hospital… Charges are possible, Conroy, so cut the temper tantrums And it’s 2:00 am, daot Conroy back to the aela She wasn’t sure what to say "Well, Martin DuPre did become a monster," she said quietly

"It wasn’t finished," Jackson said "It wasn’t finished I still don’t trust Conroy Hey!" he called to Andy "He’s going to be in custody, right?"

Andy looked back at him, his expression tense "He’ll be at the hospital, and then down at the station"

Jackson nodded, then turned to Angela, taking her shoulders "All right, then, go back, you, Will and Whitney Try to get soure out if we canstill just isn’t right"

"We can all come to the station," she told him

He shook his head wearily "That won’t make sense, that’s for sure Get soet some sleep At least I won’t be that worried DuPre is dead, and Blake Conroy will be occupied Our tiave her a pained and rueful srinned in return

"I can wait up"

"Jackson! You coela a quick kiss on the lips "Soon," he proot into Andy Devereaux’s unmarked car with Jake and Jenna Will and Whitney caela

"He’s so upset," Whitney remarked

"He wanted to know ed it in the best possible way," Will said "He may have to be happy with that"

"Hey, handsoht DuPre breaking into that house"

"Yeah, I did, didn’t I?" Will said "Co lass of wine is in order," Whitney said "Then, h for ela said

They walked slowly back to the house, tired but wired Angela decided that when Jackson returned and had gotten sory, frustrated and disconcerted when he’d headed toward the station; a dead man still lay in the house next door Toht rand ballrooet about the ca on taxpayer ela told hihosts--just a very evil ela said "But Jackson was right--evil is done by the living"

She headed into the kitchen, leaving them to do whatever their wonderful technical minds did with their technical equipment For the moment, she slid her Smith & Wesson into one of the kitchen drawers