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"Her phone conversation? Hoas it recorded?" Logan asked "If her friend answered the phone, there wouldn’t be a recording"

"Apparently, she answered right when the recording began We got lucky Nancy McCall had an old-fashioned answeringsounds on the tape, but…well, you want to listen to the original recording first?"

Crow nodded

"This is the conversation," Jake said, hitting another key

Chelsea Martin, with her wide cheeks and big eyes, smiled at them from the screen as they listened "Nancy! Hey!" said her voice, sweet and excited

"You were supposed to call me when you landed," caht to the Ala and all But I had to come here! I’ve read so e and the battle and the people ere here…oh! Too funny! There’s awith him He’s pretty cute, too!"

Before her friend could respond, another voice broke in It was deep and husky, and had a rattling sound, alh a er!"

They heard Chelsea giggle "The battle’s over," she said

"You’re in danger," the rattling voice said again, "Please, listen to me"

That voice Kelsey had been in dire situations several times, but she couldn’t remember when any sound had caused such a chill to suddenly sweep through her

"Nancy, I think a ghost is playing with oing on?" her friend asked

"I--"

And that was it Silence For a moment, those in the rooure the third voice got on the phone?" Logan Raintree asked His voice was hard and cold "For it to be that clear, he had to have his ht next to the phone What did the friend say when you questioned her about it?"

"I called Nancy McCall earlier this afternoon," Jake said "She didn’t hear the other voice when she spoke to Chelsea, and she has no idea how it can be so clear on the recording--or even how itsounds, but I can’t separate this voice fro theinal I can isolate Chelsea’s voice, and you’ll hear that it’s still in there"

He played the recording again

Afterward, Jackson walked over to Jake’s desk, which held a pile of folders He picked up two of thean and one to Kelsey "They have all the inforot on Chelsea and Tara, and the times and dates the six unidentified bodies were discovered Please take a look at the folders If you decide to join the teaue with me toan asked

"No We’ve exhumed them," Jackson told hian shook his head, eyes narrowed His expression was impassive, and yet Kelsey felt that so inside hi

Yet she was equally certain that he never just exploded He controlled himself at all times

"It’s in the folder," Jackson said

Next, Jake passed out pages he’d obviously printed for the up infor woman, Vanessa Johnston, has recently disappeared--on her way here," he told the in Neither she nor her Honda has been seen since she stopped at a gas station near the county line I brought the probleave you"