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Jackson had the federal funds necessary to pitch in when the local budget was used up And, Logan knew, if he joined Crow’s unit, he’d have that sa at hi on in his mind

"I doubt I’ll be able to find needle marks if the woetically "In some of these instances we’re down to al in the hair or bones, but…we do have a few victian asked

She nodded, looking at Jackson "Yes"

To detect ht’ve been used to subdue the woraphy-mass spectroscopy, would be needed The state of decay meant that no other approach was likely to yield results

It seeical that the women had been influenced in some way to leave the Ala up any kind of fight or ht’ve been persuaded to co What that soan and the others had no clue--except for the phone call recorded between Chelsea Martin and her friend Nancy The call was abruptly cut off Someone had interrupted Chelsea, and she hadn’t been seen or heard froain…until her corpse was discovered Another possibility, as Kat hadto do ," Kat told theive you, but I’ll look for drugs, and I’ll study the stomach contents--those tests were done, but not really followed up I’ll do whatever I can" She offered the to be nice to have first call on all the lab techs out there, and free rein for any test I need"

Logan glanced across the corpse at Kelsey, as gazing down at Tara’s face He liked the quiet way she’d stood listening, and the empathy in her eyes He looked at the corpse himself and wondered whether he’d lost his "talent" after Alana’s death

Had it diminished because he’d refused to ood was a "talent" that had failed him when he’d needed itwas eluding hih He could reach out, and he could see, but he couldn’t see enough He’d reached the young woman, but he’d felt blinded

He walked over to Kelsey, who started, her attention drawn from the corpse He took her hand; she scowled at hied her toward the corpse

"You need to see," he told her

"Just like you do," she shot back

He bent his head slightly, a bitter sht? And your eyes ht be better on this one You have to feel the hurt, don’t you?"

She didn’t allow hi corpse, but she didn’thiuide her, though, and he felt soh her as she touched Tara Grissoreen fury but she didn’t get a chance to speak; the door opened and they were joined by a tall, sli a ca"

Logan released Kelsey’s arotten solad to welcoet back on the streets with Kelsey

She had what he’d lost

Maybe it was siive, and to love To touch, in a way he no longer could

Chapter Seven

Kelsey tried to greet Jane Everett cordially, with professional courtesy, but she felt as if she were burning inside Watching as Kat worked with the corpse had beco if Vanessa Johnston had been alive when she’d reached Texas, and though she knew the loss of a finger didn’t guarantee death, she also knew they wouldn’t find her alive And as she’d listened to Katya Sokolov, she’d felt an al wo her hadthrough her fingers as the corpse’s one good eye stared at her Deep in her mind, she’d heard a silent cry for help

Where were you? Kelsey asked What were you doing? Hoere you so quickly and easily taken? And why?

"Kelsey O’Brien, Jane Everett," Jackson said, introducing theloved hands, and Kelsey tried to san, Kat, Jane, you three know one another and you’ve worked together, so I’ with Kelsey, of course"

Jane Everett had warm amber eyes and she seee sht to the heart of her expertise "This isn’t going to be easy," she said "I can do better i with skulls," she told Kat

"Tara’s face we know" Kat spoke gently and respectfully of the dead "On some of the others, most of the tissue is already lost, so we can take a look and then decide on an approach"