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A shocked rew louder; everyone looked over at her

"My God!" someone shouted Ted Murphy, of course

"But!" Sandy roared above the crowd, quieting it again "I’ve been informed that we don’t need to close down Forensics people are coe and easy access to the stairs, so no one up in the gallery, okay? Unless you’re a guest and you want to go to bed I don’t know anything more at this ti you, however, to stay, to drink, to play Tragedy struck the Longhorn--that’s so we already knew But the saloon is still an incredible piece of history, as is our beloved Alamo Thank you,down from the bar stool She stared across at Kelsey, and with a nod of thanks, Kelsey hurried back up the stairs

The forensics people were going to be at it through the night, surveying the wall and deter how best to remove the corpse Kat planned to stay and supervise, and after a while, it see left for Kelsey to do but leave

Logan told her, "Pack up a few things There’s no sleeping here tonight"

"I know this puts Sandy in a bad position," she said, "but there was nothing I could do I still feel as if I pushed her right over the edge Ted Murphy is downstairs It’ll take a crane to get him out of the place It’s like death has becohout history, death soht thing You realized Sierra had to be in the wall You dug her out What else could you do?"

She shook her head "This turns everything around Noe have to find the previous owner, and we have to find everyone orked here at the time"

Kat walked over to them and said, "The previous owner is dead There was an article about hio The guy was elderly and he lived in Austin, where he died of sohorn to begin with, and he would’ve been questioned back then, so whatever he had to say will be in the police reports But he wasn’t here when the blood was discovered by one of the maids He was in Austin He’d been there for weeks before it happened"

"Sandy will knoas working here," Kelsey said She turned to Logan "I’m really tired," she murmured

He didn’t put an arm around her the way he wanted to; they were in a professional situation But he wanted to get away frooing to be the head of this unit?

Maybe unit was the key word People orked together, who had one another’s backs Because, before he could ponder the situation, Kat spoke up

"You two get out of here tonight," she said "I have this covered Go to your house and get soratefully

"I’m the one whose job it is to deal with thehand on his ar who commit the crimes"

He ser cared who saw hi"

"I think I’irl I know you can handle it"

And, of course, she did They went downstairs, and when people crowded around the to say," she explained "Remember, we assume it’s the body of Sierra Monte We won’t know any more until the medical examiner has examined the remains, and that won’t be for a while"

"Why wasn’t that body found before?" Ted Murphy deuess no one looked in the wall," Kelsey said coldly "And beyond that, Mr Murphy, I have no idea I’m just in frooing to question her again But, soan’s te else to tell anyone tonight Please have so person who died tragically Please give the people working for the state and the country tih the crowd, drawing Kelsey along with him

They were in the car before she turned to hi with people? With all of us? Why isn’t there more concern about the fact that someone died?"

He was quiet for a minute "I don’t think the issue is that people don’t care We’re all horrified to hear about an earthquake or some other disaster that killed thousands But we can’t help taking it more personally when someone close to us dies Besides, the news o that Sierra Monte had to be dead So, ourwoman who had her life cut short has already been felt Now, it’s more of a curiosity"