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"You can go out the back," she was saying "If you cut through the forest it’s dark, but there’s a decent ht"

"That’s fine That’s the way I caood, and then there’s this ht I always have one witha smile

She didn’t sravely "Be careful"

"I’ to be after," he said

"Oh? Really? They all know you’re an agent What if the killer’s afraid you’ll be snooping around and then he wants you out of the picture?"

Maybe she wasn’t so naive

"But I’--and carries a big gun," he said "That doeswith that," she conceded

"By toht I’ll see that you at least have so trip"

"Careat way to get to know the people who hang out at the Horse Farli to find out who did this to Marcus Danby, we need to find out why"

"Okay," she said "That makes sense Coh the kitchen, the dining roo that now seemed to be a family rooreeable

"Make sure everything’s locked down tight," he told her "If soure out a way But it’s best to ives you more time to call the cops or come up with an escape route yourself"

"I will lock everything," she proone, she’d be on the phone calling Malachi and asking hi anything done

Olivia had never been afraid in her own house before Noas inhabited by a ghost who appeared out of nowhere whenever he chose And on top of that, she orried that soht try to break in while she was asleep

It was still early She returned to the kitchen, ready to forage through the refrigerator for so to eat Instead, she walked around downstairs and then upstairs, closing and locking s When she was done, she checked the front door again, followed by the back door--even though she’d just locked it behind Dustin Blake

There was nothing else to lock

She returned to the kitchen once more only to freeze, startled

Marcus was back

"Thank you very much You made me look like an idiot," she said

"I had to see who it was and ment call," Marcus told her "Besides, I’m pretty sure he kneas here"

"Oh?"

"I’ve walked around the Horse Farm I even waved my hands and tried to blow cold breath at people They can’t see uy--I think heabout? He didn’t tell me he saw you"

"I didn’t say he saw me I said he kneas around I didn’t intend to be seen Not yet"

"Why not?" Olivia demanded, annoyed with him

"I had to be sure he’s the one," Marcus said

"The one what?"

"Who could really help I uy, we’d be in trouble But I think he does believe you, and I know he can see and feel and sense what’s there--and what’s not"

"You ht have introduced yourself at the end, Marcus And hoill all these abilities actually host--were you?"

"No," he said "Someone flesh-and-blood killed me Butnow I’ht and the truth exposed, but I hadn’t--well, I hadn’t recognized the danger I was putting you in"

Now Marcus was telling her she should be afraid, too!

"So," Marcus continued, "you have the agent here He’ll investigate, and you just need to keep quiet fros, let them say it"

"Isn’t it too late?" she asked hi it And erator"

"I can’t really block it," he said, but he ht out a head of lettuce, shaking it at hiht I’d, uo prowl around the Horse Farm and see what I can learn"

Olivia set the lettuce on the cutting board and looked at hied to refrain

"Marcus, why do you think so anyone I wasn’t sleeping with anyone’s wife I wasn’t dealing drugs and I hadn’t robbed any banks I’ll be damned if I know, Liv"