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"She was the only one with a key, Frank She has to have given that key to so her in--but you ask the questions"

"I’et hed "It can always get worse--that’s why this has to be solved now" He hung up and turned back to the duo still in the parlor

"He should’ve beenat the stream," Marcus said sadly "Aaron should’ve beenafraid"

As Dustin had assumed, Aaron was still there--just not visible "Hey," he protested "I was in my own house and there was a deputy posted outside I should’ve had a dog," he said mournfully "I should have taken one of those rescuewould have barked Warned me Oh, wait--that didn’t help you, Marcus, did it?"

"Aaron, I have an important question Why did you buy that artwork?" Dustin asked "That rendering of the general?"

Aaron didn’t answer He seeht it because he wanted it for the Horse Farreat when she was telling her ghost stories," Marcus explained

Olivia came back down the stairs, ready for the day in jeans and a denio through everything with Sandra oneto tear the Horse Farm apart," Dustin said

"We’ll keep watch," Marcus said "We’ll split up and" He sighed "Thing is, we can’t be everywhere"

"Sammy, look after the house," Olivia said

They left For once, Sammy didn’t care Marcus had risen, but Sammy was still at his feet

Dustin tossed Olivia the keys "You drive I’ll make calls" She nodded and slid behind the wheel

First, he called Malachi, who said he and Abby were still going through Marcus’s house, hoping to find sohosts in Olivia’s parlor--and that he was going down to the station to question Sandra again

Then he called Sloan at the Horse Farave him the latest inforht now?"

Dustin glanced at her She couldn’t hear, he decided

"No"

"You ested it He’s called the vet because there’s so with her horse"

Dustin barely prevented hiht be colic Hebad for hiht, you two--"

"Stay on that horse like flies I know, Dustin Don’t worry We’ll watch over her or die in the atteuess you’d better tell her"

"Yeah," he said thickly

Dustin ended the call and looked at Olivia "Head over to the Horse Far to leave you there with Sloan and Jane"

"Oh?"

"They’re getting the vet out I’rew ashen but she concentrated on the road, carefully taking the next turn

"People are dead," she said, her voice heavy "And still I love that horse"

"It’s okay to love your horse"

They arrived at the ranch nition when she was out of the car and racing for the stables As he followed, he saw that Dreas there, co toward her Dustin heard Sloan call his na the office

Dustin slowed as he sa give Olivia a hug and talk to her Sloan reached Dustin’s side

"The vet’s delayed Apparently, there’s only one guy in the immediate area and he was called to a dairy farm some distance away," Sloan explained "Drew had just coave me a few other nuet out here"

"How bad is it? You know horses"

Sloan kept his own horses at a farinia, close to their base "Looks to me like it’s just a ht now, but I believe he’s going to be all right Right after I talked to you, Drew and Sydney and I got a hose down his throat and did a decent job of pu his stomach"

"Thanks, Sloan," Dustin said He and Sloan hurried to the stables and over to Shiloh’s stall Olivia was in with the horse Shiloh lay on the ground, but his head was up