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He shrugged "I realized that in my state of ot licensed and beca," she said

He smiled It was a crooked, rueful smile, and she yearned to walk over to hi," he told her "You’re on fire Going after the killer"

"But you can’t go after cancer No one can"

He shrugged again "I guess I know that--knew that I went after God for a while Didn’t work Butah, well I have an ancestor who hangs around, too Doesn’t hesitate to speak his ht and left, and wasn’t interested inwhatever this ability is that we have I pursued bad guys I tried to save lives and someti her distance from him She didn’t think she’d ever wanted to touch another person so badly

"With any luck, we’ll save Helen Long," she said

"Luck--and work," he agreed He flicked a glance at his watch "We meet your friend soon? Where?"

"In front of the tavern But not until ten"

Macy was at the host stand when they went down She greeted the," she said "You came in earlier?" she asked Malachi

He leaned on the stand and gave her a char here"

"Oh Oh, uh" Macy looked at Abby Abby just sues here in a few hours," Malachi told her "They’ll be setting up some security cameras If they need it, you’ll lend the flustered

He thanked her and turned to head out of the building

"What’s going on?" Macy whispered to Abby

Abby ed and smiled She quickly joined Malachi outside

"She thinks we’re sleeping together," he said "Did you set her straight?"

"I don’t knohat she thinks I just followed you Is there a reason you walked out?"

He nodded "Kat’s co brow--and then she re into the lot Malachi headed for it, reached into his pocket and produced the finger wrapped in a clean silk handkerchief Abby had given him

"I may be able to match it to a body," Kat said

"I hope so I also hope it doesn’t mean there are more bodies out there"

Kat nodded and waved to Abby He stepped back fro out to see if I can buy a better lock Should be back in half an hour or so"

Abby spent the ti more of Gus’s papers By 9:45, she was too anxious to do anything but wait for Malachi downstairs

He returned just as she stepped outside "Got it I’ll leave it in the car until we’re back Good tier waved at the lot

Abby waved back "Be prepared," she warned Malachi, ser can help himself He should be an ambassador"

"That’s exactly what I want," Malachi said He paused as Roger drew closer "What I want are the ins and outs tourists don’t usually get The city secrets," he told her

"And no faith in me, huh?" she asked

"Eternal faith in you, Ms Anderson But Roger English ht’ve had in her possession"

"True And he probably does know e, and I love Savannah But Roger is a fanatic"

He shtly bent, and she liked the way he looked at her Heeyes, but if so, he see about that Then again, he see to her as tiued by hi up and shaking Malachi’s extended hand "I’uide in the city I’ all elseand where shall we go froer And the answer is everywhere--the public city and the hidden city," Malachi told hi a tour?" he asked politely

Malachi grinned at that "Yeah, with the feds, hoping to catch a killer I think it’s the killer’s city, so I need to know it, too"

"You’re with the right er studied Malachi for a uess that makes sense Okay, wellwe can walk first, if you’re up to it My favorite secret is about four blocks up, but I thought alk along the riverfront and start with Colonial Park Ce at Abby

"Fine with onslayer, of course," Roger began