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"Just say it ca They won’t ask anything else if you do that I’ll tell Jackson He really can get someone on the research," Malachi said

Abby nodded and she retrieved her notepad before she quickly sat down

"‘Lieutenant Josiah Beckwith,’" she read "‘Born April 9, 1790 Died for his country, Septe the War of 1812 Beloved son, husband and father A patriot’ I have it all--yes?"

"Yes"

Abby looked through her list of email contacts, selected a few of the influential people she knew on city council and wrote soating the cemetery on an FBI case She asked that the situation be rectified, that the gravestone defaced during the Civil War be repaired

As she typed, Malachi walked over to her

"How many people around here dress up as pirates?" he asked She realized that he was holding a cup of coffee for her, which she accepted gratefully

"Lots of people dress up as pirates," Abby said "Why?"

"Come on back to the computers when you’re done there," he told her "Finish your emails first"

She did, and when she approached the computer screens, she saw that Malachi had frozen a fra in front of the Dragonslayer

So of the actual person Ablack cloak encoree that hid his size If it was a hiht that it was--the person appeared to be tall

"When was that?" she asked Malachi

"At 3:32 am," Malachi told her

"When ere down by the river," Abby said

"He was trying to get in here?"

"So I assume But he stopped"

"Did he try the door? Or did he not even reach it?"

"Never tried it," Malachi said, leaning back "They saw it on the screens at your house on Chippewa, too, of course They called the police right away, but by the tione," Abby concluded with a sigh

"Yup And I don’t think he was afraid of the cameras I think he knew about theh to keep his head down I think he was afraid of Blue"

Abby stepped back "You saw Blue? Was he on one of these screens?"

"No," Malachi told her "Buthere’s an ie the camera did pick up"

Abby looked over his shoulder as he replayed the footage of the host stand and bar area, along with the front of the restaurant

A dark shadow appeared just behind the entry door

"Is that a trick of the video, of the light? Or is itso?" Abby asked

"Well," Malachi hosts record this way?"

He smiled at her "Maybe I don’t really know ButI do believe that Blue is watching over this place"

"And you believe thiskiller is soonslayer And it’s the guy in the plumed hat"

He nodded "Let’s head over to the cemetery We’ll see what our old folks have to say"

Macy was at the host stand, and Abby went over to her "Is everything all right?"

"Yes, of course, Abby What about you? How are you doing with all this?"