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Except, as he spoke the last words, he wasn’t He disappeared as if he’d never been there

Abby realized she was shaking

She sat down on the chair in front of the coazed at theely blank and her hands still tre She clenched them into loose fists

The screens showed her that Sullivan remained behind the bar, Macy chatted with customers, Bootsie raised a beer to his lips

Will Chan sat and watched

In the dining roo earnestly to Roger; Roger nodded and kept drinking

He was going to play an interesting Blue the following day if he didn’t stop

She left the co that so theone Sullivan worked behind the bar, putting away glasses

Macy was off-duty, and Grant Green had taken her position at the host stand

"Hey, girl," Grant said to her "I’ any rest?"

"Yeah, I’irl, huh?"

"Not yet"

He leaned toward her "I’er I’er out of here At least the two of the"

"Thank God for sht tohurry theer You can and should refuse to sell to anyone who appears inebriated That includes h school friends"

He s a new era at the Dragonslayer We all need to adjust"

She refrained fro of the tavern was the last of her concerns

"But you knohat? I’m here I’ll take care of this," she told hier were still sitting She slid in next to Roger and took his hands "Look atho the pirate show for the crowd toood shape You and Paul I’rew up here--and because I have the two of you Okay?"

He smiled at her a little blearily "Yeah, you know about Missy Tweed, don’t you?"

"She was ransomed," Abby said

"But she fell in love with Blue She wanted to stay with him He did save her--he ca to attack her Scurvy Pete told hi a fool So Missy thought Blue was her savior Of course, Blue had seized her off her father’s ship, but that didn’t stop Missy fro him He was a businessman, Abby Blue was a businessland’s enemies He took her off her father’s ship when he saved the crew because the ship had been caught in a stor SoBlue actually saved Missy twice," he concluded

"It’s a great story, Roger And we’ll do it well toratitude "Coet you hoether, arm in arm As Abby watched, a man in a colorful tourist shirt rose from his table and followed

Abby smiled The police were at work; she knew thehis job

Following Roger English

"I busted into an empty cabin," Malachi told Jackson "And I’m afraid I dripped water all over that beautiful yacht But I did find this"

He hadn’t heard anything in the cabin and hadn’t really expected to find Bianca Salzburg If she’d been there, she would’ve ed and Helen hadn’t said anything about being gagged, just blindfolded

So, no Bianca But what he had found was more than a little suspicious

Maybe not under normal circumstances But under these circue pirate-themed scarf, the kind that was sold all over the city It had been crumpled and kicked half under the bed He wondered if it was used as a blindfold by so and burly He looked like a pirate He was rich He owned ships and a private yacht He was in the prio when he left here?" Malachi asked, sitting on a bench to get his shoes back on as they spoke

"He was followed to his house There’s an officer outside now," Jackson said