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No, this killer had taken a chance He’d injured scores of people in that accident--just to kill Sarah Vining

When he opened the door, he saw Sean watching the screens by hian and Kelsey, going through papers," Sean said "I’ is dead"

"The crash killed her?" Sean asked

"That--combined with a copperhead bite"

Sean sat back As he did so Allison ca down the stairs She knew froan followed her down more slowly

"Well?" he asked

Tyler shook his head

Allison stopped at the botto is dead?"

"I’, she sank onto a step "But it was an automobile accident We saw it on the news It couldn’t have anything to do hat’s happening here"

He walked over and sat beside her She wasn’t crying; she just stared ahead, dazed

"Allison, it wasn’t an accident"

She looked at him "I saw it I saw it on TV Dozens of cars and people were involved"

"There was a snake in her car"

"A…snake?"

"She was bitten by a copperhead"

"Yes, but you can survive a snakebite! People survive them all the time"

"Allison, between the snakebite and the trauma of the crash, she died She caused the crash--because she’d been bitten by a snake That’s not an accident"

"I’ve never heard of a copperhead being in anyone’s car, but I have heard of people finding theasped, taking in the reality of another death "Oh, poor Sarah She was always such a sad little creature"

"Julian and Sarah Three days apart We need to be vigilant So discovered," Logan said He walked around in front of Allison "I’m so sorry I know you’ve lost a friend, and now another coworker This is far in to understand, but the harder ork at learning the truth, the better our chances of saving others"

"You think so to kill everyone associated with the house?" Allison asked hi," Tyler said "Of course, we’re speculating, but we’re pretty good at sorting things out Thisback into the office Maybe she came across some kind of infor up there, right?"

"Yes"

The word sounded like a sob He put his arht well push hiain--but she didn’t "Allison, you’ve been hit with a lot Two friends dead, the ghost of a friend, the appearance of a ghost that looks like you and ayour name It’s too much to take in We understand But I believe you are on to so about the house that someone doesn’t want the world to know Someone who didn’t care who they killed in that accident" He paused "It has to be an employee--or one of the board members"

"And we’re down one board roups that were in the house?" she asked "We ht have had someone on one of the tours as just crazy, or had soenda? We can’t watch every person every minute they’re in here Sootten out, too I hadn’t set the alaran told her

"But unlikely," Sean said from behind the screens He came over to them and spoke to Allison "From what I understand about the boy whose dad is in a cohost of Beast Bradley likes you, Allison I think we should try to coax either Lucy Tarleton or Beast Bradley into appearing to you If you can get close enough to one or even both of theht know"

The door opened; Jane and Kat had returned They were followed by Julian, as arguing with Kat

"That was horrible--and conified!" he said

"Julian!" Kat set her handbag on a side table and turned to him "If I hadn’t asked that they shave your head, ouldn’t know that you’d formed a heet your chin into that blade"

"I told you what happened," Julian said "Good Lord, doesn’t anyone listen to me?"

"We all listen to you And we believe you, Julian," Jane said, trying to calo into a courtroohost told us what happened!"

"As if it wasn’t bad enough to see myself with that…that Y incision!" Julian moaned

"I told you not to come with us," Kat said