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By then, the others were up Tyler bent down beside Allison, drawing her to her feet He brought an arave the baby away She carried her baby out in the ave him away," Allison said

"I know I saw," Tyler told her

She looked baffled "It’s true It’s really true She gave the baby to the Leigh family, my family, and all these years, none of us had any idea"

"As we’ve said many times, history is always told by the victors," Tyler said "I suppose Lucy’s patriot family didn’t want it known she’d had a bastard child--especially since the baby’s father was one of the enemy It ruined the romance and drama of her heroism in their eyes"

"But what about Bradley? He must have known Do you think that’s what sent him into a frenzy--why he killed her?" Allison asked

"Hey, let’s get inside It’s cold out here," Jane said

Kat was just inside the door "Do you suppose that’s why people have been killed through the years?" she asked "I studied those autopsy reports inside and out The deaths look like they were accidental, but…faulty wiring caused the college student’s death? At a historic property that’s inspected all the ti down the stairs?"

"Could this be the reason?" Tyler gestured at Allison "I think we’re looking for a truly obsessed killer who is devious, as well And if--" He paused, aware that everyone atching him "And if it’s because Allison really is a descendent of Lucy Tarleton, she’s the one who matters That would point to Cherry Addison Not to mention the fact that her husband is an artist and she could have gotten him to paint a replica portrait"

"Then we announce toh is a descendent of Lucy Tarleton’s," Logan said "We make an announcement to the media--and see what crawls out of the ork"

"Will that make the killer more desperate?" Jane asked "Or will it just mean that the truth is out--and he’ll disappear and we’ll never knoho he is?"

"Maybe we should uides and board reed

"Okay, we’ll set it up for to the day, we need to watch the board Whoever was in the woods with Martin Standish is going to want to know if he survived or not I left ith the hospital to report his condition as critical We’ll keep an eye on the board--and on Jason and Annette--and plan on having them over for after-dinner coffee We’ll present this inforet"

"I don’t think that’s the ed "I mean, I don’t believe people were killed because of Lucy’s baby There’s another possible spin to this story Maybe the baby wasn’t Beast Bradley’s child, but Stewart Douglas’s I can’t tell anyone, other than you, that I saw and acted out what happened the night Lucy gave her baby away She sensed danger in the house If she was afraid Beast Bradley would kill not just her but the child, as well, that would ht be distressed by the evidence that Lucy did have an illegitimate child would be…Cherry," Kat said

"If that’s not the reason for the murders, what is?" Tyler asked, frustrated

"I say we tell the world we’re going to have Lucy disinterred so we can do DNA tests on her and Allison, and prove it to all and sundry," Logan said "I’d like to see how Cherry takes the news"

"We don’t really have to dig her up, do we?" Allison asked

"I think that’ll be your choice in the end," Logan told her "For the led in souess I’ by Jane "Thank you," he said quietly "I need to know the truth, Allison I don’t want to hurt anyone, and I don’t want anyone else hurt I don’t know exactly what it is, but I need…"

"Justice," Tyler said "We seek justice For the living--and the dead"

Allison was nervous the nextwhile Logan phoned Cherry, Ethan Oxford and Nathan Pierson They explained that they were going to talk to thosenew information to the press Annette and Jason both sounded curious and nothing o to the hospital and check on Artie Dixon’s condition Tyler sent Jane and Kat on a drive out to Valley Forge toat Martin Standish’s little museum had been touched

At the hospital, Haley Dixon lookedto the cafeteria with hi woman poked her head in and introduced herself as Dixon’s nurse for the day, telling her the LPN’s name was on the board, if she needed assistance "We monitor the vitals at all times, of course, out at the nurses’ station, but hit the button if you need us" She rolled her eyes "We’ve had all kinds of codes going today--reds and greens Those are hostile or combative patients You wouldn’t believe how many people come in for help and then want to knock out their doctors and nurses!"

Allison smiled sympathetically and thanked her As she sat down, she heard the warning, "Code green!" over the loudspeaker Nurses and orderlies were running down the hall

Allison concentrated on Artie Dixon, talking to hi him to speak to her with his"Lies--e see is all lies," Dixon told her