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“Will Patrick be joining you?”

“He’s finishing up a night shift at Madeline’s,” Casey replied “My guess is that he’ll swing by here in a while, but I’ll conference him in on my iPad”

“I’ll connect FaceTiet settled”

“Great, Yoda, thanks”

Once inside, everyone settled down, and Patrick’s face appeared on Casey’s screen Despite having put in a long overnight shift, he looked totally awake and ready to go

“Good ,” he said

“Good ” Casey shook her head in admiration “You’re unbelievable If it weren’t for your five-o’clock shadow, I’d never know you worked all night”

Patrick gave a half grin “Maybe I’ older but better Plus, Madeline made me a terrific dinner and an equally terrific breakfast A meat loaf that rivals my wife’s and a Western oy”

Casey s to wish I’d done security duty there last night” She paused “Patrick, after I bring you up to speed and we have our , could you put Madeline on the screen?”

“Sure Right now she’s calling her doctor to see when she can go back to work”

“Isn’t it too soon?” Claire asked

He shrugged “That’s her doctor’s decision, not ours She see back to herself pretty quickly” Patrick leaned forward “Bring me up to date”

Casey did just that, filling in details for Ryan and Claire, as well Marc knew more than the others, since he’d been at the office when Casey was rolling out theories and strategies The only part he wasn’t aware of was her earlyand the conclusions that had arisen from that

“I convinced Crest Haven to allow one of uys to stand outside Conrad’s rooree not to interfere with any of the treatment center’s schedules or procedures But they do not want a lawsuit So, since it’s costing the, they’ll accept the added protection—just in the event that Conrad didn’t try to kill himself, but someone else did”

“How nani you”