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“For about eight hours Duarte was able to give h, so I’m not in prison”

“Small favors And your friend? Fermín?”

“Apparently his teruy or if whoever killed the guy killed hiain, ood at this whole investigation thing”

“I’m notthe trees and seeing what falls out So far the only thing I’ on”

“And that people are willing to kill each other over it,” Alex said

“And now that the MPs are involved, they’re going to lock down the investigation like it was fissionable I’”

“Amateur detective hour does seereed “I mean, I can still ask around”

“You did otten you into this in the first place I just don’t like disappointing the old lady”

“I can respect that But I do kind of wish I kneas going on”

“Me too”

Alex finished his drink, the ice clicking against his teeth He had a pleasant war back at him

“You know,” he said slowly, “just because everything’s shut down here, it doesn’t ’s shut down everywhere”

Bobbie blinked Her shrug was nonco about that backwater asteroid Holden was asking about?”

“You’ve got a ship There’s nothing we can do here,” Alex said “Seems like someth

ing we could do”