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He wasn’t ready to ad about Davina The words stuck in his throat like a stray chicken bone

“No problem” Andy headed for the door Obviously, this wasn’t a conversation he wanted to have either “Listen,” he said as he opened the door “Don’t let this get to you Don’t let any of it get to you We all ets screwed It’s no big deal”

Jack nodded, but it was a big deal He couldn’t trust himself anymore He didn’t knoas real and asn’t He was losing his one

“Here” He held up the folder

“Keep it,” Andy said

Jack turned away fro look He heard the door click shut behind Andy, but he didn’t move He couldn’teveryone had been telling hi things where there was nothing They told hiuys, not a likeable guy, but on the right side anyway They told hi the plot And he didn’t listen It never even occurred to hiht He’d been convinced he was onto so up rumours Picked at every tiny lead He’d wound up everyone he talked to and had begun to piece together a picture of a dirty cop

He sat down heavily But it had all been in his head

His hand fell on the manila folder

Just like Davina’s drug empire

Jack sat in the chair facing the court-appointed shrink and wondered why the guy didn’t have a couch in his office Weren’t these guys supposed to have couches? Weren’t you supposed to stare at the ceiling and talk about your father issues?

“So, Jack, what brings you back? Last time we spoke you toldHow did that go for you?”

The guy was so laid back Jack wasn’t sure if he was poking fun at him or not

“It went great I’m over the burn out”

The little rey stubble on his chin It looked like he was trying to mask a smile

“So what’s the proble voice that made Jack want to punch him