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Her eyes snapped to her gran She was right She had to stay well To help Joe

“Thank you” Julia took the pill and the water But she walked over to the bar fridge and took out a bottle, leaving the glass on the bench

The pill stuck in her throat

“Still no answer” Ed’s voice was grim

They’d been trying to call Joe since arriving at their suite

“I have to think,” Julia announced, drawing confused looks from both of them

What she wanted to do was sit in the closet while she did it But that was one step shy of being completely insane, and she wasn’t there yet Instead, she pulled an armchair over to the corner where thele, so her back was facing the corner Then she sat in the chair, her feet on the seat She reached into her bag to get her iPad, and her fingers hit the laptop she’d taken from Juan Pablo In her fear for Joe, the items she’d taken from the dealer’s shop had slipped her mind

“Ed?” She called over to the rand their worry

“What can I do for you, querida?”

“Can you go through this computer? I need you to look for the sale of the mummy If you start with transactions on the date Marcus sold it to Juan Pablo, that would be good We’re looking for a name, or a way to track down the person who has the mummy”

“Of course” Ed took the laptop from her and headed for the desk

“After you’ve had a look, I’ll see if we can set up a remote connection for Elle If there’s hidden information on that laptop, she’ll find it”

He nodded and pulled out the chair A moment later he was hunched over theover his shoulder

Julia took out her iPad and started to go through the copious arandood at patterns Good at planning Good atdetails nobody else could see

A thought “Ed?” He instantly looked over at her “Did you call the police? There were sirens Maybe Joe is in custody”