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“Then if that’s all you have to go on, you analyze the fuck out of those leads and get back to us!” Allister screa this motherfucker down”

“I’ for all of us”

Chapter Eight

An hour later, the lihborhood Houses were practically on top of one another One yard overlapped another,it difficult to tell where one lawn ended and the other began

Trashed cars lined the street Garbage was strewn on the sidewalks Stray, malnourished cats ran frooing down on every corner

It was as close to hell as Ellie had ever been

At the end of the street, they took a left and then a right Ellie never saw the first sign

“What is this place? The roads aren’t marked,” Serena pointed out

“This guy has thought of everything,” Sable said quietly, see each and every hons down”

“Why would they do that?” Serena asked

“Because these people are on this guy’s payroll,” Heather replied

“Agreed This is one of those neighborhoods where everyone knows everyone but no one knows anything when the cops arrive,” Sable said

“Kind of lets us knohere we stand, huh?” Heather looked at Ellie “Doesn’t get much worse than this Does it?”

“I’m afraid not”

“Why are you asking Ellie anything?” Serena glared at Heather “If the Vance brothers are behind this, you’re responsible You’re the one who should be answering questions You knew the Vance nuts You lived with theht them out Didn’t you? Don’t answer that