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“I’m not sure, but I intend to find out”

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The nextat approxiain I stopped in at Java Joe’s first to check out one of nize the man behind the counter, but the woister

I ordered athe cashier, I approached the wo

the drink

“Remember me?” I asked

She gave me a blank, I-see-a-lot-of-people look After a nition

“You were looking for Melissa,” she said

I nodded and checked her na Elle

“That’s right, Elle,” I said “I assume you still haven’t seen or heard from her”

She shook her head “I wish I could help”

“How about this guy?” I held up my phone and displayed a photo I’d taken of Kandinsky and the young man I assumed was his son

“Just a sec” The espresso machine roared as she fixed e

“The older one That’s the guy I told you about—Mr Macchiato”

“How about the younger man?”