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"Yes, sir I've got the muck that's spilled from the cars"

"I'd like you to arrange an accident-'

"No!" Maeve screamed "My God, they're only six years old You can't randchildren!" She was horrified to see that Deirdre had an expression of complete indifference on her face, while Boudicca wore a look as cold as a granite tomb

"I don't consider those bastards randchildren," Dorsett roared back

Maeve was overco fear It was a battle she could not win Her sons were in deadly danger, and she saw clearly that her only hope of saving thely aware of her helplessness Somehow she had to stall for ti else ht across to the ht of a way to help her But he was thousands of kilometers away

She sagged into an empty chair, beaten but still defiant, her emotions in upheaval "What do you want from me?"

Her father relaxed and pushed a button on the phone, ending the call The deep creases that ran from the corners of his eyes widened "I should have beaten you when you were young"

"You did, Daddy dear," she said, re "Many times"

"Enough sentirowled "I want you to return to the United States and ith their National Underwater & Marine Agency Watch the to discover the cause of the unexplained deaths If they begin to get close to an answer, do what you can to stall thee or murder, whatever it takes Fail utter will surely die Do well, and they'll live in wealth"

"You're asped, stunned at what she'd heard "You'd --"

"Oh, but you're very wrong, dear sister," Boudicca interrupted "Twenty billion dollars is far "

"What insane scheme have you hatched?" asked Maeve

"If you hadn't run away from us, you'd know," said Deirdre nastily

"Daddy is going to collapse the world diamond market," revealed Boudicca as unruffled as if she were describing a new pair of shoes

Maeve stared at him "That's impossible De Beers and the rest of the cartel will never permit a drastic fall in the price of diamonds"