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“Wow That’s unusual”

“You want to hear this,” Gray snarled, “or you want to do stand-up comedy?” He took a minute to collect himself “My uncle’s an old ht call an interesting life”

“I don’t see what that has to do with Dawn”

“You will, if you stop interrupting me” Gray shifted in his seat and looked at Keir “A few months back, he asked me to do him a favor He toldhalf a century ago”

“I still don’t see—”

“My uncle got involved with his partner’s wife When his partner found out, he divorced her Months later, she gave birth to a child A daughter My uncle never knew about it until recently and he figures it’s possible he fathered the girl Her nahter, too She named her Dawn”

Keir scowled as he worked it through “Let randfather?”

“Maybe He’s not sure but if he is, he wants to include her in his will”

“I still don’t see your involvement in this”

“Yeah” Gray sighed “Well, neither did I butthis close to the vest He didn’t want anyone to get wind of as going on until he had soe—Dawn Carter—and check her out”

“Check her out, how?” Keir looked at Gray “You gonna tellsamples of her DNA?”

“What I’ you is that I’m tired of your smart mouth,” Gray said coldly

“Okay Take it easy I guess that was a little out of line” A scrawny coyote darted across the track just ahead Keir cursed, swung the wheel and missed the animal by inches “Traffic hazards, even out here,” he muttered “Check her out, how?”

“See what she was like Her personality Her lifestyle Don’t look at me that way, man I know it sounds nuts but if you knew my uncle—”

“Jonas Baron Yeah He’s got a reputation for co up with unusual requests before he makes an investment”