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“Will you tellon?” Chu said, annoyed

“I’m afraid you’ll see for yourself in less than acell nuht at the corner where the hallway split

It was empty

Chu looked in the unoccupied cell “So, Jacobs got the wrong number”

“I’ll wait here Go and check at the processing desk”

Chu shook his head and walked to the locked door which was opened by the officer on the other side He walked to the processing desk Behind the counter were monitors with a ca area

“Where did Max Martin end up?” Chu asked the man behind the desk

The officer had gray hair and a heavy mustache and seemed to think he was the Latin-lover type with his slicked back hair “Hiht accent “He ended up in a nice solo—holding cell three”

“He’s not there,” Chu said

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“Yeah, right,” the man chuckled “Don’t tell ot work to do”

“I’m serious,” Chu said “The cell is empty”

The rew serious He rose frootta check somethin’”

The h a nearby door, as Tony took his place at the desk He joined Chu and the tent down the hall to the locked door and soon stood before the empty cell with Pro

The processing desk officer, ore sergeant stripes and a na that read “PALOS,” used his keys to open the door and the three cops stepped into the empty cell