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“I made a deal with him to escort him back to the precinct But obviously I need him to be driven over I can’t just take him by subway”

“Christ! Hold on,” Chu said, and then it sounded like he spoke to someone with his hand over the microphone of the phone “Okay, I can be on the road in tensomeone who knows the job”

A fe indistinct, and she heard Toured it out…I don’t know, radar or so!”

Another burst of indistinct babbling, with a conciliatory tone, and To out there You keep an eye on him”

She looked over “I’ht now, Tom See you soon”

She hung up the phone and went through the doorway to start the kettle “You want coffee, Max? It’s not very good, but it’s strong”

No answer

She stuck her head back in the room and saw Max’s silhouette in the saue?”

She walked over to the chair, but it was empty A cardboard cutout of Max’s silhouette was attached to the top of her chair She touched it and it fell over on a e

A realization hit her, and she ran to the table with her attaché case The papers with all of the coded one

She ran over to the front door, yanked it open, and headed to the stairs

“You godda down

A door opened on the floor below her “Hey, shut the hell up!”

“Sorry,” Pro snapped, but shot her er at the unknown complainer before she went back into her apartment

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