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Shaut nodded, and Chu and he went backstage to collect the performers Pro knew that her partner wouldaway

She walked through the curtain, and several people stood One man shouted, “You can’t keep us here!”

She held her shield up again “Yes, I can! This theater is now a crime scene and you are all witnesses”

A h the crowd

“Ladies and gentlemen, we need you to cooperate with us,” Pro loudly pleaded “All ill probably need is your name and contact inforo very soon But until the building is secured, we must ask you to follow instructions from myself or other officers, as well as Mister Ardoin, in the back”

Luther raised his hand as he walked back into the room

Pro looked over the crowd one final time “Thank you”

The three close-up icians were already in the audience and an to file out through the curtains one by one: Sam Lovell, followed by Adrianna Gray and Malcolm Shaut

Luther was helping people to their seats and came down the aisle to Pro “I should sit?”

“Please, Luther Thanks for your help I’m sorry I—”

“You’re on duty, I know that I’ave a nod and a quick squeeze to her ar to his seat

Red and blue lights flashed in the glass doors out front as two police vehicles pulled up and four uniformed officers stepped into the theater, one older white male, two Hispanics, and an African-American woman

Pro held up her shield as the silver-haired officer with stripes on his sleeve strode over to her

“Sergeant Carson, Sixth Precinct,” he said simply

“Detective Thompson, Midtown North Homicide”