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Now bright and early on Tuesdayup at her one directly to Elisha’s so she could tell her mother that Max was safe and in custody

Pro woke facing the fact that she had to go down to the precinct and resign

They had caught the killer, and she didn’t want to give up her career, but there was no way anyone would let Max’s escape be excused Her taking the bla their jobs

After showering and dressing, Pro joined hernews show, and Pro really was not in the mood

“Mo?”

“Honey I like to stay informed…”

“I know, it’s just that—”

All at once, the footage froain”

But the ie shrank into a small box at the botto to Mayor Jonas DeMayo

“So, Your Honor, there has been a lot of controversy about this footage of acell in the Midtown North Precinct late last week”

“Yes, Carole,” thehis million-dollar smile “And as ician Max Marvell, who is also a personal friend”

“There has been a lot of speculation about that over the weekend,” Carole said, with an eye to the camera

“What hasn’t been told is that this was a test, requested by myself and our police commissioner,” the mayor said, all polished sincerity “We wanted tovideos to expose the techniques used by criminals to escape custody I was lucky that Max was in town and willing to be our ‘go-to-guy’ for this, the first in a series of daring escapes that we can use to train our officers”

“So the officers were aware this was happening?” Carole asked

“No, this was totally on a need-to-know basis,” Mayor DeMayo said “But it gave us a tre tool we can use for years to come”