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Idly, he glanced out theas earth hurtled toward them “Do you have transportation at the airport, lieutenant, or can I give you a l

ift?”

chapter four

Eve was more than tired by the time she filed her report for Whitney and returned ho Roarke with the fact that she knew he owned the Gorha her in the same carelessly polite tone he used to offer her coffee had ended their first intervieith him one point up

She didn’t like the score

It was ti room, and technically off the clock, she sat down in front of her computer

“Engage, Dallas, Code Five access ID 53478Q Open file DeBlass

Voice print and ID recognized, Dallas Proceed

“Open subfile Roarke Suspect Roarke—known to victi to Source C, Sebastian, victim desired suspect Suspect met her requirements for sexual partner Possibility of eh

“Opportunity to co easy access and probably knowledge of security of ht-hour period on the night of the murder, which includes the tie collection of antique weapons, including the type used on victi expert marksman

“Factor in personality of suspect Aloof, confident, self-indulgent, highly intelligent Interesting balance between aggressive and char

“Motive”

And there, she ran into trouble Calculating, she rose, did a pass through the room while the computer waited for ain, in passion? She didn’t think so Wealth and status he would, and could gain by other means Women—for sex and otherwise—certainly he could ithout breaking a sweat She suspected he was capable of violence, and that he would execute it coldly

Sharon DeBlass’s ed with sex There had been a crudeness overlaying it Eve couldn’t quite reconcile that with the elegant man she’d shared coffee with

Perhaps that was the point