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The senator listened to the little speech with all apparent interest Then he leaned forward “I’ve been in the business of bullshit for more than twice your life, lieutenant So don’t pull out your tap dance with ”

Fuck tact, Eve decided instantly “What we have, Senator DeBlass, is a coiven the nature of the crime; delicate, due to the victim’s family tree It’s my commander’s opinion that I’ht to disagree But pulling me off my job to come here to defend my work is a waste of ti new to tell you”

With the vision of both their butts hanging in a sling, Feeney rose as well, all respect “I’m sure you understand, senator, that the delicacy of an investigation of this nature often ress is slow It’s difficult to ask you to be objective e’re talking of your granddaughter, but Lieutenant Dallas and I have no choice but to be objective”

With an iain “Obviously my emotions are involved Sharon was an important part of my life Whatever she became, and however I was disappointed in her choices, she was blood” He drew a deep breath, let it loose “I cannot and will not be placated with bits and pieces of information”

“There’s nothing else I can tell you,” Eve repeated

“You can tell o” His eyes flicked up to Rockman

“Lola Starr,” he supplied

“I iine your sources of inforh as ours” Eve chose to speak directly to Rockman “Yes, we believe that

there is a connection between the two murders”

“My granddaughter uided,” DeBlass broke in, “but she did not socialize with people like Lola Starr”

So, prostitutes had class systeht wearily What else was new? “We haven’t determined whether they knew each other But there’s little doubt that they both knew the same man And that man killed them Each murder followed a specific pattern We’ll use that pattern to find hiain”

“You believe he will,” Rockman put in

“I’m sure he will”

“The murder weapon,” DeBlass demanded “Was it the same type?”

“It’s part of the pattern,” Eve told him She’d commit no more than that “There are basic and undeniable similarities between the two homicides There’s no doubt the same man is responsible”