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“No” She squeezed her eyes tight “God, don’t you realize it would have been worse if I had? If Whitney couldn’t believe I’d be objective, if Siree of preferential treatment, it would have been worse I couldn’t have moved on the psych profile so fast Couldn’t have put Feeney on a priority basis to check the trail of the weapon to eliminate probable cause”

“I hadn’t thought of that,” he said quietly “I hadn’t thought” When he laid a hand on her shoulder, she shrugged it off, turned on hi eyes

“Godda an attorney I told you If Feeney hadn’t hit the right buttons, they could have held you You’re only out because he did, and the profile didn’t fit”

He touched her again; she jerked back again “It appears I didn’t need an attorney All I needed was you”

“It doesn’t matter” She battled control back into place “It’s done The fact that you have an unassailable alibi for the tiun was an obvious plant shifts the focus away from you” She felt sick, unbearably tired “It may not eliold Nobody overturns her diagnostics She’s eliht with the department and the PA”

“I wasn’t worried about the department or the PA”

“You should have been”

“It seeh for me I’m very sorry”

“Forget it”

“I’ve seen shadows under your eyes too often since I’ve known you” He traced a thu responsible for the ones I see now”

“I’m responsible for myself”

“And I had nothing to do with putting your job in jeopardy?”

Daht viciously “I make my own decisions I pay my own consequences”

Not this tiether, I called I could see you orried, but you brushed it off Feeney told ry friend wanted to payyou unhappy He did”

“Feeney had no right—”