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Eyes narrowed, she ordered the ie of Lola Starr to freeze, pull into close-up

“Skin reddened left buttocks,” she ? Do Have Feeney enhance and determine Switch to DeBlass tape”

Again, Eve ran it Sharon laughed at the cae Quadrant—shit—try sixteen, increase No ht side, just in case Little more Freeze Quadrant twelve, increase No , huh? Run Castle disc Coie, let’s see”

She watched the woman smile, flirt, lift a hand to sue perfectly: “That onderful You’re terrific”

She was kneeling, sitting back on her haunches, her eyes pleasant and coe her to ia yawned delicately, turned to fluff the pillows

“Freeze Oh yeah, paddled you, didn’t he? Soirl and Daddy”

She had a flash, like a stab of a knife through the brain Meh her, the solid slap of a hand on her botto “You have to be punished, little girl Then Daddy’s going to kiss it better He’s going to kiss it all better”

“Jesus” She rubbed shaking hands over her face “Stop Put it away Put it away”

She reached for cold coffee and found only dregs The past was past, she re to do with the job at hand

“Victim Two and Three show marks of abuse on buttocks Nobreath, took in a slow one Steadier “Break in pattern Apparent e first murder, absent in subsequent two”

Her ’link buzzed, she ignored it

“Possible theory: Perpetrator gained confidence, enjoyment in subsequent murders Note: No security on Victim Two Time lapse on security cameras, Victim Three, thirty-three minutes less than Victim One Possible theory: More adept, more confident, less inclined to play with victim Wants the kick faster”

Possible, possible, she thought, and her coreed after a jittery wheeze, with a ninety-six-three probability factor But so as she ran the three discs so closely together, interchanging sections

“Split screen,” she ordered, “Victi”

Sharon’s cat smile, Lola’s pout Both women looked toward the camera, toward the man behind it Spoke to him