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“On the ’link” He waited while Eve disarmed the police security on the door, then followed her inside “She had plenty of trans was on the disc”

“That’s right, I took it into evidence Are you trying to tell e a meet at the Five Moons?”

“I’ust, Feeney ran a hand through his wiry hair “Her last call came in at eleven thirty, the transmission ended at eleven forty-three”

“And?”

“She erased the rec

ording I can get the times, but that’s it The communication, audio, video, are zapped She zapped them,” he continued “From this unit”

“She erased the call,” Eve an to pace “Why would she do that? She had the unit on auto; that’s standard for law enforcers, even for personal calls But she erased this one Because she didn’t want any record of who called and why”

She turned back “You’re sure nobody tampered with the disc after it was in evidence?”

Feeney looked pained, then insulted “Dallas,” was all he said

“Okay, okay, so she zapped it before she went out That tellsherself—or somebody else If it had to do with a case, she’d have wanted it on record She’d have made damn sure it was on record”

“I’d say so If it was a snitch, she could have put a lock on it under her private code, but it doesn’t make sense to zap it”

“We’ll check her cases anyway, all the way back” She didn’t have to see his face to know Feeney was rolling his eyes “Let me think,” she muttered “She left City Hall at nineteen twenty-six That’s on her log And several witnesses saw her Her last stop was the wo and chatted with an associate The associate tells ood day in court”

“Fluentes is going up She laid the groundwork Taking her out won’t change that”

“He ht different We’ll see about that She didn’t co, Eve scanned the rooht to the restaurant and met Hammett I’ve been by there His story and his time frame check out with the staff”

“You’ve been busy”