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“I’es to docu after her”

“I’d like to say so”

Eve rolled her eyes, prepared for him to lecture her about rest, objectivity, or professional distance “Spit it out then so I can get to work”

“I’ve dealt with a lot of cops in my time Evaded them, bribed them, outmaneuvered them, or simply outran them”

Aed a hip onto the corner of her desk “I’ me that Your record’s suspiciously clean”

“Of course it is” On impulse he kissed the tip of her nose “I paid for it”

She winced “Really, Roarke, what I don’t know can’t hurt you”

“The point is,” he continued blandly, “I’ve dealt with a lot of cops over the years You’re the best”

Caught couard, she blinked “Well”

“You’ll stand, Eve, for the dead and the grieving I’ered by you”

“Cut it out” Miserably embarrassed, she shifted “I mean it”

“You can use that when you call Morse back and run up against his irritating whine”

“I’ him back”

“You initialed the transmissions”

“I zapped his first” She smiled “Oops”