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The last thing she saas the flash of his grin

“What have you got, Feeney?”

“Maybe so”

It was early, just eight o’clock on theafter Roarke left for FreeStar One, but Feeney already looked haggard Eve punched two coffees, double strength, from her AutoChef

“You’re in here at this hour, looking like you’ve been up all night, and in that suit, I have to deduce it’s soold-star detective”

“Yeah I’ve been noodling the co down another level on the families and personal relations of the victims like you wanted”

“And?”

Stalling, he drank his coffee, dug out his bag of candied nuts, scratched his ear “Saw you on the news last night The wife did, actually Said you looked flash That’s one of the kid’s expressions We try to keep up”

“In that case, you’re rocking me, Feeney That’s one of the kid’s expressions, too Translation, you’re not co clear”

“I knohat it means Shit This one cuts close to home, Dallas Too close”

“Which is why you’re here instead of trasot over a channel So let’s have it”

“Okay” He puffed out a breath “I was dicking around with David Angelini’s records Financial stuffdebts He’s been holding the them a little trickle here and there Could be he’s dipped into the coet a lock on that He’s covered his ass”

“So, we’ll uncover it I can get the na of Roarke “Let’s see if heinto an inheritance” Her brows knit “If it wasn’t for Metcalf, I’d think hard about so out Towers”

“Might be that si set aside I haven’t found anybody a the beneficiaries who needed quick money, but that doesn’t mean I won’t”

“Okay, you keep working that angle But that isn’t why you’re here playing with your nuts”