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“Hey” He scooted behind her “Is being a cop a rocking thing?”

“Sometimes it rocks, soelini ho scanner

“I’m sorry, Lieutenant, there is no one at hoe, it will be returned at the first opportunity”

Eve looked directly at the scanner “Process this If there’s no one at ho to walk back to my car, request an entry and search warrant That should take about ten minutes”

She stood her ground and waited less than two before David Angelini opened the door

“Lieutenant”

“Mr Angelini Here or Cop Central? Your choice”

“Coht I’”

He led her into a dark-toned, high-ceilinged sitting room and offered her coffee politely, which she declined with equal politeness He wore the slim, narrow cuffed slacks she’d seen on the streets of Rome with a wide-sleeved silk shirt of the same neutral creah to dent with a fingertip

But his eyes were restless, and his hands tapped rhythmically on the arms of his chair when he sat

“You have more information about my mother’s case”

“You knohy I’m here”

He flicked his tongue over his lips, shifted Eve thought she understood why he did so poorly at ga “Excuse me?”

She set her recorder on the table in full view “David Angelini, your rights are as follows You are under no obligation to ed into record and can and will be used against you in court or any legal proceeding You have a right to the presence and advice of an attorney or representative”

She continued the brisk recitation of his rights while his breathing quickened and grew es?”