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“I wasn’t sure you were coht”

“Neither was I The construction on the resort’s s from here for a time”

She tried not to be so relieved It irritated her that in a few shortthere Even dependent upon it “That’s good, I guess”

“Mmm” He read her well “What can you tell me about the case?”

“It’s all over the media Pick a channel”

“I’d rather hear it from you”

She brought him up to date in much the way she would file a report: in quick, efficient terht on personal comments And, she discovered, she felt better for it afterward Roarke had a way of listening that made her hear herself more clearly

“You believe it’s the younger Angelini”

“We’ve got ood handle onwith Dr Mira to”

“And Marco,” Roarke continued “What do you think of his confession?”

“It’s a handy way to confuse things, tie up the investigation He’s a clever man, and he’ll find a way to leak it to the media” She scowled over Roarke’s shoulder “It’ll jerk everything around for a while, cost us some time and trouble But we’ll smooth it out”

“You think he confessed to the ation?”

“That’s right” She shifted her gaze to his, lifted a brow “You’ve got another theory”

“The drowning child,” Roarke o under for the third time, jumps into the torrent His life for his child’s Love, Eve” He cupped her chin in his hand “Love stops at nothing Marco believes his son is guilty, and would rather sacrifice himself than see his child pay the price”

“If he knows, or even believes, that David killed those women, it would be insane to protect him”