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Eve stopped pacing and sank into a chair “You’re saying that in your opinion, the murderer may still be out there”

“I’m afraid so It makes your job more difficult”

“If I’ place,” Eve said to herself, “where’s the right place? And who’s next?”

“Unfortunately, neither science nor technology is yet able to forecast the future You can program possibilities, even probabilities, but they can’t take into account impulse or emotion Do you have Nadine Furst under protection?”

“As er on her knee “She’s difficult, and she’s torn up about Louise Kirski”

“And so are you”

Eve slid her gaze over, nodded stiffly “Yeah, you could say that”

“Yet you look unco”

“I got a good night’s sleep”

“Untroubled?”

Eve elini and the case into a corner of herfresh “What would you say about a woman who can’t seem to sleep well unless this man’s in bed with her?”

“I’d say sheused to him”

“You wouldn’t say she’s overly dependent?”

“Can you function without hi his advice, opinion, or direction?”

“Well, sure, but” She trailed off, feeling foolish Well, if one was to feel foolish, what better place than a shrink’s office? “The other day, when he was off planet, I wore one of his shirts to work That’s—”