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“Yeah, I’ve been around”

“Cop” The junkie jerked forward, stiff jointed, like a droid con she was low on a fix “Seen you talking with Crack a while ago He’s some dude”

“Yeah, he’s soot whacked down the street?”

“Fancy lady, rich, fancy lady Caught it on the screen in detox”

Eve bit back an oath, stopped, and backtracked “If you were in detox, how’d you seeto Crack?”

“Went in that day Maybe the next day Tiht?”

“Maybe you saw the rich, fancy lady before you caught her on the screen”

“Nope” The albino sucked her finger “Didn’t”

Eve scanned the building behind the junkie, gauged the view “Is this where you live?”

“I live here, I live there Got me a crash flop upstairs”

“You were there the night the lady got slashed?”

“Probably Got a credit problem” She flashed tiny, round teeth in a smile And her breath esoot a credit”

“It was raining,” Eve prompted

“Oh yeah I like the rain” Her muscles continued to jerk, but her eyes went dreamy “I watch it out the ”

“Did you see anything else out the ?”