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“And you’ll feel better if you know”

“Yeah” Brow furrowed, Eve considered using her police eh cause, and she balled her hands in her pockets

“Ethics,” Roarke said “It’s always an education to watch you struggle with them Let me help you out” He took out a small pocket knife and pried open the handplate

“Jesus, Roarke, taet you six months house arrest”

“Um-hmm” Calmly, he studied the circuits “I’m a bit out of practice We make this model, you know”

“Put that daether, and don’t—”

But he was already bypassing thewith a speed and efficiency that made her wince

“Out of practice, reen

“I always had a knack” The door slid open, and he tugged her inside

“Security ta, private property trespass Oh, it’s justup”

“But you’ll wait for me, won’t you?” With one hand still on Eve’s ar area It was clean, cool, spare in furnishings, but with an expensive minimalistic style

“She lives well,” he colea clear pedestals “But she doesn’t come here often”

Eve knew he had a good eye, and nodded “No, she doesn’t really live here, just sleeps here so out of place, no dents in the cushions” She walked past hi kitchen, punched the available menu on the AutoChef “Doesn’t keep a lot of food on hand, either Mostly cheese and fruit”

Eve thought about her empty stomach, was te space toward a bedroo the equipment, the console, the wide screen it faced “She lives here so by the link, empty cup, probably coffee”

The second bedrooer, the sheets on the unmade bed twisted as if soh a particularly long night