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“Yes, Lieutenant, I remember you Is there any news?”

“There’s nothing I can tell you right now I’ “We’re pursuing some new information We’re hopeful, Mrs Kirski”

“We said good-bye to Louise today” She struggled to smile “It was a comfort to see how many people cared for her So many of her friends froes from everyone she worked with in New York”

“She won’t be forgotten, Mrs Kirski Could you tell me if Nadine Furst attended the memorial today?”

“We expected her” The swollen eyes looked lost a o to give her the date and ti must have come up”

“She didn’tspread in Eve’s stomach “You haven’t heard from her?”

“No, not for a few days She’s a very busy woman, I kno

w She has to get on with her life, of course What else can she do?”

Eve could offer no co worry “I’m sorry for your loss, Mrs Kirski If you have any questions or need to speak with me, please call Anytime”

“You’re very kind Nadine said you wouldn’t stop until you’d found the irl You won’t stop, will you, Lieutenant Dallas?”

“No, ma’am, I won’t” She broke transmission, let her head fall back, closed her eyes “I’m not kind I didn’t call her to say I was sorry, but because she iven me an answer”

“But you were sorry” Roarke closed his hand gently over hers “And you were kind”

“I can count the people who its The sa to If he’d have come after me, like the bastard was supposed to, I would have dealt with him And if I hadn’t—”

“Shut up” His hand vised over hers with a force that had her ry “Just shut up”

Absently, she nursed her hand as he raced along the street “You’re right, I’ it in, and that doesn’t help anything Toothe chief’s warning “I started out today thinking clean, and that’s what I’ve got to keep doing Next step is to find Nadine”