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“Any record of her using credits in the last twenty-four hours?”

“No” Feeney sighed “Still, if she decided to go off planet, it takes longer to access”

“She didn’t go off planet She’d want to stay close Da stupid I could see how ripped she was I could see it in her eyes”

Frustrated, Eve dragged her hands through her hair Then her fingers curled in, went tense “I could see it in her eyes,” she repeated slowly “Oh my Jesus The eyes”

“What? What?”

“The eyes He saw her eyes” She leaped toward her ’link “Get me Peabody,” she ordered, “Field officer at the—shit, shit—what is it? The four oh two”

“What have you got, Dallas?”

“Let’s wait” She rubbed her fingers over her mouth “Let’s just wait”

“Peabody” The officer’s face flipped on screen, irritation showing around the mouth There was a riot of noise on audio, voices, music

“Christ, Peabody, where are you?”

“Crowd control” Irritation edged toward a sneer “Parade on Lex It’s so”

“Freedom of the Six Counties Day,” Feeney said with a hint of pride “Don’t knock it”

“Can you get away from the noise?” Eve shouted

“Sure If I leave my post and walk three blocks crosstown” She remembered herself “Sir”

“Hell,” Eveto transmit a picture of the body You take a look”