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Eve ain, and waited “Walk down the hall, Peabody, see if the eency exit is secure”

“Sir?”

“Walk down the hall,” Eve repeated, holding Peabody’s baffled gaze “That’s an order”

“Yes, sir”

The minute Peabody’s back was turned, Eve took out her ed the locks She slid the door open a fraction and had the code back in her bag before Peabody came back

“Secured, sir”

“Good Doesn’t look like he’s home, unlessWell, look here, Peabody, the door isn’t fully secured”

Peabody looked at the door, then back at Eve, and pursed her lips “I would consider that unusual We could have a break-in here, Lieutenant Mr Morse may be in trouble”

“You’ve got a point, Peabody Let’s put this on record” While Peabody engaged her recorder, Eve slid the door open, drew her weapon “Morse? This is Lieutenant Dallas, NYPDS The entrance is unsecured We suspect a break-in and are entering the preht

She slipped into the bedroolance over the communications center that took up more room than the bed

“No sign of an intruder,” she said to Peabody, then ducked into the kitchen “Where has our little bird flown?” she wondered Pulling out her coot so far I’m in his apartment, and he’s not”

“I’ to like it First, the sealed juvie record—and I had to sweat for this one, kid Little C J had a problem with his social science instructor when he was ten She didn’t give hinment”

“Well, that bitch”

“That’s what he figured, apparently He broke into her house, wrecked the place And killed her little doggie”

“Jesus, killed her dog?”