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Because discussing the woman always put Summerset’s back up, he lifted his shoulders “I couldn’t say, she siot into her vehicle, and drove off She did not deign to inform me of her plans”

The nasty twisting in Roarke’s gut sharpened his voice “Don’t fuck with me, Summerset Why did she leave?”

Insulted, Suhtened his jaw “Perhaps it was due to the call she received a few o She took it in the library”

Turning on his heel, Roarke strode to the library door, uncoded it With Summerset at his heels, he stepped up to the table “Replay, last call”

As he watched, listened, the twisting in his gut turned to a burning that was fear “Christ Jesus, she’s gone for hione alone”

He was out of the door andfast, the order shot over his shoulder like a laser “Relay that information to Chief Tibble—privately”

•••

“Though our time is short, Lieutenant, I’ative process” Morse kept the pleasant, camera smile on his face, the knife at Nadine’s throat “You did pursue a false lead for a ti an innocent man”

“Why did you kill them, Morse?”

“Oh, I’ve documented that extensively, for future broadcast Let’s talk about you”

“You must have felt terrible when you realized you’d killed Louise Kirski instead of Nadine”

“I felt very bad about that, sickened Louise was a nice, quiet woman with an appropriate attitude But it wasn’tto bait me”

“You wanted exposure” She flicked a glance toward the ca you in a spot, Morse You won’t get out of this park now”

“Oh, I have a plan, don’t worry about me And we have just a few ht to knoant them to see this execution But I wanted you to see it in person To witness what you caused”

She looked at Nadine No help there, she noted The woed “I won’t be as easy to take”