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“That’s sick, Officer”

“Just wondering”

“We’re adding to his cage ti one And Mira’s profile is going to work against us”

“Lieutenant” Peabody sucked in her breath and took the chance “Have you considered that she’s right? That’s he’s not responsible?”

“Yeah, I have And that scares the hell out of ht, there’s someone else out there with a brain toy, and we’re not even close So we all better hope we’ve got our man safely locked away”

“Speaking of our man,” Feeney broke in “You better know he’s lawyered himself”

“I figured he would Anybody we know?”

“Leanore Bastwick”

“Well, hell Small world”

“She wants toof nuts, offered theo Wants to set up a media conference Word is she took hie this will get once it hits”

“She can take her shot We can block the press conference for twenty-four hours We’d better solidify before then”

“I pulled a thread loose,” Peabody told her “ItMathias did indeed attend MIT for two semesters Unfortunately, his terree, but Jess used his aluht an E-class elective on y, which the university uploaded into their library curriculu his last semester”

Eve felt a quick power surge “That’s so on Good work It connects, finally Andplace Pearly was the first known victim What if he’s the one as connected with the others? It could be as siames”

“We looked there already”

“So look again,” she told Peabody “And look deeper Not all the clubs and loops are above ground If Mathias was used to help develop the systeed about it Those hobby hackers use all kinds of compu-names Can you find his?”