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He opened his ether “It’s difficult to say with certainty, Lieutenant, as the light was going But the subject in question appeared to have dark hair very sied evidence”

“Give ht, style of dress, appearance”

She listened, trying to paint a picture of the transformation from Trueheart’s report

“Okay, anyone else?”

He ran through the few people who’d left the building, but no one rang bells like the single mixed-race male

“Was he carrying anything? A bag, a box, a parcel?”

“No, sir He didn’t have anything with him”

“Okay, then he’s likely still running with the same look Call it in”

“Sir?”

“Call in your description, Trueheart Add it to the all-points”

His face lit up like a birthday candle “Yes, sir!”

• • •

It was blind luck that he was spotted Eve would think about that later, and for a long time after Blind luck

It was a twist of fate that the express running to and from Toronto experienced a malfunction on its way into Grand Central The delay would make all the difference

But when the break came, Eve jammed her communicator back in her pocket “Grand Central Let’s move”