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Kenneth Stiles, the cantankerous and sly Sir Wilfred, stunned fury on his face, as the realization struck that he’d been used, exploited,beside hi the back of Kenneth’s chair, and white to the knuckles

Areena, the beautiful and , risked prison, to save the one she loved

Michael Proctor,when he would step into the spotlight and into the role of murderer

And hovering over all was the ghost of Anja Carvell

Eve didn’t flinch as she watched ed deep into the heart

There, she thought and froze the screen There it is

Ten thousand witnesses would have missed it

Hadn’t she?

The performance of a lifetime, she realized In death

“End program,” she ordered “Eject disc”

She bagged it, gathered others She engaged her office link for interdepartmental trans out”

With a final check of her weapon, she prepared to begin a performance of her own

• • •

Eve’s driving, Mira observed from the backseat, was a mirror reflection of her personality Competent, direct, focused And fierce As the car whipped through traffic, bulling into gaps, challenging other charging bumpers, Mira quietly checked the tension on her safety harness

“You’re taking a risk”