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“We’re supposed to want the case finished, Anita”

“Usually I do”

“The sheriff has a hard-on for killing the Marchand kid, so don’t count the evidence as conclusive until we judge it for ourselves” I think he was saying that for Newman’s benefit as much as or more than mine

“Fair point Okay, we’ll turn around and head that way”

Olaf found the nearest cross street withoutelse He used a driveway to turn around in so we could head toward the sheriff’s station Then I realized what he’d done

“Do you knohere we’re going?” I asked

“Back to the sheriff?

?s station,” he said, eyes on the road, big hands at nine and three on the steering wheel, which thanks to airbags are the new safe positions

“I didn’t say the location out loud”

“I heard Edward say it on the phone”

“Did you hear both sides of the conversation?”

“Yes”

I looked back at Nicky “Did you hear it all?”

“Yep”

“I have some of the special abilities of a real lycanthrope, but I wouldn’t have heard the entire conversation”