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"Thank you," I said "I have no more need for your services"

He nodded, gazed at me for a mo him Despite his polite ways and businesslike manner, his profession and purpose see Tom who had turned his depravity into his life's work I shuddered at what I had hih the documents

Mr Koson wasso far as to describe the weather conditions at the tiotten copies of the room receipts as well He hada period of four ood liar Belinda had been, and what a better liar Nelson Childs was

Having the confirmation in black and white as well as pictures didn't er, or any more coits contents There was a deep emptiness inwith the heavy thu in cool air and turn down the furnace underfor Belinda to aze at a clear color photo of Nelson luht with

expectation, eager When he left, the pictures revealed he wore the look of a satisfied, confidentacross his lips

I returned to my office and worked as hard as I could for the rees Toward the end of the afternoon, Saht was his weekly card game with his fishermen cronies down at the Wharf Ale House

"Unless you have so else in mind for us," he added He always added that and I always said, "No, nothing"

"I'ht anyway," I said "You do look down, Olivia Aren't you feeling well?"

"I'm just tired, Samuel I had a lot to do today If you were here more, you would notice"

"I wish you would let me do more here, Olivia I really do," he said in-that whiny, pleading tone of voice I had come to despise

"We'll see," I said

He nodded again, skepticis his face

As soon as he left the office, I sat back and thought about what I would do next regarding Belinda's situation There was no sense in putting it off, I decided I got up to close my office door and then called Nelson's office

"Just one an," his secretary said, "I'll see if he's available"

Oh, he's available, I thought and waited,like an outboard motor