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Mindy Gooch, who still had sht before, tried to push her way in “The Internet service is

out We think the proble from your apartment”

“We don’t have Internet service, either,” Annalisa snapped

“May we come in?” Enid asked

“Absolutely not,” Annalisa said “The police are on their way No one is to touch anything”

“The police?” Mindy shrieked

“That’s right,” Annalisa said “We’ve been sabotaged Go back to your apartments to wait” She closed the door

Enid turned to Sam “Sam?” she asked Sam then looked at his mother, who put her ar about this,” Mindy said firmly “Everyone knows the Rices are paranoid”

“What is happening in this building?” Enid asked

Then everyone went back to their respective apartments

Back in the living room, Annalisa folded her arms, shook her head, and continued to pace If no one in the building had Internet service, then perhaps Paul rong He’d called her at five-thirty A M, screa about how he’d lost an enor that someone had found out about the China deal and deliberately sabotaged his home computers He insisted she call the police, which she had, but they only laughed and told her to call Tireed to send a repair that no one be allowed in the aparterprints and performed other forensic duties

Downstairs at the Gooches’, Mindy took a box of frozen waffles out of the freezer “Sam?” she called out “Do you want breakfast?”

Sary,” he said

Mindy put a waffle in the toaster “Well, that’s interesting,” she said

“What?” Sam asked nervously