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"We’re not that bad, Agent Savich," Rob said "Dad just pretends we are"

Rafe shot his brother a look, then leaned forward, his eyes on his dad’s face "We heard about you finding thatabout it--first those two guys who tried to kill Ruth on Saturday night, and now this girl What’s happening, Dad?"

His father said, "Yes, we found a body in Winkel’s Cave It wasn’t pleasant"

"You sure are lucky you’ve got FBI special agents here to help you," Rob said

"Yeah," Dix said, his voice dry as a bleached bone, "I’ent Savich?" Rob asked

"Not all the time, no," Savich said easily "Actually I do a whole lot of work on a coood nuuys over the years"

"As for us," Sherlock said, "Agent Warnecki and I have noses like bloodhounds They set us on a trail, and we sniff the bad guys right out"

"Dad, this is pretty scary," Rafe said "What happened to that girl?"

"I’ve got to keep soet ahold of everything I’ve got"

"But--"

Dix shook his head "I’ve got so Are there clubs, newsletters, that sort of thing?"

She nodded, more to the boys than to their father "Yes, there’s all of that Have you guys ever heard of the buried treasure at Snow Hill Farht here in Virginia?"