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"We’re close to finding that out, Marian, but we need your help"

Savich said, "We spoke with Saa at your house earlier"

She didn’t look eed "Well, Sam’s a talented boy who has a brilliant future, if he can keep himself focused on what’s important We’ll see He learns quickly, I’ll say that for hier"

No one was about to touch that morass of double entendres, and Savich wondered if she knew about her father’s affairs with students Was she throwing this back at him?

Sherlock said, "We’re very sorry about this, Professor Gillespie We spoke to your father as well He was over at Tara with Chappy"

"So my father knew and didn’t bother to call me That’s par for the course I’m not surprised he ith Uncle Chappy I’ll bet they were fighting, right?"

Sherlock said, "It seeain "It’s been that way forever I never pay attention to their drah, but usually not"

Savich brought her attention back to him "Dr Gillespie, did you know that your father and Helen Rafferty were lovers at one time?"

"Sure, she told ht you knew, Dix I’ to do with this, are you?"

Dix held silent, continued to look at her

Marian flipped her hand "Listen, that’s nuts Dad needed Helen, probablyin the world He didn’t love her, like sexually, but he needed her She used to play the piano while I played my clarinet She never tried to drown me out like some pianists do, she--"

Dix patted her hand "I know it’s hard, but let’s try to stay on track, okay? Please tell ht Dad and Helen When Dad broke it off, Helen nearly went round the bend I was really mad at him I called him on it, told him she was already like a mother to me so why didn’t he justcruel to her, and selfish" She sucked in a big breath, gathered her control together "Do you knohat he did? He laughed, actually laughed He was tired of her as a lover, told me her talents were in administration, not in bed When I asked hi rooster anyized--yeah, I know, still trying to please Daddy--well, he told y, and just plain too ordinary, that was the word he used