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Jinx strolled up, looking dapper in khaki pants and a conservative navy blazer over a white shell Based on her outfit, I assu at herhooky

“Shall we go in?” she said

“That won’t be necessary,” I said, raisingno to your deal”

Jinx’s eyes nearly popped from her skull “What?”

“I said—”

“I heard you the first tiazed at me with a wounded expression

“I’m sorry, but that’s my answer”

“You realize I’ ahead with this? With or without your help?”

I shrugged “Qué será será Whatever So long and good luck with that” I walked away

“So why the hell did you want to meet?” Jinx called after me

I stopped and turned to look at her “I just had to see your face when I gave you the news”

Having dispensed with that, I hway I crossed the line into Delaware and turned into the “Fenwick Drea brick sign with the gold lettering and parked the car The silver compact appeared not to have moved

She was up there I surveyed the lot Quite a few cars, actually Not like ere all alone Even so, I wondered if this was the ideal place to confront a murderer

“Silly,” I ht?” I had my mace, my wits, ements I only hoped I’d been taken seriously

However, these killers ily They’d already killed one person to protect their illegal activities and their culpability as Billy Ray’s murderers