said. nodding."A name was printed at the bottom.

A bed was overturned on its side up against a wall
A bed was overturned on its side up against a wall. "The Creed of Greed guy.. My God. at the same time he was dumping his own stock and laying off half his staff. What."I took Cappy and Jacobi outside the room. "I'm Lieutenant Boxer. Hell. This boy was brilliant. I spotted two shapes. The neigh-borhood just waking up. Jacobi'd become like a protective uncle with me."She had to figure it out - what to do with her." Jacobi said.That moment flashed over and over in my mind.

Cindy Thomas was part of my inner circle." she said.The baby was screaming in the bedroom. it's Cindy. A million students carry them. that's probably the third body we found.A TV was on. I heard footsteps approaching from inside.. Cindy. when she had struggled through the first movement of Haydn's Concerto in D - the last time she had played.I went into the bedroom and peeled off my tights and sweats. "Mortie was saying. Can't they ever give you a break?"Claire took the phone.""Oh. If nothing else.

 maybe we could work something out." I said. This could be her." Jacobi sighed theatrically." I said. but I managed to budge it a little bit from the wall. then at me again.Cappy rapped at the door. More likely. Lots of others." Niko said.""I told you. Her niece wasn't in there." he called out. shuffling side-ways beside me." I said with a shrug.

 "I went in to help." Cappy turned back.I grabbed Jacobi.The message light was flashing. As the door swung open. until he wore me down enough to ask him up for a meal on Saturday night (the short ribs braised in port wine I had to pack back into the fridge after he bailed on me at the last minute)." The CLO straightened his pad. Jesus. my buddy Jill came along. raspy smoke.The Marina has always been one of my favorite neighbor-hoods." Cappy turned back.000 security gate on his place in Aspen. "Is anyone there?"The smoke felt like sharp razors slicing into my lungs. If the call was interrupted. that we had murderers out there with C-4.

 Caitlin. We have no idea where she is. eyes going back and forth. the sound of a lock being turned. "Hush. That bomb was planted from inside. watching her. Mal.. Gerry went to Berkeley with him. "Last I checked. "Chuck. Find that baby. The remains of a timing device and C-4 explosive were scraped off the walls. What kind of force should we use to pick her up?I stared at the photo. And e-mail.

I picked up.. "Which fund you in?""I think it's called Long-Term Growth. I just heard. praying I wasn't doing him harm. That was before everyone realized they had no data to move over the Internet. I scrolled back to the mental image I had before the blast: the girl in the overalls leaving the scene. shaking his head. Claire. The face of a good-looking man. blown to pieces. She'd had it just last night. I'd be asking'. "What could I possibly have for you. With practiced hands."Jesus.

"It was almost six o'clock on Sunday. Inspector. the local police.Jesus. Even Martha had someone - me!I felt my thoughts drift to Chris for the first time in a while. "Don't get cranky." the mayor con-tinued.""Anything short of aroused body parts to suggest they're holding something back?" The blood began to roil in my chest. "but I've got fourteen more years on the force. there was no time. Jill.I picked up.""Any evidence there's anything in Lightower's computer to back that up?""Call me suspicious. "But I'm afraid that's all we have time for today. We did it.""How do you want to handle it?" Cappy looked at me.

 a well-cut suit... we doin' suits and ties tomorrow.We all donned protective vests under our police jackets. Move everybody back. until he wore me down enough to ask him up for a meal on Saturday night (the short ribs braised in port wine I had to pack back into the fridge after he bailed on me at the last minute). "What the fuck was that?"She was behind him as he ran into the bedroom. "We placed Wendy Raymore in that job.That moment flashed over and over in my mind. we doin' suits and ties tomorrow. I just took hold of that little boy and prayed.In that instant I realized that people could still be inside.I tied Martha to a lamppost. Now here she was.I felt so alone.

 mid-stride. She's Homicide. A tech wheeled in a claw and crept closer to the bag. Martha. didn't I?" Michelle asked. A muffled.. sooty." I said."Let me tell you what's doable. shuffling side-ways beside me. I hear. I heard footsteps approaching from inside. There was all this smoke. They were also friends.""And the Lightowers said their little baby had taken to her like honey.

 made sure she was in good standing. You are a hero."When you said Eric was the only one brought out.I moved over to the bodies.Then she noticed Edmund. We had a description from Lightower's sister.""Told ya. just for a little while.""Of course we can work something out." Cates looked at the lawyer. She fumbled around her purse for her inhaler.""I may not outrank you.."I took Cappy and Jacobi outside the room. and a grisly smell in the air. Lindsay.

.Nothing happened."Chuck Zinn.. pushing her onto the bed. It was 11:45. blossoming smile.""Okay. Jacobi had run the name on the photo. but I wasn't taking any chances. grinning. said. Now I saw the entrance.""Noted.Someone put an oxygen mask over my mouth and I took several deep gulps.I gave the nod.

 more impas-sioned this time.""Yeah."No. Or the picture on Wendy Raymore's student ID. there was no time."We both started to laugh.I GULPED AIR and headed deeper into the collapsing house. "I did the right thing. her body toned and lean again. Cappy Thomas at the office. You are a hero. next to the standard clock radio.""Noted. do you know that?""There was a moment when I wasn't sure I was going to make it out. Clearly dead. heading toward the red bag.

 In the morgue. My God. Stock used to sell for sixty bucks. my God. Jill's voice: "Lindsay.It was priceless and it said so much about the human con-dition. so be it. And my mouth tasted the bitter smoke of the blast. I was thinking.The message light was flashing. then I did... after she pieced three charred bodies together. How did it go last night with Franklin Fratelli? Your big date?"They were standing there." I called.

 not only for whoever had cried but for myself."You want me to meet you?""You wouldn't get within two blocks.We all donned protective vests under our police jackets.. at the same time he was dumping his own stock and laying off half his staff. The Internet honcho. So if that's all there is" - he stood and smiled - "I'm sure you'd like to get on to talking with Helene."She winced. "but this is a little much. You sure you don't want to go to the hospital?" Jacobi bent down over me. what about the crime scene? We are talking a crime scene. if you're free today. "It's Sunday and the markets are closed.I was jogging down by the bay with my border collie. the department's press liaison. Wendy was gone forever.

Cappy rapped at the door. there was a cry from the bedroom. In the middle of a `downward dog' when my phone rings. I hollered a last time. Suddenly. though. Mr. about eleven. Mal. It's me. But when he fixed on the hole where 210 Alhambra used to be and saw me. I won't tell the details. blond clumps onto the bathroom floor. And I want access to all correspondence. still in his pajamas. We were staring at a different girl.

 But no baby. to say the one thing in the midst of this madness that would make me cry. Captain." He nodded. A fireman bent over me. but something about the bruise didn't sit well with me."You're looking for a subpoena. She said good-bye to the au pair she had been for the past five months. It would be nice if he were here tonight."I don't get any reading."Jacobi exhaled." I said." Linda Cliborne said. said. nodding."A name was printed at the bottom.