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I wouldn't be here myself, but the rest of the staff is sicker than Iam. A miniature desk sat between two windows, piled with books andtoy action figures. She ignored the hollow ring of those words inside her. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMy sincere thanks to Special Agent in Charge Don Peterson of theMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehe

Thoughts of the curt message DePalma had left on her answering machinefor her to call him ASAP had kept her mind from winding down. Come on, Doc, I'll drive you home. You won't be alone. The remains of a mostly uneaten Chinese takeout dinnercluttered the tabletop.