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           "Areyousurethatyouknowthisman,hon?"saidChad.Helookeduncomfortable.Itwasobviousthathehopedthatwhateverwashappeningherewasallsomekindofcaseofmistakenidentity,somethingthatonedaytheymightbeabletolaughabout.

           AudreyBurtonlookedathimincredulously."Areyoucrazy?HeworkedforRobbieforyears.Hissluttywifewasmybestfriend.He’swantedformurder.Ihadtoanswerquestions.He’sanescapedconvict."Shewaswayoverthetop,hervoicetremblingwithsuppressedhysteria,sobbingoutherwordslikeasoapactressgoingforadaytimeEmmy.Kissingcousins,thoughtShadow,unimpressed.

           Nobodyinthebarsaidaword.ChadMulliganlookedupatShadow."It’sprobablyamistake.I’msurewecansortthisallout,"hesaid,sensibly.Thenhesaid,tothebar,"It’sallfine.Nothingtoworryabout.Wecansortthisout.Everything’sfine."Then,toShadow."Let’sstepoutside,Mike."Quietcompetence.Shadowwasimpressed.

           "Sure,"saidShadow.

           Hefeltahandtouchhishand,andheturnedtoseeSamstaringathim.Hesmileddownatherasreassuringlyashecould.

           SamlookedatShadow,thenshelookedaroundthebaratthefacesstaringatthem.ShesaidtoAudreyBurton,"Idon’tknowwhoyouare.But.You.Are.Such.Acunt.