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Chapter 4

           Bancroft’sstrainseemedtobereceding.

           "Routinestuff,huh?"

           "Iwouldthinkso,yes."Shegavemeawearysmile."Mr.Kovacs,I’msurethepolicehavetranscriptsofthiskindofinformation."

           "I’msuretheydoaswell,Mrs.Bancroft.Butthere’snoreasonwhytheyshouldsharethemwithme.Ihavenojurisdictionhere."

           "Youseemedfriendlyenoughwiththemwhenyouarrived."Therewasasuddenspikeofmaliceinhervoice.Ilookedsteadilyatheruntilshedroppedhergaze."Anyway,I’msureLaurenscangetyouanythingyouneed."

           Thiswasgoingnowherefast.Ibackedup.

           "PerhapsI’dbetterspeaktohimaboutthat."Ilookedaroundthechartroom."Allthesemaps.Howlonghaveyoubeencollecting?"

           Mrs.Bancroftmusthavesensedthattheinterviewwasdrawingtoaclose,becausethetensionpuddledoutofherlikeoilfromacrackedsump.

           "Mostofmylife,"shesaid."WhileLaurenswasstaringatthestars,someofuskeptoureyesontheground."

           ForsomereasonIthoughtofthetelescopeabandonedonBancroft’ssundeck.Isawitstrandedinangularsilhouetteagainsttheeveningsky,amutetestimonytotimesandobsessionspastandarelicnoonewanted

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