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Chapter 42

           "Rightnowhe’sthefive-starguestofaUNSpecialInquiryinNewYork.Whatdoyoureckon,themaritalseparation’sgettingtohim?Can’tbethathardtofindawhorehouseinNewYork."

           MiriamBancroft’sjawclenched.

           "Youarecruel,"shewhispered.

           "Andyou’redangerous."Ifeltalittlesteamwispingoffthesurfaceofmyowncontrol."I’mnottheonewhokickedanunbornchildtodeathinSanDiego.I’mnottheonewhodosedherownhusband’sclonewithsynamorphesteronewhilehewasawayinOsaka,knowingfullwellwhathe’ddotothefirstwomanhefuckedinthatstate.Knowingthatwomanwouldn’tbeyou,ofcourse.It’snowonderSherylBostock’sterrified.Justlookingatyou,I’mwonderingwhetherI’lllivepastthefrontgates."

           "Stopit."Shedrewadeep,shudderingbreath."Stopit.Please."

           Istopped.Webothsatinsilence,shewithherheadbowed.

           "Tellmewhathappened,"Isaidfinally."IgotmostofitfromKawahara.IknowwhyLaurenstorchedhimself"

           "Doyou?"Hervoicewasquietnow,buttherewerestilltracesofherpreviousvenominthequestion."Tellme,whatdoyouknow?Thathekilledhimselftoescapeblackmail.That’swhatthey’resayinginNewYork,isn’tit?"

           "It’sareasonableassumption,Miriam,"Isaidquietly."Kawaharahadhiminalock.VotedownResolution653orfaceexposureasamurderer.

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