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rushing in my ears, feel it hesitate in my veins.
    'Two days ago he was released for transport back to Los Angeles. We don't know what happened en route, but a hundred miles south something sure as hell did. We have the armoured truck, most of it, and the bodies of two of the guards were found within a half mile. The other two are missing. The assumption is they're dead too.'
    'No,' I said. 'Assume instead they helped Paul escape.'
    'Monroe knew you'd say something like that. Said you were a conspiracy kind of guy. A killer under every bed.'
    'You know what I'm talking about. You helped John Zandt. You got information for him. He was tracking Paul.'
    'I helped John because I knew him when he was in Homicide, and he'd been a stellar cop. He's not any more. There're two outstanding murder warrants against him, for a start.'
    'Yeah. He killed a man who organized the transport of young girls to their deaths, and someone who helped abduct them in the first place.'
    'Careful, Ward. If Zandt ever reappears you may find yourself having to repeat that in court some day.'
    'I don't condone what John has done. But when I have the time and feel safe, I'll go dance on those two guys' graves.'
    'Safe from who?'
    'Who do you think? The people behind this. This is not a delusion. Why do you think Nina and I have been up here all this time, living under false names? You think we're on some back-to-nature thing? Or that we're just really fucking shy?'
    'I thought it was because of your brother. I know you were involved in his capture.'
    'No,' I said, coldly. 'It wasn't about him. We assumed the California penal system had that situation under control.'
    'Ward,' Nina said. Monroe approached a few paces behind her, his hands clasped behind his back. He had the air of a man whose task was completed, who'd seen it go as planned, and was now ready to get on with his day. 'He told you?'
    'Yes. Congratulations, Charles. You just lost one of the most dangerous men on planet Earth.'
    'We'll find him,' Monroe said.
    'No you won't,' I said. 'Not a chance. Anyone finds anyone, it'll be him finding you. Good luck when that happens.'
    'I don't think it will be me he's looking for.'
    'Right,' I said. 'So shouldn't you have told us about this a little earlier? Like one and a half days ago? Or have you had agents sitting in Sheffer since then, watching to see if he would head up this way, using us as bait?'
    'Of course not,' he said.
    I didn't believe him, and that meant Sheffer was no longer safe. I wasn't convinced Paul would necessarily come looking for me. But there were other people who might.
    'So Olbrich's here to ask if I know where Paul is?'
    'Do you?'
    'No,' I said. 'And right now I wouldn't tell you if I did.'
    ===OO=OOO=OO===
    I smoked on the porch while Nina packed. Monroe and the cop stood some distance away, impatiently. I spent a while staring at the back of Monroe's head. A clean shot no longer seemed enough. I wanted to grab him by the neck and drown him in the lake. I wanted to do it and sell tickets. Cheap tickets, with free snacks.
    'I'm done,' Nina said.
    I looked round to see her standing in the doorway, carrying a bag. She had changed into the kind of clothes she used to wear. A Fed suit. She looked different. She looked businesslike, professional. She looked… actually, she looked kind of cool.
    I stood up. 'Agent Baynam, present and correct.'
    'I hate this too,' she said, coming closer. 'You believe me, don't you?'
    'I do,' I said, keeping my voice low. 'Because I think someone's been ignoring Monroe's calls for a while now. True?'
    'Could be.'
    'You should have told me he was ringing your bell.'
    'You're right,' she said. 'And I'm sorry. My bad. But tell me, who's been ringing yours?'
    'What do you mean?'
    'The night you made that ridiculous salad. You closed the laptop without quitting out of email. It was sitting there next time I used the computer.'
    There wasn't much to say. 'You got me.'
    'So who's trying to get in touch with