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He was modest, capable and nice-looking in an upwardly mobile way. In his V-neck blue sweater with the button-down white shirt and the tan-colored slacks, not to mention the blonde crew cut, he could have been a college boy in one of those old MGM musicals my mom always watched on TV. That was his appearance, anyway. But his enthusiasm bothered me. He seemed too bright to think that being an ass-kisser would get him anywhere. He was a volunteer. Even if he got a raise hed go from zero dollars an hour to zero dollars an hour. Dorseys wet dream — slave labor. Sometimes I wondered if he was overcompensating. But then the question was overcompensating for what? So whore you supposed to be? Billy said. So Carmen comes back, still running down clues. She goes to the mental hospital at Los Merritos, running down a clue that a person is there who answers Corrines description and suffering from amnesia. Have you thought about a copycat? Stone said. After all, a series of murders is an invitation to anybody whod like to knock off a spouse or an ex. Some binoculars... that is, I assume they were binoculars. They were in the case. Slick? Okay, youve got carte blanche, until I change my mind. What did you see her do, if anything? Whenever you get religious I know were in trouble. Gunderson, the banker, Stone said. In Ames, Iowa. He dug out his phone and found a recent call from the banker. Dinner passed quickly, with much conversation about everything but the matter hanging over them all. Then, Dinos phone rang, and everyone got quiet. In the air. Stone related his escape plan. Are you? What? Vanessa brought her up to date. Theyre both going. I got it, and I apologize for not responding..