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He was one of Fitch's people. He'd shown up because he couldn't reach Fitch; thus he ended up knocking on Maja's door.

"Ms. Pennyfeather, you might not be aware, but when someone in politics screws up, their place of detention is not your run-of-the-

mill cell. Bernard's rivals are looking to take him down, so as soon as they got wind that Queena might have been swapped over,

they've been on this case like bloodhounds. But the trail led to Mr. Raymond, and the evidence is ironclad. They've found Queena's

ashes."

Found them? If Bernard was planning on using Queena to control lan, she would need to be alive, wouldn't she? Now they're saying

they found her ashes? What in the world was going on?

"Are we certain those ashes are hers?"

"Positive. The task force has verified it, and Queena left a suicide note that mentioned Mr. Raymond. Now, with Mr. Raymond locked

up, and Bernard facing dismissal, there's no higher-ups left to throw Mr. Raymond a lifeline."

When self-interest was at stake, everyone had their own agenda. And Bernard, having been in power for so many years, had barely

made a misstep - except for that the let lan whisk Patric away.

Now that there was a chance to oust him, who would want to let that opportunity slip by?

Maja's face grew stern. The whole point of having Fitch release Queena was to keep tabs on Bernard's actions. But this boomerang

had cback to hit lan instead. It seemed Bernard had anticipated this move and had set lan up to take the fall.

really going to be carted off to

charge of

task force. Ms. Pennyfeather, she's a tough nut to crack and is notorious for not giving two

anyone's reputation.”

Rachel's number. When

corner of her mouth curled up

Raymond

position?"

it was clear she had

a former student of Bernard's and held him in high

phone and even

tangled mess. She glanced at Beck and Dylan sitting on the couch, wanting

knowing where to even

was sifting through a pile of documents, spreading them out with his slender fingers, "Let's not

We might have

so high, how could Maja not be anxious? And she was pregnant; any emotional upheaval

nausea.

of warm water, her complexion pale. But as Dylan flipped through the

it possible that Bernard wasn't trying to use lan to resurrect his son, but rather to use

She had assumed Bernard was after

now, with Fitch going to that place and no word from him, could it be

Fitch all along?

taking lan? Her lips pressed together as

another glass of water.

it gets, the more we need to stay