Odie frowned, touching his flushed face. "Red?"

Jonah nodded.

Odie felt his own forehead, then Jonah's, finding no difference. "No fever," he concluded. "It's too hot in here. Let's get the AC going."

"How cool do you want it, boss?"

"Set it to 18 degrees."

Odie tugged at his collar. Yeah, it was warm. He hadn't noticed it much when he was in the study.

Thinking about it, Odie paused. "Was I too harsh boarding up Sophie's windows?"

"Not really. She did betray you."

nodded and took a few more steps before stopping again. "Get someone to remove a couple of those boards. We

"Boss?"

want anyone suffocating on my

"Got it."

the guest room, Sophie lay on the bed, slipping the pill Odie had given her into her ring-a secret that might

"Come in."

be Odie again. But this time, it was Polly. "Boss wants me to make sure your meds

door and approached her. "Ms. Sophie, did you come... just for that

know you kept that phone because you hate Qdie and want to take him down. But let me tell you, you

Polly hesitated, clearly torn.

key. Haven't you always wanted to bring down Odie and the Gibbs family? Give it to me and I promise, not just the Minton and Gibbs families, but all those involved in shady business with shut

said, "I can give you the phone, but you

of Odie's engagement to Sandy. Odie is the Pollard family's son-in-law. They won't let anything happen

"What?"

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