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."

stopping again. "Get someone to remove a couple of those

"Boss?"

don't want anyone suffocating on

"Got it."

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

"Come in."

stayed in bed, worried it might be Odie again. But this time, it was Polly. "Boss wants me to make sure your meds kick in," Polly

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

phone because you hate Qdie and want to take him down. But let

Polly hesitated, clearly torn.

Haven't you always wanted to bring down Odie and the Gibbs family? Give it to me and I promise, not just the

answer. After a moment of silence, Polly said, "I can give you the

of Odie's engagement to Sandy. Odie is the Pollard family's son-in-law. They won't let anything happen to him." Sophie smiled. "If that's your worry, don't

"What?"

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