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."

"Get someone to remove

"Boss?"

anyone suffocating

"Got it."

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

"Come in."

Polly. "Boss wants me to make sure your meds kick in," Polly said. "Don't bother. They

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

phone because you hate Qdie and want to take him down. But let me tell you, you can't

Polly hesitated, clearly torn.

and I promise, not just the Minton and Gibbs families, but all those involved in shady business with shut down. No

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

is the Pollard family's son-in-law. They won't let anything happen

"What?"

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