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talk like you've done a lot of killing. I know that's not true." |
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"You don't know a damn thing. I used to laugh myself sick over the stupidity of my cop wife. Both you and your dad. And Colleen, too. She was always mothering me. But she comes in handy on occasion." |
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A flash of understanding came to D.J. If she hadn't been so preoccupied with guardian angels and gangs and love, she would have figured out Rich's contact a long time ago. She gave herself a mental kick. "The holding cell. Colleen has the keys. And the phone. When I called Captain Miller the phone kept clicking. Colleen was on the switchboard. She listened in and told you where we were." |
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"Yeah. As I said, she comes in handy on occasion. I told her we were trying to get back together and had had a little disagreement. So she took pity on me and told me where you were." He laughed at the older woman's gullibility. "And I told her I wanted to talk to that gang kidto set him straight. She thought Ed had done the same for me, so she bought it. The three of you always thought you were saving the poor, misguided Irish kid, when all along I used you and your connections to keep my true business from being discovered." |
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"Trying to start up gang activity in Lakeview." |
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"Yeah. I guess I should have known you'd figure everything out eventually. Especially with lover boy here to help you out. All those years I spent in Chicago with my aunt gave me the knowledge and the connections. Back then, the gangs weren't what they are now. But I was in at the beginning on a lot |
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