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Frazier clapped his hands together in triumph and yelled,

"Two birds with one fucking stone! Thank you, Lord!" He

started thinking. "Any outbound calls? How's she passin8

the info?"

"No calls from her home line or her cell since ths one

Okay, she's in Georgetown, right? Get a bead on all

public phones in a two-mile radius of where she lives and

check them for recent calls to other pay phones or prepaid

cells. And find out if she has a roommate or a boyfriend and

get their numbers and call logs. I want to see a crosshair over

Piper's forehead"

It was evening in Los Angeles and the heat was starting to

dissipate. Mark remained in his bungalow all day with a Do

Not Disturb sign on the door. He vowed to do penance for

Kerry by fasting but got light-headed in the afternoon and

broke into the assortment of salty snacks and cookies at the

bar. In any event, he reasoned, what happened to her was

meant to happen, so he wasn't really to blame, was he? The

thought made him feel a little better,