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8,DON'T WORRY10 ,I SD4 8,PUT 9 A CALL TO
,TIM ,L&] AT ! ,*ELAN ,C.TY ,%]IFF'S
,DE"P;T & MAKE SURE HE S5DS Y "EY?+ "!
IS 6"K AB ! W1PON 9VOLV$ 9 ! D\# HOMI-
CIDE UP 9 ,L1V5WOR?40
  8,B HE ALR DID10 ,L>RY SD4 8,T'S :AT
,I'M SUPPOS$ 6BE "W+ ON ? MORN+40
  8,WE'RE COV]$ !N10 ,I SD4 8,N 6WORRY40
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SNI6+ 8 4APPROVAL4 8,? ISN'T ALL T GD10
HE SD4 8,B X MAY 2 5\<4 ,GIVE ME    #DII
A NUMB] S ,I C GET BACK 6Y40
  ,I DID & !N H1D$ BACK D[N 6! C>1 ": ,I
F.D ,MEL TALK+ ON H] CELL4 ,:5 ,I GOT
96! C>1 %E H&$ ME A SCRAP ( PAP]4 ,ON X
%E _H SCRIB#D "S?+ T LOOK$ L 8,W+NUTS &
,BUTTE ,AV40 ,%E HUNG UP4
  8,:O 0 T80 ,I ASK$4
  8,ROSS ,3NORS10 %E SD4 8,I J F9I%$
TELL+ HM T 8 BOY WOND] ECONOMI/1 ,TODD
,HAT*]1 IS 9 FACT A G5IUS4 ,HE'S LOCAT$
TWO M ,,FBO,'S--,W+NUTS IS 9 ,ROSEBURG4
,BUTTE ,AVI,N IS 9 ,BUTTE1 ,MONTANA4 ,!
DATES ,ANITA'S PLANE 0 9 ^? >1S CO9CIDE
) TWO ( MY SEXUAL (F5D] ,8MY/]I\S
D1?S40'0
  8,S !Y >E 3NECT$80
  8,LOOKS L10 ,MEL SD4
  8,& WE'RE D1L+ ) S]IAL KILL]S40
  8,T1 TOO10 ,MEL AGRE$4
  8,S :AT'S ! NEXT /EP80
  8,ROSS HAS ! :OLE ,OLYMPIA SQUAD "W+ !
PRO#M Z WELL--*ECK+ \ ! PLANE1 ": X'S
BAS$1 FLI<T PLANS1 ALL T K9D ( ?+4 ,S9CE
WE C PUT ! PLANE 9 ! VIC9;Y AT ! "T (
F\R HOMICIDES1 ?REE 9 ! ,U4,S4 &    #EJJ
"O 9 ,MEXICO1 HE'S AL LOOK+ 96:E!R OR N
WE H SU6ICI5T PROBA# CAUSE 6GET A SE>*
W>RANT40
  8,I DON'T ?9K S10 ,I SD4
  8,T'S :AT ,I TOLD HM10 ,MEL AGRE$4
8,HE SD X DEP5DS ON ! JUDGE1 & ,ROSS
,3NORS "KS A LOT ( JUDGES40
  8,S :AT'S ! NEXT /EP = U80 ,I ASK$4
  8,BR1KFA/10 ,MEL SD4 8,COLD PIZZA
DOESN'T D X = ME4 ,!N :AT SAY ! TWO ( U
H1D \ 6,K5T & H A *AT ) ,DIANE ,MASS9-
GALE OR ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN8 ,AN UNEXPECT$
VISIT F U MI<T =CE !M 96MAK+ "S K9D ( ]-
ROR40
  8,IF WE SPOOK !M1 :AT IF !Y J JUMP 9 !
PLANE & TAKE (F80 ,I ASK$4
  8,IF !Y TRY T1 WE'LL "K ": ! PLANE IS1
WON'T WE10 ,MEL SD )A SMILE4 8,& IF
!Y'RE APPREH5D$ :ILE ATTEMPT+ 6FLEE1
WE'LL H PROBA# CAUSE = SURE40
  ,: IS EXACTLY :Y ,MEL ,SOAMES IS MY
K9D ( GIRL4
  ,WE /OPP$ (F AT ! ,YANKEE ,D9] 9 ,R5-
TON ON \R WAY 6,K5T4 ,MEL ORD]$ BR1KFA/2
,I ORD]$ LUN*4 ,WE _H TAK5 !        #EJA
,DE/RY_/,ANITA PAP]S 9 ) U4 ,:ILE WE
WAIT$ = \R FOOD1 WE TRI$ 6"W ON !M AG1 B
,MEL PU%$ H]S AWAY AF ONLY A M9UTE OR S4
,GLANC+ AT H] FACE1 ,I SAW %E LOOK$
TR\#D4
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,I ?"\ ! :OLE PURPOSE ( ,,SASAC 0 6HELP
P--6A3OMPLI% "S?+ WOR?:ILE40
  ,! -;T MADE ME REVISIT ! 2TRAYAL ,I _H
FELT :5 ,I LE>N$ ,ANNE ,CORLEY WASN'T AT
ALL :O OR :AT ,I _H ?"\ H] 6BE4 ,N "K+
EXACTLY : WAY ,MEL 0 L1N+1 & N WANT+ TO
MAKE ! SITU,N WORSE1 ,I TRI$ 6S(T-P$AL
,ANITA ,B[D9'S 9VOLVE;T4
  8,WE DON'T "K = SURE ,ANITA ,B[D9 DID
?10 ,I SD4 8,MAYBE H] PILOTS 7 ACT+ ON
_! [N40
  ,MEL REMA9$ UNCONV9C$4 8,WE DON'T "K T
%E DIDN'T1 EI4 ,IF %E WANT$ 6F9D UNCON-
VICT$ & ANONYM\S SEXUAL (F5D]S1 ! CRIME
LAB 0 ! P]FECT PLACE 6G HUNT+10 ,MEL
DCLD4 8,I "K =A FACT T ,ANITA 0 B.D &
DET]M9$ 6PLACE "S"O 9SIDE ! ,,DNA PRO-
FIL+ LAB4 ,T 0 A MAJOR GOAL :5 ,I TURN$
UP ON ! SC5E4 ,%E MAY N H PULL$ !   #EJB
ACTUAL TRI7]S1 ,B1U1 B ,I "K ,ANITA ,B[-
D9 IS 9VOLV$4 ,I'M GUESS+ ! PILOTS >E !
PUPPETS :ILE ,ANITA 3TROLS ! /R+S40
  8,B WE / DON'T "K :Y40
  8,"O WAY OR ! O!R10 ,MEL SD DET]M9$LY1
8WE'RE GO+ 6F9D \40
  ,0! "T WE >RIV$ AT ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN &
,DIANE ,MASS9GALE'S N1TLY REHA2$ #AIBJ;S
BUNGAL[ ON ! $GE ( D[NT[N ,K5T1 ,MEL &
,I _H -E UP )A SUITA# FIC;N &)! DECI.N
T1 9 ? 9/.E1 ,MEL WD D ALL ! TALK+4 ,WE
P>K$ ,MEL'S ,,BMW ?REE BLOCKS AWAY & ALM
\ ( SI<T ( ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN'S H\SE4 ,MEL
OP5$ ! TRUNK & REMOV$ ! HIS-&-H]S ,KEVL>
VE/S WE KEEP "!4 ,ONLY AF DONN+ !M DID
WE WALK BACK 6! H\SE4 ,A BLUE ,=D ,FREE-
/YLE M9IVAN 0 P>K$ 9 ! DRIVEWAY4 ,WE
WALK$ PA/ X & /EPP$ UP ONTO ! L[ POR*4
,!N ,MEL RANG ! BELL4
  ,Z SOON Z ,TRUDY ANSW]$ ! DOOR1 ,MEL
PUT \R GAME PLAN 96AC;N4 ,%E GREET$ !
WOMAN )A H&%AKE &A W>M SMILE4 8,I DON'T
"K IF Y REMEMB] ME OR N10 ,MEL SD1 8B ,I
FLEW ) Y ON A TRIP 6,CANC@UN LA/ FALL40
  8,OH1 SURE10 ,TRUDY ANSW]$4 8,I   #EJC
REMEMB] N[4 ,:AT C ,I D = Y80
  ,ONCE ,MEL H&$ OV] H] BUSI;S C>D1
,TRUDY 0 A LOT LESS WELCOM+4 8,:AT'S ?
AB80 %E ASK$4
  8,YR BOSS10 ,MEL ANSW]$4 8,ANITA ,B[-
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,Y C'T G 96ANY GRT DETAIL "R N[10 ,MEL
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\SLY WE C'T -;T1 B WE "U/& T Y & YR "PN]
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WOND]$ IF1 9 ! C\RSE ( YR EMPLOY;T1 Y'VE
"E NOTIC$ ANY?+ SUSPICI\S--ANY?+ \ (
L9E80
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TRANSPORT+ DRUGS OR "S?+80 ,TRUDY ASK$4
  8,T WD "W10 ,MEL SD ) ANO!R SMILE4
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,N[ %E MOV$ BACK 96! H\SE & LET ! SCRE5
DOOR CLOSE 2T U4 8,LOOK1 ,MS4 ,B[D9 HAS
BE5 WOND];L 6U10 %E DCLD1 /&+ ) H] >MS
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L9E10' Z Y CALL X4 ,S1 NO4 ,9 ANSW] 6YR
"Q1 ,I HAV5'T NOTIC$ ANY?+ AT       #EJD
ALL40
  ,I = "O 0 DELI<T$ 6SEE ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN
EXHIBIT+ S* CLASSIC DEF5SIVE 2HAVIOR1 &
,I 0 SURE %E WASN'T DO+ X \ ( 3C]N =
,ANITA ,B[D91 EI4 ,? 0 A LOT M P]SONAL4
  8,:5 0 ! LA/ "T Y FLEW ,ANITA "S":80
,MEL ASK$ 3V]S,N,Y4 8,": DID Y G & :5
DID Y RETURN80
  8,I'M SURE ,I %DN'T 2 ANSW]+ ^! "QS10
,TRUDY SD4
  8,X'S RE,Y M A MATT] ( CORROBOR,N ?AN
X IS ANSW]+ "QS10 ,MEL RETURN$4 8,WE "K
:AT ,ANITA TOLD U AB H] REC5T TRAVELS4
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F AN 9DEP5D5T S\RCE1 B T'S ALL "R1 ,MS4
,RAYBURN4 ,N 6WORRY4 ,I'M SURE WE'LL 2
A# 6*ECK \ YR AIRCRAFT'S PA/ FLI<T PLANS
)! ,,FAA4 ,T'LL TAKE "S "T1 B X W A3OM-
PLI% ! SAME 5D4 ,9 ! M1N"T1 ?\<1 G AH1D
& KEEP MY C>D10 ,MEL A4$1 8J 9 CASE Y OR
,MS4 ,MASS9GALE DECIDE "! IS "S?+ Y'D L
6TELL U AB4 ,& DON'T =GET1 IF ! PLANE
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TWO ( Y1 2+ ! PILOTS1 CD WELL 2
IMPLICAT$ Z COCONSPIRATORS40        #EJE
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6! SIDEWALK 2F ! 9T]IOR DOOR CLOS$ 2H U4
8,N[ WE WAIT10 ,MEL SD Z WE H1D$ BACK 6!
,,BMW4
  8,:AT IF %E CALLS ,ANITA80 ,I ASK$4
  8,T'S A RISK WE'RE GO+ 6H 6TAKE40
  ,WE _H J SETTL$ 96! C> :5 ,MEL'S PH"O
RANG4 8,OKAY1 ,ROY10 %E SD AF LI/5+ =
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ME "K40
  8,:O 0 T80 ,I ASK$4 8,& ?ANKS = LETT+
Y "K :AT80
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9T]AG5CY 9=M,N (FIC] =! ,K+ ,C.TY ,%]-
IFF'S ,(FICE4 ,ROSS ASK$ HM 6D "S BACK-
GR.D "W = U4 ,AC 6HM1 ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN
HAS A ,,CPL40
  ,T 0 BAD NEWS4 ,X M1NT ,K+ ,C.TY _H
ISSU$ A 3C1L$ PI/OL LIC5SE 6,TRUDY ,RAY-
BURN4 ,X'S "O ?+ 6D AN \NCE ( PREV5;N &
PUT ON A ,KEVL> VE/ 6G *AT UP A SUSPECT
:O MAY OR MAY N 2 >M$4 ,ONCE Y "K = SURE
! SUSPECT IS C>RY+1 ?\<1 X'S A :OLE O!R
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  8,GRT10 ,I SD4 8,T'S J :AT ,I WANT TO
"K40
  8,& !Y'VE LOCAT$ ,ANITA'S PLANE10 ,MEL
A4$4 8,AT L1/ !Y'VE E/ABLI%$ T %E R5TS A
HANG> AT ! ,R5TON ,MUNICIPAL ,AIRPORT4
,!Y'RE / "W+ ON GETT+ A SE>* W>RANT4 ,IF
!Y C GET X1 X'LL 9CLUDE ! H\SE "H1 !
HANG>1 ! PLANE1 &! M9IVAN4 ,! PRO#M IS1
EV5 IF A JUDGE GRANTS X1 H[ L;G W X TAKE
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  8,GD "Q40
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8BULLET-RESI/ANT40 ,& !N "!'S ! PRO#M (
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9JURIES 2+ A PRIME CASE 9 PO9T4
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N TALK+4 ,9 T T5SE SIL;E ,I F.D MYF
GRAPPL+ ) "S S]I\S LIFE-&-D1? ISSUES--&
3TEMPLAT+ :AT'S IMPORTANT & :AT     #EJG
ISN'T4 ,ONCE ,I CAME FACE-TO-FACE ) :AT
,I 0 RE,Y ?9K+1 ,I W5T AH1D & SD :AT 0
ON MY M9D4
  8,W Y M>RY ME80 ,I ASK$4 8,I "K "! %D
2 HE>TS & FL[]S & MOONLI<T & ALL T O!R
/UFF1 B '''0
  ,MEL DIDN'T REPLY "R AWAY4 ,%E J LOOK$
AT ME4 8,YE/]"D Y ?"\ ,I 0 RESPONSI# =
,RI*>D ,MAT!WS'S D1?10 %E SD F9,Y4 8,&
TD Y'RE ASK+ ME 6M>RY Y80
  ,IF ? 0 AN ANSW]1 X WASN'T ! "O ,I
WANT$4
  8,:AT C ,I TELL Y80 ,I SD4 8,I'M A
HOPE.S ROMANTIC40
  ,: IS PRECISELY ! MO;T ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN
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PAIR ( H1VY-LOOK+ SUITCASES4 ,%E OP5$ !
BACK (! M9IVAN & HEFT$ ^? 9SIDE4 ,!N1
L1V+ ! C>GO DOOR OP51 %E HURRI$ AWAY1
MO/ LIKELY BACK 96! H\SE 6FET* ANO!R
LOAD4
  8,%["T10 ,MEL SD1 : 0 TRUE1 B X WASN'T
AN ANSW] 6MY "Q AT ALL4 8,! BAD NEWS IS1
%E'S WE>+ H] UNI=M4 ,& ":'S ,DIANE80
  ,AF ! M9IVAN LEFT ! DRIVEWAY1     #EJH
,MEL GAVE ,TRUDY A S"EAL-BLOCK H1D />T
2F %E PULL$ \ AF H]4 ,I CALL$ ,OLYMPIA &
TALK$ 6,DON ,HA/+S1 ,H>RY ,I4 ,BALL'S
,SQUAD ;,A C.T]"P4 8,:AT'S ! /ORY ON T
W>RANT80 ,I ASK$ HM4 8,WE DON'T H M*
"T40
  8,WE'VE GOT X10 ,DON TOLD ME4 8,A
JUDGE 9 ,TACOMA F9,Y ISSU$ X A FEW M9-
UTES AGO4 ,HALEY ,MIT*ELL IS ON H] WAY )
X4 ,%E'S J N[ L1V+ ,TACOMA H1D$ = YR LO-
C,N 9 ,K5T40
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! MOVE "H40
  8,:AT'S T80 ,DON SD4 ,AT F/ ,I ?"\ HE
0 SP1K+ 6ME1 !N ,I R1LIZ$ HE 0 D1L+ )A
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8,OKAY1 OKAY10 HE AGRE$1 -+ BACK 6ME4
8,WE'LL REDIRECT ,HALEY &! SE>* W>RANT4
,DID Y HE> T1 ,B1U80
  8,HE> :AT80
  8,NOVEMB] EI<T SIX "O ,ALPHA ,BRAVO J
FIL$ A FLI<T PLAN L1V+ F ,R5TON ,MUNICI-
PAL AT ?IRTE5 HUNDR$ ?IRTY & FLY+ 6A
PLACE CALL$ ,PU]TO ,PE@NASCO1 ,MEXICO4
,FLI<T "T APPROXIMATELY F\R         #EJI
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TWELVE =TY-EI<T4 ,WE DIDN'T H M* "T AT
ALL4
  8,H[ _M PASS5G]S80 ,I ASK$4
  8,TWO S\LS ON BO>D 9DICAT$40
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AF ALL4 ,!Y 7 MEET+ UP1 TAK+ ! PLANE1 &
MAK+ A RUN = X ON _! [N4
  8,": >E Y N[80 ,DON ASK$4
  ,TRUDY'S BLUE M9IVAN _H PULL$ (F
,K5T'S MA9 DRAG & 96A ,WELLS ,F>GO ,BANK
BRAN*4 ,MEL SWIT*$ ON H] SIGNAL & P>K$
AT ! $GE (A ,SAFEWAY P>K+ LOT ACR !
/REET4 ,WE SAT )! 5G9E IDL+ & WAT*$ :ILE
,TRUDY1 C>RY+ A BRIEFCASE1 HU/L$ 96!
BANK4
  8,! SUSPECT J W5T 96A BANK BRAN* "H 9
,K5T10 ,I TOLD HM4 8,MO/ LIKELY PICK+ UP
"S CA%40
  8,ALL "R10 ,DON SD4 8,,SHIT,''S GOT A
/&+ MUTUAL AID AGREE;T ) ,R5TON1 S ,I'LL
LET !M "K :AT'S UP & T WE'LL NE$ UNITS
ON ! GR.D "! AT ! AIRPORT4 ,&       #EAJ
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,DE,MO9ES ,ROAD EXIT -+ NOR?1 S %E'S
MAK+ GD PROGRESS40
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& ,I SAT & WAIT$4 ,AG4 ,%E _HN'T GIV5 ME
AN \T"R NO 6MY IMPULSIVELY IMPROMPTU
PROPOSAL1 B %E SURE Z HELL _HN'T SD YES1
EI1 & ,I _H F> TOO M* MALE PRIDE 6BR+ X
UP AG4 ,9/1D ,I SAT "! & WOND]$ H[ SL[ !
BANK TELL]S CD POSSIBLY 2 & WI%$ 6HELL
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M9UTE UPDATE ON ,HALEY ,MIT*ELL'S PROG-
RESS4 ,X WASN'T4
  8,Y SON (A BIT*10 ,DETECTIVE ,K5DALL
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  8,:AT D Y M1N80 ,I ASK$4 8,:AT'S
WR;G80
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  8,A HIT ON :AT80
  8,ON ! W1PON T KILL$ ,LA,%AWN
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  8,SORRY1 ,K5DALL10 ,I TOLD HM4 8,GOTTA
G40
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"!80 ,I ASK$4
  8,NO1 B--0
  8,N"E M9D40 ,I HUNG UP & DIAL$ ,ROSS
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8,:AT80 HE ASK$4 8,IS "! "S O!R PRO#M
2SS ! PLANE80
  8,WE'VE GOT 6MOVE ON ^? RAPE KITS10 ,I
TOLD HM4 8,N[6 ,IF "!'S ANY M$IA COV]AGE
AT ALL (! PLANE TAKED[N1 X'LL 2 TOO
LATE40
  8,D"O10 HE SD4 8,I'LL PUT ! ,,DNA LAB
ON AN IMM LOCKD[N4 ,NO PH"O CALLS 9 OR
\4 ,NO ;E-MAILS1 EI4 ,N[ ":'S T BLA/$
LI/ ?+ Y 7 TELL+ ME AB80
  8,TODD ,HAT*] HAS \R COPY40
  8,H[ SOON C HE H X "!80
  8,I H A BETT] IDEA10 ,I SD4 8,S5D "S"O
6PICK UP ,ANALISE ,KIM AT H] H\SE & TAKE
H] 6! LAB4 ,X'S H] LI/--! "O WE H IS
ONLY A COPY4 ,%E'S ! "O :O ORGAN-   #EAB
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  8,ALL "R10 HE SD4 8,I'M ON X4 ,": >E
Y80
  8,IN ,K5T1 WAIT+ = ,TRUDY ,RAYBURN TO
F9I% UP 9 ! BANK40
  ,: HAPP5$ ALM AT ! SAME "T ,I SD !
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A# 6/AY S"EAL C> L5G?S BACK4 ,)9 A MATT]
( SECONDS X 0 CLE> ,TRUDY 0 H1D$ = ,HI<-
WAY #AFG4
  8,:AT 0 T ALL AB80 ,MEL WANT$ 6"K4
  8,L>RY CRUMB GOT A HIT4 ,! GUN T KILL$
,RI*>D ,MAT!WS IS ! SAME "O T KILL$ ,LA-
,%AWN ,TOMPK9S40
  ,)\T W>N+1 ,MEL JAMM$ H] FOOT ON ! AC-
CEL]ATOR4 ,! ,,BMW %OT =W>D1 PASS+ S"EAL
(! 9T]V5+ VEHICLES & PUTT+ A P]MAN5T
:IPLA%-/YLE CR9K 9 MY NECK4
  8,I HATE VIGILANTES10 %E MUTT]$4
  8,S D ,I10 ,I AGRE$4 8,B PL1SE DON'T
KILL U 9 ! PROCESS40
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& DROPP+ BACK 96! "R-H& LANE 2H ! M9I-
VAN4 8,OKAY10 %E SD4
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DIDN'T GET X AT F/4
  8,I M1NT OKAY1 ,I'LL M>RY Y10 ,MEL EX-
PLA9$4
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_W'S BE/ DRIV]4
  8,GRT10 ,I TOLD H]4 8,B H[ AB IF WE
4CUSS ? LAT]8 ,"R N[1 %UT UP & DRIVE40












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NICIPAL ,AIRPORT W5T (F )\T A HIT*4 ,!
BLUE VAN PULL$ UP 6! SECUR;Y GATE1 & AF
A PAUSE 0 ALL[$ ONTO ! T>MAC4 ,SOON !
VAN 4APPE>$ 2H A L;G L9E ( HANG>S1 B ,I
WASN'T OV]LY 3C]N$4 ,ONCE ! GATE CLOS$
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H]4 ,& ,I KNEW _! PLANE WDN'T 2 TAK+ (F1
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SURE1 WDN'T 2 =?COM+4
  ,HALEY ,MIT*ELL1 WAV+ FRANTIC,Y1 PULL$
UP 2H ! ,,BMW 9 H] ,JEEP ,*]OKEE4 ,I
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