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PROFILE ON ! M9OR ,LESLIE ,L\ISE DE
,GROOT1 ,I MET )! "Y WOMAN 9 MY (FICE =A
P]IOD ( ?REE H\RS ON ,M>* TW5TY-    #BGE
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6BE AN AV]AGE FIFTE5-YE>-OLD GIRL4 ,FIVE
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,GROOT DESCRIB$ ! SAME HORRIFIC PATT]N (
SEXUAL ABUSE AT ! H&S ( H] EXT5D$ FAMILY
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  8,! PROGNOSIS = ? "Y WOMAN IS N 5C\R-
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  8,%[ ! JUDGE ! DRAW+S10 ,CORSO SD4
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T4 ,MATT] ( FACT1 ,I DON'T ?9K !Y'D -E
AL;G40 ,HE %OOK 8 H1D4 8,NO WAY4    #BGI
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,D\<]TY SD4 8,I J CDN'T LOOK AT T /UFF
ANYMORE40 ,%E WAV$ ! ,COKE BOTTLE4 8,N T
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  8,>E WE / "U >RE/80
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  8,NOPE40
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8,AT "S PO9T 9 H] LIFE %E'D SE5 A DOC-
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D;E 9 A MURD] CASE4 ,?REE1 Y PROBABLY
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SD4
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P UP & GET !M D[N "H4 ,,ASAP40























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SUMM]40
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  8,C\PLA "DS & ,I WANT HM G"O10 HE SD4









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,CORSO "H40
  8,MAKES P]FECT S5SE 6ME10 ,MOL9A SD4
8;,S & ;,W ,MODEL ,T5'S R1L -MON4 ,M/ 2
MILLIONS & MILLIONS ( !M >.D40
  ,! %]IFF TOOK A DEEP BR1? & F9,Y MADE
EYE 3TACT ) ,SPECIAL ,AG5T 9 ,*>GE ,MO-
L9A4 8,S10 %E 2GAN1 8H[ D ,I RATE A VIS-
IT F ! ,,FBI8 ,ESPECI,Y A VISIT F ! F>-
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A ?91 9S9C]E SMILE4 8,Z Y C PROBABLY
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FRONT ( H]4 ,! ?REE AVAILA# *AIRS 7 O3U-
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6H M *AIRS BR"\ 9 & 9/1D /OOD AL;G !
WALL1 ^: SURFACE 0 COV]$ ) PLAQUES1 -M5-
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,%]IFF ,TRASK 9 ! -PANY ( AN ASSORT;T (
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8,WE'RE PURSU+ AN 9T]/ATE MATT]1    #BIC
: WE 2LIEVE MAY H />T$ 9 \R JURISDIC;N &
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  8,& :AT MATT] MI<T T BE80
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  8,YR OLD FR ,SISSY ,W>WICK10 ,CORSO
SD4
  ,! %]IFF ROLL$ H] EYES1 Z IF 6SAY %E
DIDN'T NE$ 6BE REM9D$ ( ANO!R OP5 CASE4
8,I'M FOCUS+ MY LIMIT$ RES\RCES ON !
PRES5T T5SE10 %E SD4 8,WE'VE LO/ A BRO!R
(FIC]1 & UNTIL T MATT] IS SU3ESS;LLY RE-
SOLV$1 ,I'M AFRAID ,I DON'T H ! /AFF OR
! 9CL9,N 6SP>E ON ANY?+ Q T OLD40 ,%E
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=GETT+ AB X4 ,MATT] ( FACT1 WE'RE EX-
PECT+ ! F9AL =5SICS REPORTS F ! /ATE
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2+ ANYWAY1 ,I'VE GOT 6HUSB& MY RES\RC-
ES40
  8,Z WELL Y %D10 ,MOL9A AGRE$4 8,! D1?
( ANY P1CE (FIC] IS AN A6RONT 6! 5TIRE
LAW 5=CE;T -MUN;Y40
  ,CORSO WAT*$ Z ! %]IFF'S PROFES.NAL
DEM1NOR DID BATTLE ) H] P]SONAL     #BID
CURIOS;Y4 ,AF AN UNCOM=TA# SIL;E1 ! CAT
WON4 8,& H[ WD ,SISSY ,W>WICK ,HOLMES H
LAPP$ OV] 96YR JURISDIC;N80 %E ASK$4
  ,MOL9A TOLD H]4 ,*APT] & V]SE4 ,TOOK
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,MOL9A RELAT$ :AT !Y KNEW = SURE4 8,Y
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8,B Z ,I'M SURE Y >E AW>E1 C]TA9 *EMICAL
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! BODY UNTIL ! V 5D40
  8,^W .HAS R1*$ U10 %E SD )A SMILE4
  ,MOL9A W5T ON4 8,PRELIM9>Y =5SIC ANAL-
YSIS (! O!R F\R MEMB]S (! ,PAUL DE
,GROOT FAMILY REV1LS A SUB/ANTIAL RESI-
DUE ( AN >S5IC-BAS$ SUB/.E / PRES5T 9 !
HAIR & NAILS (! REMA9S4 ,! RESIDUE IS
3SI/5T ) :AT US$ 6BE SOLD Z RAT POISON1
BACK 9 ! SIXTIES40 ,HE SPR1D 8 H&S4 8,(
C\RSE1 T TYPE ( PRODUCT IS NO L;G] SOLD
OV] ! C.T] DUE 6H1L? & 5VIRON;TAL 3C]NS1
B BACK !N X 0 Q -MON40
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9 H] *AIR4 8,S ''' Y'RE SAY+ ?      #BIE
GIRL--:AT 0 %E1 F\RTE5 OR FIFTE5 AT !
"T8--POISON$ H] 5TIRE FAMILY1 "SH[ OR
O!R MANAG$ 6DRAG ANO!R GIRL 96H] B$1 &
!N SET ! H\SE ON FIRE40
  8,EXCEPT = H] "Y] BRO!R10 ,CORSO AM5D-
$4 8,HE 0 9 ! HOSPITAL ) FOOD POISON+ ON
! NI<T (! FIRE40
  8,T'S :AT X LOOKS L AT ? "T10 ,MOL9A
SD4
  8,Y DON'T M9D ME SAY+1 X S.DS PRETTY
F>-FET*$ 6ME10 ! %]IFF SD4 8,Y'RE ASSUM+
%E KILL$ ? O!R GIRL80
  8,WE DON'T "K = SURE10 ,MOL9A SD4 8,!
O!R GIRL W5T MISS+ TWO "DS 2F ! FIRE4
,!Y RODE ! SAME S*OOL BUS TGR4 ,L\ISE 0
"Q$ 0/ATE & LOCAL AU?ORITIES4 ,%E CLAIM$
! O!R GIRL '''0 ,MOL9A LOOK$ 6,FULLM] =
HELP4
  8,VELMA10 ,FULLM] SD4
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WALK$ (F Z !Y 7 WAIT+ =! BUS \ 9 FRONT (
,MAHWAH ,HI< ,S*OOL4 ,T'S ! LA/ %E SAW (
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_H KIDNAPP$ ANO!R GIRL F T SAME P>K+
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VICTIMS40
  8,UNTIL %E TURN$ UP 9 ANO!R GIRL'S
GRAVE40
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8,YES10 HE SD4 8,! ADV.ED /AGE ( DECOM-
POSI;N PRECLUDES DET]M9+ A CAUSE ( D1?4
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SURE40
  8,AL1 WE'VE GOT A FEW GAPS10 ,CORSO
SD4 8,WE'VE GOT AB TWO &A HALF YE>S 2T
:5 H] H\SE BURNS & :5 %E %[S UP 9 ,ALL5-
T[N1 ,P5NSYLVANIA1 &! BETT] "P (A YE> 2T
! "T %E L1VES ,ALL5T[N & :5 %E %[S UP
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DON'T "K40
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H]4
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FESSOR ,ROS540
  8,MR4 DE ,GROOT TOOK A TAXI F ,NEW>K
,AIRPORT 6! NE>BY T[N ( ,ELIZABE?1 ,NEW
,J]SEY1 ": HE PUR*AS$ AN #'HH ,*EVY
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PLATES REGI/]$ 6T VEHICLE 7 RE-     #BIG
COV]$ DUR+ A R\T9E TRA6IC /OP 9 ,ELG91
,ILL9OIS1 YE/]"D MORN+4 ,AN ELD]LY C\-
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,ILL9OIS TAGS ANYMORE4 ,X APPE>S DE
,GROOT'S SWAPP+ (F LIC5SE PLATES Z HE
GOES AL;G4 ,Q FRANKLY1 IF HE KEEPS X UP1
WE'LL H 6GET R1L LUCKY 6CAT* HM40
  8,:AT D Y NE$ F ME80
  8,WE'RE "H MO/LY Z A MATT] ( C\RTESY10
,MOL9A SD4 8,WE'VE BE5 9 3TACT )! ,WIS-
3S9 ,/ATE ,PATROL1 & WE H ! FULL RES\RC-
ES (! ,BUR1U (FICE 9 ,MADISON AT \R DIS-
POSAL4 ,"O ( _! =5SICS T1MS W 2 GO+ "? !
H\SE ? AFN40 ,MOL9A LOOK$ 6HIS LEFT4
8,MR4 ,CORSO TELLS ME T A FAMILY ALBUM 0
F.D )! BODIES40
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  8,WE'D L 6BORR[ T1 IF WE MAY40 ,2F %E
CD RESPOND1 HE W5T ON4 8,AL1 ,I "U/& T !
,HOLMES BOYS _H AN A3ID5T 9 ! FAMILY
TRUCK40
  8,DROVE X "? ! FRONT W9D[ (! ,DAIRY
,QUE510 %E SD4
  8,WELL !N1 "S": 9 YR RECORDS Y M/ H !
LIC5SE PLATE NUMB] &! ,,VIN NUM-    #BIH
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WELL40
  8,Y'RE GO+ 6TRY 6F9D ! TRUCK8 ,FIFTE5
YE>S LAT]80
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PURSU+ A NUMB] ( O!R L1DS40
  ,IF ! %]IFF GOT ! JOKE1 %E DIDN'T LET
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REVOLV]8 ,WE H&$ ! W1PON OV] 6YR /ATE
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WE NEGLECT$ 6RECORD ! S]IAL NUMB]40
  8,= \R RECORDS10 ,MOL9A A4$4 8,I'VE
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MADE MISTAKES L T40
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BOYS =GOT ,I C HELP Y \ )80 %E ASK$4 ,?
"T %E MANAG$ A GR94 8,ALW GLAD 6HELP Y
BOYS \ ) YR KO%] RECORD KEEP+1 ,I AM40
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LL WAVE & W5T SQU1K+ \ 96! HALL4 ,MOL9A
GRA2$ 8 BRIEFCASE F ! FLOOR4 ,SET X ON !
TA# 9 FRONT ( HM4 8,: "O ( Y IS TAK+ ME
6! AIRPORT80 HE ASK$ ,FULLM] & ,D1N4
  ,D1N SD HE'D 2 DO+ ! DRIV+4 ,MOL9A
OP5$ 8 BRIEFCASE & PULL$ \ A LAUNDRY LI/
( ?+S HE WANT$ ! =5SICS T1M 6*ECK4
,FULLM] TOOK NOTES4 ,!N ANO!R LI/ ( IN-
VE/IGATIVE AV5UES = ,FULLM] & ,D1N4 ,!Y
BO? TOOK NOTES4
  ,MOL9A TURN$ 6,CORSO & ,D\<]TY4 8,? IS
": Y CAME IN10 HE SD4 8,F "H ON1 ! ,LES-
LIE DE ,GROOT-,SISSY ,W>WICK /ORY IS !
PROP]TY (! ,MADISON FIELD (FICE4 ,I'M
L1V+ ,SPECIAL ,AG5TS ,D1N & ,FULLM] "H
=A C\PLE ( "DS = LIAISON4 ,Y TWO    #CJJ
C /ICK >.D = T1 IF Y WANT4 ,AF ,MADISON
TAKES OV]1 Y'RE HI/ORY Z F> Z ! 9VE/IG,N
IS 3C]N$4 ,I W5T 6! ,ACADEMY ) ,PAUL
,WAYM]4 ,HE'S ! ,,SAIC 9 ,MADISON1 &
"!'S NO WAY 9 HELL HE'S GONNA LET Y TWO
LOOK OV] 8 %\LD] :ILE HE 9VE/IGATES40
,HE SNAPP$ 8 CASE CLOS$ & SPUN ! -B9,N
DIALS4
  ,! S.D (! %]IFF'S %OES PREC$$ H] 96!
ROOM4 ,%E C>RI$ ! ,HOLMES FAMILY ALBUM &
TWO FILE FOLD]S1 "O YELL[1 "O GRE54 ,%E
0 / SMIL+4 8,COLOR COD$ & ALL10 %E SD1
DROPP+ ! ALBUM &! FILES ON ! TA# 9 FRONT
( ,MOL9A4 8,WE MAY 2 RURAL1 B WE'VE GOT
\R /UFF TGR1 WE SURELY D40
  ,MOL9A SLID ! ALBUM & FOLD]S OV] TO
,FULLM] & ,D1N4 ,!Y 7 BUSY JOTT+ AWAY Z
,MOL9A &! %]IFF %OOK H&S & SD _! GD-
BYES4 ,CORSO L+]$1 LETT+ ! ,,FBI & ,D\<-
]TY PREC$E HM \ ! DOOR4 ,:5 ,D\<]TY
LOOK$ BACK OV] H] %\LD] 6SEE IF HE 0 "!1
HE MO;N$ = H] 6KEEP GO+ & !N HELD UP AN
8,I'LL J 2 A M9UTE0 F+]4 ,HE TURN$ BACK
6! %]IFF4
  ,%E GAVE HM H] /ONIE/ GAZE4       #CJA
8,YES1 ,MR4 ,CORSO80
  8,T LL D1L Y & ,I _H40
  8,I'M AFRAID ,I DON'T "K :AT Y'RE
TALK+ AB10 %E SD4
  ,HE IGNOR$ H]4 8,\R >RANGE;T 0 P]SON-
AL1 & X'S GO+ 6/AY T WAY40
  ,%E GOT 6H] FEET4 8,IF Y'LL EXCUSE ME1
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SOLES ( H] %OES SQU1K$ AT E /EP Z %E
CROSS$ ! ROOM & 4APPE>$4
  ,T5 SECONDS LAT]1 %E 0 BACK 9 ! DOOR-
WAY4 ,9 ! H>% OV]H1D LI<T %E LOOK$ HA7>D
& DRAWN4 ,%E *ECK$ ! HALL 9 BO? DIREC-
;NS4 8,SORRY10 %E SD4 8,I'M "U A LOT (
PRESSURE "H4 ,I DIDN'T "K :AT 9 HECK ,I
0 GO+ 6D IF Y />T$ TELL+ P ,I LET X G4
,I'VE GOT ALL ! A7RAV,N ,I C H&LE "R N[4
,CL9T ,RI*>DSON SP5DS M "T 9 MY (FICE
?AN HE DOES 9 8 [N40 ,%E %OOK H] H1D4
8,TWO WEEKS AGO ,I 0 WORRI$ AB :AT ,I 0
GO+ 6D IF ,I LO/ ! ELEC;N1 & N[ ,I'D
GIVE Y ! DAMN JOB =A DOLL>40 ,%E SCOOP$
! FOLD]S F ! TA#4 8,"T = MY MORN+ M$IA
FLO7+10 %E SD )A WRY SMILE4 8,Y GONNA 2
>.D =A :ILE80 %E ASK$4              #CJB
  8,C\PLA "DS MAYBE40
  8,I'M ASK+ 2C ,CL9T ,RI*>DSON'S TAK+ 8
SON'S D1? PRETTY H>D4 ,HE'S GOT A WILD
HAIR T NO MATT] :AT ANYBODY SAYS1 Y 7
RESPONSI#4 ,HE FIGURES Y J F.D "S LEGAL
LOOPHOLE4 ,CL9T'S A GD MAN1 B HE'S N R1L
R,NAL "R N[4 ,I 0 Y1 ,I'D KEEP AN EYE \
= HM40
  8,?ANKS10 ,CORSO SD4 8,WE WON'T 2 >.D
V L;G4 ,MY GUESS IS ! ,MADISON ,BUR1U'S
N GO+ 6PUT A :OLE LOT ( 5]GY 96"S?+ ?
COLD4 ,!Y'LL LOOK = ANY?+ OBVI\S4 ,"S?+
T PO9TS 6": %E MI<T H G"O F "H4 ,!Y F9D
"S?+ "R AWAY1 !Y'LL PURSUE X4 ,! M9UTE X
LOOKS L X'S GO+ NO":1 !Y'LL KICK X "R
BACK 6! /ATE1 :O'LL KICK X "R BACK 6Y1
:O'LL 5D UP Z ! "O :O FAIL$ 6SOLVE !
MURD]S40
  8,I SEE Y'VE "W$ )! ,BUR1U 2F40
  8,C\PLA "TS10 ,CORSO SD4
  ,%E RAN A H& "? H] HAIR4 8,Y RE,Y ?9K
ALL ^! GIRLS--,SISSY & ''' :AT 7 ! LL
GIRLS' "NS80
  8,LESLIE ,L\ISE DE ,GROOT & ,M>Y ,ANNE
,MOODY40                            #CJC
  8,Y RE,Y ?9K !Y'RE ALL ! SAME P]SON80
%E ASK$4
  8,Y1H4 ,I D40
  ,%E %OOK H] H1D4 8,? IS L "S?+ \ (
SCI;E FIC;N40 ,%E LIFT$ H] H&S & !N LET
!M FLOP BACK AG/ H] SIDES4 8,ALL ,I
WANT$ F Y 0 "S LL TIDBIT ,I CD FE$ 6!
PRESS4 ,I WASN'T LOOK+ = ANO!R MY/]Y40
  8,Y NE$ 6BE C>E;L :AT Y WI% =10 ,CORSO
SD4
  ,%E ALL[$ Z H[ T 0 TRUE & !N /EPP$
BACK \ 96! HALL4 8,-E ON10 %E SD4 8,WE
DON'T WANT 6KEEP \R F$]AL FRS WAIT+1 N[
D WE80
  ,!Y LEFT ! 3F];E ROOM TGR4 ,SD 8,S
L;G0 AT H] (FICE DOOR4
  ,9 ! LO2Y1 ,MOL9A1 ,D1N1 & ,FULLM]
/OOD 9 A TI<T CIRCLE4 ,D\<]TY 0 OV] 0!
DOOR1 SQU9T+ Z %E GAZ$ \ AT ! M.DS (
SN[4
  ,MOL9A /UCK \ 8 H&4 ,FULLM] TORE A
PAGE F 8 NOTEBOOK & SLAPP$ X 96,MOL9A'S
PALM2 ,MOL9A !N SEP>AT$ HMF F ! O!RS &
WALK$ ,CORSO'S WAY4 ,MOL9A H&$ ! PAGE
6,CORSO4 8,"H'S :AT Y WANT$10 HE    #CJD
SD4 ,8 BLACK EYES 7 Z H>D Z RIVETS4 8,Y
?9K Y "K "S?+1 DON'T Y80
  ,CORSO POCKET$ ! PIECE ( PAP]4 8,MAY-
BE10 ,CORSO SD4