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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 0:22:46 GMT -5
Daws shrugged slightly. "He said he'll 'weigh the consequences' -- choose whether telling us what he finds out will get more people killed than keeping it from us, that kind of thing. But I told him flat-out I didn't expect we can do this bloodlessly, and he still agreed to help. I guess that's something."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 20:25:37 GMT -5
"It may be something. Hard to tell with Proteus." Vance sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, flipping through the pages in the folder. "I'll get my own sources out on the street, too. About all we can do at this point is spread out, watch and listen."
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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 20:52:14 GMT -5
"Pretty much." Daws sighed. "That, and hope we turn something up pretty quick."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 22:06:17 GMT -5
"For the moment, though..." Vance frowned. "I think we might as well leave Sid's contingent outta this. There's nothing he and the songbird can do right now, and they've got enough on their minds with Doc Van Linden."
He glanced up at Daws. "Which reminds me, how's she doing? Have you heard?"
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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 22:12:56 GMT -5
Daws sighed and shook her head. "I talked to Caddy yesterday. There's no change. You know Caddy -- he did his best to make it sound like a good thing that she hasn't gotten worse . . . and avoided the fact that she also isn't gettin' better."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 22:27:55 GMT -5
Vance swallowed down a growl and shook his head. "That's one more score to settle with these people--and another reason not to get Sid and Foxy involved. Too much feeling involved in this for 'em."
Nate leaned on the back of Vance's chair, smiling ruefully at his father. "And that's different from you in what way again?"
The Major shot his son a look.
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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 22:34:41 GMT -5
Daws stifled a wry grin. "He's got a point, you know." She shrugged and quickly went on "Anyway, I've got no arguments with keeping Sid and Alex out of this unless we need to involve 'em for something. Alex isn't in any shape to be chasing after anyone right now."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 22:41:04 GMT -5
Vance ignored Daws' addition to the needling, and simply nodded. Then he glanced at Father Steele.
"Maybe you should slip a word to the folks here in your parrish about the bogus clinic plot. I don't know if any of your people are the kind who'd want a 'cure'--but if we can't act fast enough, I wouldn't want any of 'em getting roped in."
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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 22:44:43 GMT -5
The Padre nodded gravely. "I've done twenty years of work tryin' to make sure that none of 'em would feel the need for that kind of thing . . . but all the same, it won't hurt to spread the word."
"Best do it as quietly as possible, Padre." Daws said. "We can't afford to spook these people -- if word leaks to any of them that someone knows what they're up to, they might decide to fold this gig and try somewhere else. And if that happens, we might never find 'em again."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 22:58:21 GMT -5
"Might be best only to tell the whole truth to the people we trust completely in this operation," Vance murmured. "Maybe they can keep an eye on the rest of their neighbors, at least until we get to move."
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Post by skybright on Aug 24, 2008 23:05:40 GMT -5
"Sounds fine." Father Rick rubbed his palms together absently. "I suppose that about covers everythin' we can do at present?"
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 24, 2008 23:54:08 GMT -5
"As far as I know." Vance stood up wearily. "Any of us who get a line on more information should call for a meeting here, I guess."
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Post by skybright on Aug 25, 2008 21:53:25 GMT -5
Daws nodded and stood as well. "Okay. Jai should turn something up for us within the next few days."
She put her hand on Vance's elbow. "Take care of yourself, huh?"
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 25, 2008 21:58:55 GMT -5
"Yeah." Vance squeezed Daws' shoulders gently. "Same goes for you. It goes without saying that if we do find out anything, we don't want to share it with the Bat--just be careful he doesn't get too disappointed with a lack of results."
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Post by skybright on Aug 25, 2008 22:01:03 GMT -5
"Tight as this one is locked up, I don't know that he'd even be particularly surprised if I don't turn anything up." She shrugged one shoulder, smiling crookedly. "But I'll be careful."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 25, 2008 22:09:31 GMT -5
"Maybe. We can hope." Vance paused. "By the way, does Proteus still have that cellphone we gave him?"
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Post by skybright on Aug 25, 2008 22:23:06 GMT -5
Daws nodded. "Yeah. He said to call him if we come up with anything he can do to help us out."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 25, 2008 22:31:35 GMT -5
"Okay. At least we can reach him for once." Vance turned to Joey, who until then he had politely ignored. "If the old man's been poking around Tiernan's, I guess you couldn't risk being there. What have you been up to?"
Joey grinned nervously. "Just--filing, for Miss Dawson. And following her around."
The Major's eye rolled slightly, but one corner of his mouth twitched. "Some bodyguard."
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Post by skybright on Aug 25, 2008 22:38:54 GMT -5
"Hey, I've got no complaints." Daws grinned fondly at Joey. "I dunno what I ever did without him . . . except my own filing, of course."
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Post by Jordanna on Aug 25, 2008 22:48:34 GMT -5
Vance smirked. "Guess I'd better let you get back to it, then--unless you've got an idea of any other leads to check on today. Which is what I'd better be doing, fast." He gave Daws a light kiss on the cheek.
"I'll call you the minute we get anything," he said. Then he glanced at Nate and Handy, and they followed him up the stairs.
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