Page 22 of Trailing Justice


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She hesitated again before saying, “And I heard something outside. When I went to check it out, I noticed someone had been on the fire escape. They even left a handprint on the window.”

Alarm straightened his back. “What? You should have mentioned this to me sooner.”

Kori shrugged. “You’re right. I probably should have. I’m just trying to sort all this out.”

“Or maybe you’re thinking too much like a prosecutor—and you don’t want to set your sister up for failure.”

Anger flashed in her gaze before fading into a grimmer look. “You know, I want to be mad, but that is a possibility. But if I did that, it was subconscious.”

He admired her for being honest enough to admit that.

“I want to see that computer,” he told her.

“It’s at Hollow House.”

“When we finish, I’d like to take you back to the house so I can check it out.”

Kori nodded. “Whatever you need that might help you find my sister.”