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Picking up his shotgun, he hurried to the driver's door. Francine unlocked it for him. He climbed in, jerked the door shut, and locked it. 'Everything OK?' he asked.
'What happened?' Francine asked. 'What did you put in the trunk?'
'A girl.'
'One of them?'
'Yeah. Just a kid.'
'You're taking her with us?'
'It was either that or kill her.'
'You should've killed her.'
'I told you, she's just a kid. She didn't ask for any of this. She's a victim, same as everyone else.'
'She's one of them!'
'She's one of us, now.'
'Great. Just great.'
'We heard some shots,' Lisa said.
Trev poked his key into the ignition and started the car. He turned on the headlights. 'That was me. Three of them tried to nail me when I came out of O'Casey's.'
'Are you all right?' Lisa asked him.
'I had to drop a couple.'
'And bring one along,' Francine muttered.
'They didn't hurt you?'
'I'm fine.' He started backing the car out of the alley.
'Did you find the address?' Lisa asked.
'Yeah, I got it.' Eyes on the rearview mirror, he swung the car onto Third Street. He started forward.

 
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