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out of there. We gotta find that bitch and put her down.'
Yanked from his fantasy, Lou groaned. But then he realized it had only been make-believe. When we find her, he thought, it can get real.
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Trev steered up the driveway and stopped under the carport.
'Do you want me to come with you?' Lisa asked. 'I know Maxwell's sister.'
He shut off the lights and engine. 'This isn't Chidi's house.'
'What?'
'It belongs to the man who ran the pizza parlor. I've got to see if his daughter's here.'
'Oh, for godsake,' Francine muttered.
'I won't be long. Sit tight.' He opened the car door, then hesitated, wondering whether he should leave the key in the ignition. A crazy woman had answered the phone. She might still be inside. She might not be alone. If something should happen to him . . .
But if he left the key, Francine might just drive away.
'What is it?' Lisa asked.
'Nothing. You two keep your eyes open. Don't be

 
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