THE BLONDE AND TOOK A SIP OF WAtER THEN CHOKED. IT WAS MILLI.
                NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVR GUESSED THCUGH.2DRESSED IN A TIGHT TANK TOP
                THAT WAS STARCHED WITW,A BLACK LAYERED MINI SKIRT,LEATHER WHITE
                BOOTS, A BLACK BLOUSE HUNG OVER ThE TOP LOOSLEY TIED AT THE BOTTOM.
                TWO EARINGS LINED EACH EAR.  AND HER HAIR WAS FULL OF BODY AND WAS
         
         
                                                 ON THIS GUY?.ANY’WAT I WANT TO ~
                ERMED STRINGLY.HER FACE WAS COVERED WITH MAKEUP.
                                              RIVETED OVER TO JESSE.THOSE GREE3~
               ~AT      EYES WERE FILLED WITH WORRY..
                  “ALL I KNOW IS THAT WE HAVEN’T MET ANYWNE WHO RESEMBLES C.I.A.”
                ~ACHEL SAID DEADPANED.MILLI NODDED AND CHOMPED THCUGH~FULLI ON~ A
                ~EICE OF MUFFIN.
                  “DO YOU MIND IF I JOIN YOU ALL?” ALLEYES TURNED TOWARD THE TALL
                ¶OMAN IN HER TWENTIES.SHE WAS SMILING A FORCED SMILE AND WORE JEAM
                4ND A SWEAT SHIRT. IVIITICH LOOKED CRITICALLY AY~ JESSE WHO NODDED.
                ‘~T’M CATRINA,” SHE HEI~ A HAND UP TOSTOP JAfrfIE FROM SAYING SOMETHI
                I~G..
                I “ONLY’ CATRINA.FROM THE CENTER ANIMALIGNITION’.” THEY UNDERSTOOD.
                THIS WAS THE CONTACT.
         	“WE’LL TALK LATER.MEET ME AT TWO IN. FRONT OF THE ROYAI1E.OK?”
                THEY NODDED.SHE STOOD UP AND LEFT.RACHEL WHISTLED.JESSE WAS EYING
                QVER MILLI.
                  “WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?” HE ASKED INCREDIOUSLY.SHE SMILED SLYI~SY.
                DR.RACHEL HAS STRUCK AGAIN.” SHE PURRED.SHE STOOD UP AND LEFT.HE
                ATOHED HER START TO THE ELEVATOR~THEN HIS EYES SPOTTED A MAN INA
                RENCH COAT AND FEDORA GRAB HER BY THE AI~IS.HE COVERED HER MOUTH~
         
         
                ~LOSED
                ND PULLED HER ()UTSIDE.HIS HAND SLIPPED AND SHE SCREAMED AS LOUD ~
                S SHE COULD.RA.CHEL WAS THE FIRST ONE UP~FBIILOWED BY’ MITHH.MITCH
                      THE DISTANCE IN A FLASH AND JAMIE COPIED THE LICENSE NUMBER
                ~ ITCH WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR AS IT TOOK OFF HISTAN LEGS P
                  ING HARDER,HARDER.LEE WAS IN PANIC,SHE WAS SCREECHING AND STAMP
                ~NG HER FEET HYSTERICALLY’.H THEN THE CAR TURNED A OORNER.MITCI{~ WAS
                LYING IN THE STREET,A TAXI HEADING STRAIGHT FOR HIM.IT STOPPED.
                  “ThAT’S ONE WAY TO HATE A TAXIL”’ JAIVIIE SAID LEAPING INSIDE.
                ‘~POLLOW THAT CAR.”’ ~ES3E ORDERED.THE DRIVER DI]) SO.AS THEY TURNED
                JI NTO A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DISSAPPEARED.
         

         





         JAMIE WAS CALLING THE POLICE,MITCH WAS THINKING HARD.JESSE
                ~ AS CALMING HYSTERICAL RACHEL,AND TEE STRANGE WOMAN NAME]) CATRINA
                AS GETTING INFO FROM THE C.I.A.SHE HUNG UP HER 2BREIFGASE PHONW.
                    “Si~E’~S BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY~ S!RIKER’TS MEN.RANSOM 2.5 MILLION
                  CON TOMMARROW,INFRONT OP THE APARTMENTS OF BRENNER AND !~ IN.ONE
                  ONE.” SHE A!~1~OUNCED GLUMLY.JESSE SWALLOWED THE LUMP IN HIS KHRO
         
                ~IOENSE
                T.”JAMIE HUNG UP THE HOTEL PHONE.
                        PLATE HYR—7650, WAS STOLEN FROM A MISS WETERFOED.I’VE GOT
          ER ADRESS .“ THEY ALL HEADED FOR HER MANSICN.AS THEY PULLED UP THK
           RE AMAXED AT HER ESTATE.CLOSE TO SEVEN HUNDRED GREEN ACRES,WITH
         
         
         I’
         OWERS COBBLESTONE PPATHS,LAKES,FOCT BRIDGBS,G’AZEBOES,AND TREES
         T LOOK~D ENCHANTED.MAITCHI DASHED UP THE COBB~~E PA~I AND KNOCKED
           N THE BOOR.A WOMAN IN AN OLD FASHION BLUE DRESS APPEARED.
         ~        “MA’AM,WE’RE FROM THE N.Y.C TEEN POLICE DKPARTMENT,WE NEED INFO
         N THE STOLEN CAR.”