SCURRIED IN.IIE LOOKED OVER THE PICTURE,MILLI PICKED UP A PENCIL
              AND SHADED IN SOME GRAY HAIR,DARK FYEBROWS,WRINI(LES AND COLORED
              THE EYES GREEN.STARING UP AT THEM MURDEROUSLY WAS MISS ELISE WERE
              FOED, ALSO KNOWN AS CATRINA.THERE WAS AN URGENT WHISTLE.MILLI SNUCK
              ~   PICTURE INTO HER BAG AN]) FOLLOWED LEE’S WHISTLE.LEE STOOD ON T
              T   ~EYTOES LOCKING UP A BOQKCASE.MILLI STOOD BESIDE HER.
                  “THIS IS A SECRET COMPARTMENT.I CON’T SEEM TO FIND IT THOUGW,
              I KNOW IT IS JESSEJJOCK AT THETOP.IT’B NOT QUITE EVUN AND IN A HO~
              THIS THERE USUALY IS.” YIILLI SHOWED LEE THE PICTURE WHO TURNS
              P..THERE WAS A MUFFLED CRY PROM THE OTHER SIDE~JESSE LOOKED CR17
              I.,Y AT A BUST OF EINSUEIN THE MOVED IT ON THE PEDISTOOL.THE SHE
              BOC’KS SPUN AROUND.THERE WAS A PALE LOCKING V~OMAN~,AN ELDER MAN
              RESEMBLED A BUTLER,AN]) A YCUNGER MAN,ARCUND THE SAME AGE AS TB
         
                    “C.I.A?’ JESSE ASKEDU~SHE NODDED EARERLY.MILLI WORKED FEVERNTI
              0  THE OLDER MAN AS JESSE GOT THE YOUNG N N AND LEE THE WOMAN.ONCE
              LT ~IED AN]) UNGAGGED.THEY SIGHED.
                 “HELLO JESSE,MILLI,AND RACHEL.OR RACHEL WO)ULD YOU RATHER GALL XE
              U s?” SHE ASKED.
                 “YOU’RE OUR REAL CONTACT RIGH~P?” MILLI ASKE]).SHE NODDED.
              “: ~RLENE MICHAELSON.THIS IS DAVE,AND WAYNE,BOTH PARKINSES.I TRIED
              T’) WARN YOU ABOUT CATRINA.XONESTLY,BUT SHE GOT JAMIE AND MITCH TOO
              I FEAR.YOU SEE CATRINA STANSD FOR SOMETHING.CATHERINE ALL~ THOMAS
              RIKER’ S INDEPTH NATIONAL ADMENISTRATION.SHE IS STRIKERS BOSS BELI~
              I~  OR NOT.THEIR A PERFECT PAIR,NASTY,KILLING,MURDERERS,SIMPLE AS
              THAT.AND THIS IS MY” HOUSE.” SHE CHATTED AWAY AS THEY HEADED FOR TB
              K~ETCHEN.YER!***
                 “THAT’S WHY RACHELP~YOU ARE GCING TO MAKE US DOUBLES.COME UPSTAF
              R~3.” THEY TRUDGED UPSTAIRS.
                 “YOU ALSO SEE,SEE USED TO BE M~ HELPER.THREE YEARS AGO.BUT SHE
              W.~~.NTED MORE POWER THAi! THE C.I.A.MUCH~MIJCH MORE.SO SHE STOLE SOMW
              S~)RT OF TOXIC GAS AND THREATENED TO USE IT UNLESS WE GAVE HER A
              FNMILLION.OF COURSE SHE DIDN’T KEEP HER END OF THE HARGAIN~.THE
              G.~\S YOU SEE,WAS AN ACCIDENTAL CREATI’JON.SCIENTIST DAVE HERE WAS
              Jt.TST FOOLING AROUND.HOWEVER HER000MPLIKED A GAS S000C) DEADLY ONE
              L~ETTLE LEAK,!HE WHOLE EASTERN SHOREBOARD FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA GOB
              TWIN ONE CLOUD.THAT”S WHY YOU FIVE WERE HIRED.OR CHOSEI*1.MITCW~S
         ~    F~STNESS,ACCURACY’,MILLI’S PERFECT HAND WITH A GUN,HBR STRENGTHT,AND
                H~RIKAGE,JAMIE’S INTELLIGENCE,JESSE”S STRENGTIF IN~ TIGHT SPOTS,LEE
                S~REET WISDOK AND MAKEUP,THE PERFECT FIVE SOME.” THEY WERE IN THE
                TCHEN.
                  SHE HAD EVRYTHING 50000 PERFECT..THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST H
              Elh” DARLENE FINISHED.
                  “OH,BtTT SHE DIDSCREW UP BAD.MILLI FAKED A POLICE OFFICERS VOI~
              AND FOUND OUT SHE HAD TOLD A WHOLE DIFFERENT DTORY TO THL YCIIC~
              THAN TO US.SO SHE MESSED UP.” DARLENE WAS SMILING NOW.
         
                  BACK AT THE HOTEL DARLENE WAS BUNKING WITH THE GIRLS,AND DAVE
              A~D VAYNE WERE WITH JESSE.
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