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"You did good bringing both pictures, Ms. Mackenzie, most people
wouldn't have thought of it."

She looked up at that, almost managed a smile. "She looks so
different depending on what she wears."

"Most of us do," I said.

She nodded, not like she was agreeing, but as if it were polite.

"How old is Barbara, her friend?"

"Eighteen, why?"

"I'll send my friend, the private investigator over to talk to her,
maybe meet me at the clubs."

"Barbara won't tell us who it is that's beenЕ" She couldn't bring
herself to finish the sentence.

"My friend can be very persuasive, but if you think Barbara will be a
problem I might know someone who could help us out."

"She's very stubborn, just like my Amy."

I nodded and reached for the phone. I called Veronica (Ronnie)
Sims, private detective and good friend first. Ms. Mackenzie gave
me Barbara's address, which I gave to Ronnie over the phone.
Ronnie said she'd page me when she had any news, or when she
arrived at the club district.

I dialed Zerbrowski next. He was a police detective and really had
no reason to get involved, but he had two kids and he didn't like the
monsters, and he was my friend. He was actually at work, since he
belonged to the Regional Preternatural Investigation Team and
worked a lot of nights.

I explained the situation, and that I needed a little official muscle to
flex. He said it was a slow night, and he'd be there.

"Thanks, Zerbrowski."

"You owe me."

"On this one, yeah."

"Hmm," he said, "I know how you could pay me back." His voice
had dropped low and mock seductive. It had been a game with us
since we met.