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Indio took a deep breath and exhaled carefully. Lilith had no right to propose this arrangement without
consulting him first. Socorro was his daughter, not hers.

Socorro shook her head. Bright red spots stained her cheeks. тАЬI don't want to go away with you, I want
to stay here with my father and Tiny.тАЭ

Indio went over and placed his hand on Socorro's shoulder. тАЬHer great-grandfather will be here
tomorrow morning. He'll take care of her.тАЭ
Lilith seated herself on the edge of the bed and smoothed out the cover with her hand. тАЬPlease, I want to
get to know you better. Your grandfather can stay at my house. We'll help him take care of Socorro.тАЭ

Tiny swiped his hand across his bald scalp. тАЬWe can't stay here. It's too expensive. We'll have to find a
cheaper place. And the most logical place to start our search isтАжтАЭ

тАЬтАФthe transient housing grid where Rachel lived.тАЭ Indio completed the thought automatically. He turned
to Kevin. тАЬWhat do you think?'

Kevin shrugged. тАЬI'm with you.тАЭ

Indio's phonenet unit beeped. He unclipped it from his belt and held it to his ear. тАЬMr. De Arroyo?тАЭ It
was Officer Jameson. Her voice sounded squeaky on the phonenet transmission too. Maybe that was her
normal voice.

тАЬSpeaking.тАЭ

тАЬThat woman, Rachel.тАЭ

тАЬYes.тАЭ

тАЬShe's dead. The report just came in. There was an accident on Wacker Drive. She died instantly.тАЭ

The room slipped away from him in a dizzy spiral. The best chance they had of locating Cait had
disappeared. He swallowed against the tightness in his throat. тАЬDid anyone claim her body?тАЭ

тАЬHer daughter claimed it ten minutes ago. Here's her address and the address of the funeral home.тАЭ

тАЬWait a minute.тАЭ He keyed up the datapad on the phone. тАЬI'm ready now. Give me the addresses.тАЭ

She rattled them off. He typed the information into the datapad, recorded it onto a datachip, thanked her
for taking the time to call him and hung up. They didn't have much time. Jewish burial customs forbade
embalming, which meant the funeral would occur within the next twenty-four hours at the latest.

Tiny stepped forward. тАЬWhose body?тАЭ

тАЬRachel's body.тАЭ Indio pulled the datachip from the phone and held it up. тАЬI have the addresses for her
family and the funeral home. Our best bet now is to contact the funeral home and find out when and
where they've scheduled the burial.тАЭ

Chapter Five