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Meeting J

t beneath the metal plaque on the door. David Campbe

e school secretary asking for her to come to his office, Li

was up for rev

ask her to head up t

p saying yes to his request. Which was why she was standing outside

wing Melanie's instructions turned the Doorknob.

d I should come i

nterruption, or maybe she realized as she continued to study his expression, he was annoyed because of the prese

ool, she had given out no grades. If he was here to complain, it must be about an assignment. She mentally ran through the one

y, " Dave said. "Wa

h Dave escalated. She used the excuse of securing the door to hide it. When she t

Nolan. Detective, Lindsey Slo

. Sl

And he didn't intend to make an exception for her. His eyes, as dark as

e? " she q

sheriff's d

want to

the investigation into the chu

t immediately she refocused it on the detective. She realized that his eyes had never l

ast July. Although no additional fires occurred during August, the initial

t think I'm very sl

understand why yo

of the people who set those fires, " Nolan's v

ting. His hair was a little long. Not nearly conservative enough for someone associated with local l

of the detective's gaze, she had the distinct impression that she'd better get focused on what

rofile led

going, but she wanted him to put it into words.

the students

ated to provide services for the gifted. A few kids even came from outside the country becau

h IQs? " All those old ladies' tales about that supposedly th

ute them, Nolan added," And th

. Profiling wasn't a science. The description the detective had ju

lp him narrow his search. She wasn't going to start suggesting that one child or another might be involved

can help you, " she had already turned

is isn't what

" she looked from

this is a thrilling crime, " Nolan said." som

robably an accurate description. She just didn't see

rush, " Nolan said, "they'

other churches

to happen. Not only did those small congregations suffer a huge emotional and financial loss, but

lmost gua

nts were involved, I assure you that I wouldn't

a twenty-five-mile radius of th

But even if this community is at the center of the area where the fires occurred, that doesn't

us a place to sta

t she thought they couldn't be. Not after ten years in this profession. But she also wasn't stupid enough to believe that just because

had shared more information with him. Considering what he had shared with her, however, L

he proximity to the fires that makes yo

masked, but not fast enough that she didn't wonder if he was laughing at he

ugh? " his tone d

might feel differently. But as of now, I have no reason to think they are. I had

u did have

someone I tru

r. Camp

her of them corrected him." only if I couldn't re

n't try to resolve them. Here is my card. I would appreciate a call if you

areful, perhaps int

es was not quite i

cour

e first thing she noted was his first name. Jace. The second thing she noted w

somewhere far from here? And very much

e card, again finding his o

you think of anyth

t she meant, bu

vantage of it. "Tha

ing her. When she'd closed it, she leaned against its solid wood, rele

time to walk across it, the door opened from behind her, slightly o

s hand under her elbow in

ld have moved out

explain why

Have a good d

ed into the main office. She continued to watch as he d