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She looks ready to say something when her phone bleats with a text alert. She reads it, looks disappointed, then smooths out her features.

“We’ve located Mr. Houston.”

“That was fast,” Oliver says.

“Does this mean we can have the wedding?”

“If Ms. Wood wishes to, I don’t see the harm.”

“Why wouldn’t she want to?”

Officer Anderson gives a small shrug of her shoulders. “We can be trapped in things sometimes, can’t we? And if a solution presents itself, then we’re happy to get out of it.”

“Emma loves Fred.”

“You’d know better than me.”

“I do, yes.”

Oliver walks her to the door. “Out of curiosity, where did they find Mr. Houston?”

“Oh, he was right here, the whole time. On the island.”

66Which is agreatmovie, by the way.

67Why didn’t I end the series as I had planned? Well, like Taylor Swift confesses to in “You’re on Your Own, Kid,” I took the money. Don’t judge. You would, too.

68Idefinitelydo this in my books.

WHEN IN ROME

ACT 2, SCENE 8

EXT. ROME - NIGHT

Connor and Cecilia are staking out a bank, dressed in black, hiding behind a stone wall. Connor has a pair of binoculars. Cecilia has a camera. It’s late. Very quiet.

CECILIA

Why do you think this is the one?

CONNOR

It’s a pattern. I’m sure of it.

CECILIA

No one’s showed up yet.

CONNOR

They will.

CECILIA

Maybe we should’ve gone to the police. Someone’s died...

CONNOR