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“Where are you right now?”

“I’ve just left San Simeon, and I’m heading back to Cambria.I just got finished talking to Landon Fairfax, and—”

“Hate to interrupt, but you’re going to want to get over to Jana Seymour’s house as soon as you can.”

“Why?What’s happened?Is she all right?”

“Jana’s fine.It’s Tyler.He’s dead.”

CHAPTER 31

Iarrived at Jana’shouse to find Tyler face down on the living room floor.He’d been shot once in the head.Jana was a few feet away, lying flat atop a stretcher.It appeared she had been shot as well.A tourniquet had been wrapped around her left leg.As I approached, a female paramedic draped a blanket over Jana, then gave Foley a quick nod.Foley nodded back, and, with a slight curl of his finger, motioned for me to come over.

I did, and we entered the hallway.

“What happened?”I asked.

“Hold on a second.”He turned toward the paramedic.“Look, I know you need to get her to the hospital, but I want you to hold off for a minute.”

“We should get going,” she said.“How long do you need?”

Based on Foley’s expression, he didn’t appreciate her response.

“To clarify, it wasn’t a request,” he said.“You said it yourself: Jana’s fine.Whether you leave right this second or three minutes from now, it won’t make a dang bit of difference.Go attend to her.I’ll be with you in a minute.”

She frowned and turned, and Foley’s attention moved back to me.

“I haven’t been here long,” he said.“I’m not certain about what happened yet.”

“What do you know?”

“Forty-five minutes ago, we received a frantic call from Jana.She said Tyler had been shot.She didn’t know whether he was alive or dead.When we arrived, he was dead.”

“Where was she?”

“On the floor beside him, sobbing over his body.”