Chapter 13

The story about The Harry's business deal with the Russians had broken. It was on every newsstand: bold headline reading, "

GROOMS FATHER MAY HAVE TRIGGERED RUSSIAN WRATH."

The chronicle reported that the FBI was seriously looking into the matter. Great.

Two half-liter begs of hemoglobins-enriches blood were pumping through me as I finally reached my desk at about ten-thirty. It took everything I had to push from my mind the image of the thick, crimson blood slowly dripping into my vein.

Kalistus called my Name- the usual disgruntled glower was all over his face." Chronicles says it's the Russians. The FBI seems to agree," he said as he leaned over my desk. He pushed a copy of the morning's paper at me.

I saw it. Don't let the FBI in on this." I said." This is our case,"

I told him about last night, my going back to the crime scene. How I was pretty sure the sexual rings added up to a single, obsessed killer.