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It took longer for Kate to unpack than it did Jack, probably because she’d brought a few more things than he had. He took advantage of the extra time to call work and offer his own carefully manufactured lie as to why he’d have to take an indefinite leave of absence. Larry had been less than thrilled, but, as Jack had surmised, he really couldn’t protest too much when the excuse involved a murdered relative in California.
“I’m sorry to hear of your loss,” Larry said, sounding uncharacteristically subdued. A second later, though, he continued with, “But it’s going to be a hell of a problem continuing with our own investigation here while you’re out of state.”
“Grace and Ian can handle it,” Jack replied, which was no more than the truth. His assistants were both extremely capable peopl
