Vanish - Biến Mất - Tess Gerritsen

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TessGerritsen
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Mtcixcvdanhcchuynnnhxcchckhmnghimtthi.MauraIslesnhnvinphpycaBostonchtphthinthycixcmmt.
JaneDoetncixcchngcincungkhicchuynvobnhvin.Ctalnhlngbnchtvinbov,ngthibtgicccontin,trongc
JaneRizzolimtphnangmangthai,ngthicnglthmtcaiiutranmng.Tnggitriqua,MauracngvichngcaJanelGabriel
DeanmtnhnvinFBI,cgngnhndinkgitngi.NhngvviccnixahnnhiumtvbtgicontinthngthngvJanengiangb
mincvkhybtgililngiduynhtbitciubmt.
TessGerritsen(12/7/1953):lmtbcsiutrvmttcginitingthgii.Tcphmtiuthuytutaycabvstrhontrongyhcdnh
crtnhiulikhenngi.HarvestlcunschbnchynhttheotThiboNewYork.BcngltcgicanhiucunschbnchykhcnhThe
MephistoClub,Vanish,BodyDouble,TheSinner,TheApprentice,TheSurgeon,LifeSupport,BloodstreamvGravity.TessGerritsensngtiMainecngchng
vhaicontrai.
"Gerritsenlmngicphigpgpcuntheodinbincacuchuynmongsmbitchikt.cgilunphionnhiugsxyratheo
nhngvnkhngngcmtktthchontonbtng."
BangorDailyNews
"Mtcuchuyncscmnhcbit.Minkhigpschlirimnvncneouitrongtmtrchngta."
OrlandoSentinel
"Mly...khnggcthphnhnscmnhtrongcchkchuyncaGerritsen.Binmtlmtvdinhnhcathloitruyntiphm:hnhng,giitr
vrtdhiu."
ChicagoSunTimes
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Chng1
TntilMilavylhnhtrnhcati.Ticthbtuchuyncamnhrtnhiuni,ncthlKryvicynitilnln,cngcthbnb
sngServactrongqunMiadziel.Ticthbtutlcmnh8tuihimtiquainhngcngcthhi12tuikhichatikhngmaybchndibnh
xeticangihngxm.
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Chnhninychnvinhnggicmcati.MtngythngMimt,trikhngmy,nhngconqulnbaylntrnkhngtrungkhinticcmgic
butrinhtrongxanhhnbaogiht.
Tingitrongchicxetitrngdohainginngli.Hkhngbittntihoccngcthlhchngthmquantmnchuyn.Bnhchci
vgitilRedSonja,hgitinhthngaykhinhnthytisnbaytrongthnhphMexico.Anjanilbivmitccati.
RedSonjaltnmtbphimmtichatngxem.Nkvmtnchinbinhxinhpnhbikthvithanhkimcamnh.Gibitrithtili
nghchchnmygangchnhomnhvtiucxinhpg,cngchngphimtchinbinh.Tichlconbmibytuivangrtlosv
khngbitchuyngsxynvimnhtiptheoy.
Anjavtinmchttaynhau,chngticngngichungtrnxevinmcgikhc.Chicxethngangachngtiquamtmnhtkhcnvivi
bicythathtbnng.NginbMinskhachcvichngtiyl"ChuynitrngiMexico",nhngchngticngtthccrngl
cucchytrn,cngcthxemnlmtchi.
BtanichngtisimybaytiMexico,saucnhngngichnbntivatitivtbin,tmnmtcucsngmi."Ccchu
thnhnxemcucsngcamnhythnono",btanivititi."Khngccngvicnochorahn,khngnhca,thmchmtthngcontraitt
cngchngc.
Ccchulichngcchamchmlona.CnchuMila,chunitingAnhttnhth,chcchnlchusthchnghinhanhviisngMthi".
Bbngtaysaukhiniviti."Nodngcmlncccgi.Hytranhthchiny.Ccngchstrtinchocccxngng,vythcnchig
nano?"Chcchnlchngtikhngchinhngcinyrimthoangmcbttnbnngoicas,tithmngh.
TrongkhiAnjangistlivrtthnthinvitithmyakiachynlng.Ttcbntiuangbnkhonvnghngivcngmtiu.Mnh
lmgthny?Sutsngchngtiphingitrnxe,hainginngngitrongkhoanglichnghmtli.Nhnggnngngikhoanghnhkhchc
lclclinhnchngti.
nhmtanhtagnnhtonchnAnja,tikhngthchcinhny.Anjakhngnhnthyiuvcyangnmdavovaiti.Chngtigic
ylChutconhicnhctrongtrngbivcykhnhtnht.Chcnccucontrainonhnmnhlmtcybng.
ChngtibngtuinhaunhngkhinhnAnjangtithyccgngmtcamtatr.Tichtngh:Mnhkhngnncycngivimnh.ng
ramnhnnbocyliKryvicy.Cuicngthchicxeticngringlntinvomtconngybibmkhc.
Mycgikiavnthcvnhnchmchmraphangoicas.Ngoilnhngtrinismmu,ninhngtngnmngnngangtrngnhng
xngkh.Ginytrongthtrnnhcatichcnhngbngtuytutinri,thnhngycivngmngaycmangcngchngcthchc
bicngnhnglmcythpthongvtrithcxanhngt.
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Xedngli,hainginngquaynhnchngti.NgitixnibngtingNga:nlcphixungxeibri.ylcchduynhtquabin
gii.Hkocavchngtibcrakhixetngngimtbycgicthyangmtmirrisauchuynidi.
Mcdtrinngnhngylnhgaingi,lnhhnltitng.Anjaxoatayvonhau,runrynmchttayti.Linyngilixeralnhvdn
chngtirakhiconngbibm,nmtlimnngclnsni.Chngtiphitroclnnhngtngnhnvbnhngcygaibnngm
vochnauing.
Anjaiigiyhngnvthcycthnhthongphidnglihtmyvinsirakhigiy.Chngtikhtkhchngnhngmyngikiachcho
bntidngliduynhtmtlnungnc.Sauchngtilitiptctrnconngysi,ngoanngonnhnhngchdnh.
Tinhi,libtuleoxung,theonhnglmcychonkhiticchni.Chngtinhnthymtlngsngcnkh.Myngidnng
iphatrcnbnb:chainhangnc,qunolmbn,giycnt,nhngthythpthong.Chngtiitheohcnggingnhnhiungitrc
chngtinhngkomngitivngtM.
tnhintithyshi,nishitngdn,tngdn.Hainginngvybochngtiithngphatrcvbtutrolnbbnkia.Anjacm
tayti:Mila,mnhkhngthitipcnacththm.Cuphii.Nhngchnmnhangchymuri.
TinhnxungchnAnja,myngnchnntbm,muangchyra.Tigimynginng:Bntibtchnri!Taokhngcnbit.Cii
gtixni.Chngtikhngitipc.Cycncbngbchnli.Hoclitiphocbntaosbhaiamyli.
Thtracngphichocyigiykhcch!Nginngquaylivtrongkhonhkhctrnghntakhchn.VmtcahnkhinAnjaphili
li,mycgikiangyn,trnmtnhnhngconcucocmmtchkhihntinvphati.Hnratayqunhanhkhintichnghiunxyrakhi
no,chthymnhkhyxungvtrittismli.
TingthtcaAnjanhthtnhho.Sauthtithyau,mtcigtrongchng.Tithyvtanhcamuvnhnthymygitangnhrat
mingxungmdichn.ithi,nhanhln.Lngphtngythigianlri.Tingdy,Anjanhntichmch.
Mila,risttthi.Chngtaphinghelih.Chnmnhkhngcnauna,mnhcthitipc.Mythyrichgkianivitiriquay
sangnhngngicnliBnmyhiusthnonulmtritaorich?Haychcnbnmynidnglimthi.
Githinhanhln!Nhanhchngcccgivtqualngsnglmchm.Anjacmcnhtaytivkotheo.Tivncnchongbicitt,longchong
bctheobn,nutmuvotrongchngvshinhnconngphatrc.Chcnmtkhongngnnalnbbnkia,bntitrolnb,ivng
quamthngcylranmtconnglimtconngbibmkhc.
Haichicxetinhangchbnti.ngthnhhngglixeralnhnhanhln.Hmunkimtratimymtcht.Chodchngmunlm
theolnhthchngtivnngthnhhngbycgimtmiviichnmvqunobnthu.Bnnginngtrorakhixevchochngti
bngtingAnh.
HlngiM.Mtngicthnhnhmpmptinlnphatrc,ichmchmdctheohngvnhnchngtichmchm.ngtaimtchicm
cacuthbngchy.ngtacnhmtnginngdnchmchangnhgilbcamnhvy.ngtadnglitrcmttivnhnmy:any
lmsaovy?,nbotiphidngli,chlmtvtbmthimtnlixetrli.
Nhngmngyqu,aimmuncch?ngtacbitmnhbittingAnhkhngnh?Liungtacquantmtiiunykhng?Ticthgytht
nhngnglicbmtcamtconheoyngbitkhng.Tithmngh.Ricngchngxemxtlu,ngtainchnhngcgikhc.
Ttringtanivnhenhncixemcccnycgno.GtixnhnchngtirinibngtingNga:Ciqunora!Chngtihthong
quaynhnhn.ntnlcnyrimtivncnotngngungclnginbMinsknitht,rngbtaspxpcngvicMchochngti:
Anjaslmcgitrchobaanhcntisbnvyochomtcahngoci.
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Thmchngayckhitntixtcmthchiucachngti,ckhitingdiditrnngithtivnnghrng:Rimichuynsttp.Tt
cnhngiuylstht.Khngaitrongsbntingy.Chngtivncnchatinvotaimnh,chatinvoiumgtavayucu.
Bnmykhngnghethygh?Thchngmylimuntrnggingconkiaglixevanivachvogngmtvncnsngvcati.Mtc
givalcuvakhc.Chuynnylmhnnicu,hnquaysangttcblmcnghingngingxung.Hnlindngtaykocngdy,xo
ngoicac.
Htlnvshicgicyhnraxa.Lnnythmtcnkhcchtlnghnkhincnmbtrnmtt.Hntinvphacvvomng
sn.No,githcnanomunbnhthnynakhnghnquaysangbnti.Mtcginhanhchngataylnnhngnto.
Githbntiungoanngonciongoi,vy,qundi.KcAnja,Anjabnh,ethncngangcicamnh.Cihtratnlixeliralnh
Cihtra,bnmylmquy.Chngmyshccchlmchuynnynhanhthi,nhanhthi.Hnivphamtcbangdnghaicnhtaychengc
mnh.
Cvnchaciltra.Hnhttaycrakhincgilngtng,onhnxtoanglunblt.BntnngiMlcnyivngvngquanhchngti
hauhunhnnhnhngconsii.Anjarunlpcp,ticthnghetinghaihmrngcvavonhau.Taoskimtraconbnytrc.
Mtcgithnthckhiblirakhihng.Gnnglvmteda.Hndimtcpvobnthngxe,kokhaquncamnhvpchtngi
voc.Cgikuthtln.Mytnkiacngtinlihngvbtuchnngichomnh.tngtAnjabgitrakhiti,ticnucynhngtntixgi
tayti.
Khngaimunmycuhnniriytivotrongthngxe,khacali.Quakhungcastinhnthyht,thyhtttcvcnghethyna.
Tingcicalnngtrntrongtingkukhcthmthitcacccgi,vakhc,vachngc.Tikhngthkhngnhn,cngkhngthquayi.
Mila!Milai,cumnhviAnjaangkukhc.Ticpkha,cthotracthnvic.Gkiaycxungtvangcyhaichn
cra.Cnm,taycotrnmttcnmtnhmnghinchungniau.Tithymnhcnganghtln,cycicasangchntrcmt,nhng
tikhngth,khngththotra.
XongvicviAnja,gnngmcctrntrungvinhngvtmu.ngdy,kokhaqunlihntani:Tuytlm,rttuyt!TinhnAnja.
Lcutinghcychtrivkhngthycchuynngg.Gkiachngthmlicnhncmliitimtcithnglyrachainc.
Hnungmthidi,khngnhnraAnjatnhli.tnhincyngdy.Cbtuchy.Khithycchytrnvotrongsamctittaylncas
vthmni:NhanhlnAnja,chyi,chynhanhln!nglcymtgnnghtln:Ny,nangchytrnka.
Anjavntiptcchy.Khngmtmnhvichethn,ichntrnclgibcanhiuvt.Samcbttnangtriraphatrcnhngcy
khnghnnch.ngngoili,cchyi,chy...Tingsngnlmmutingli.Anjangngivphatrcvangbtrnmtt.
Nhngcvnkhngchukhutphc.Cgngngdy,loobcnhmtngisay,saukhuuxung.Githtithycangtrni,mi
centimetlmtcucchin,mtsthngli.Ccvntaynhangchnmtcnhtaykhcnngmnhdy,cnhtaymkhngaitrongchngticth
thy.
Limtvinnnacbnra.LnnyAnjakhngngdycna.Glixekhasng,nhtvotihng,nhncccgi.Ttcbnhuang
khclc,shi,mchtnhaunhnvphasamcngtrcniccthcaAnja.PhqutnhmhipAnjani.
Srtrcrinubnchngchythot.Chngtavncnsuanacmtntixni.Githnhnggnngbtutraoigic.Xong
uybnhphnchiachngtinhphnloinhngitt.Bangivomtxe.Tikhngnghechtrgimiachngtibaonhiu.
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Tichbitgitichlmtklangthang,mtnggirchbvtb.KhixechytingoinhncthAnja.Lkhnkipthmchchngthmnghn
chuynchnctcy.Cnm,mcnng,mcgivlchimianglnltrntrichchcxcchtlbun.
Chng2
SutcngynaybcsMauraIsleskhngchtthkhngkhtronglnh.T7gisngcphihtvophimnhmicatthi,micicht.C
ququenthucviciminyvcngviccaclchmlidaonhnvodacaxcchtmx,kimtranlvickhmnghimtthi.
Thnhthongccngithymiduvicksmcnhstdngtmihithicaxcchtlungy.Nhngcngclcmiduycngkhngchoc
kmnnccnbunnn.Clclilmikhsulfuadnghmsphnhycaccm.Ngyhmnaycthmmtmingtngokhcgpphnvo
lmidudathotratthithcabGloriaLeaderangcttrnbn.
Btalmtphnnmmitui,lydchngvihngrngvnhngmngchncsnhnglplnh.Cnhngvtmmutrnbtmbta
mckhingitatmthybnmchtbncnhbbitrongnhmnh.Nlmtbbikinikhngphhplmchonhngngituinhb.
Lncuimnhcchikhocmtbtmlkhinonh,Maurathmnghvcmthymtthongghentvinginbnmkiangictn
hngnhnggiyphtcuicngvingyhtipny.TrianglvothngTmmMaurakhngrabin,cngchngngicnhmthbihocthm
chchlnmphinngtrongvnnh.
RurumvccavincnhsttrngcuibnniTinghlthctmthytrongcccabta.Nvncnctcnhghphinng
cab.yllnutinsquanBuchananccnphnglmviccac.Anhtalmccmthylolngtcicchanhtalmtrvicikhutrang
bnggiychoncikiucichnlintccamnh.
Trnganhtacvqutrtrthnhmtcnhst.Cuvncnginguynnhngthtrongccychchivincnhst.,vngthac.Tic
mtkhugicttvtichcchnbtaungrumcngvicca.Vo9gisngsao?MauranhnsangbnngiphtcamnhlYoshima.
Nhthngl,anhynlngnhngcthyilngmyanhhinhnln.Nhngbtakhngungqunhiu,ciccvncnkhyvinsquan
ni.Ttri.GikimtralngcabtaMauraniricngYoshimaxoaycixcsangmtbn.CmthnhxmtrnhngMauralu 2hnhmtcon
bmxanh.
btabaonhiutuivyBuchananhi.Cunghnhngngituinmmiucl?Maurangcnhnln.Khng,tiltmtui
camtiri.Cnthncimingycunhc.Ticngchtrhnh10tuithiy.Ccmcondaovbtumx.
ylcathnmtrongngycac.CngvibcsCostabtainnxeckhiinghtitrcchonsngnayphnglnhytingxccht.
Thmchckhicphilmvicphngphasauvhaicixccavongnlnhring.Nhngcicnliphiinngymai.
Hilmtanglitchpti,Yoshimathcmilicnhnngh,cvmunrav.Mauraalidaoligndatthi,rchmtngngc.Sau
khibnitngthnhccphnringbittrnbnthlcnyGloriaLeadermidntitlvmnh:Gannhimm,duhiucaviclmdngdngrum
cngcca.
Ricuicnghmnhpsnguynnhntvong.Mauratmrakhinnghpslnnhn.tquno(haycngiltaibinmchmuno)c
nirinhnBuchanan.Trnganhtacnxanhxaohnclcanhmibcchnvophng.Buchanannutkhan,anhtanhnmngdaucabGloriaang
phtrnmtbta.
ylmtphnmlunlmhthyshi,chnhimnysnhnnheolihocbinilmchogngmttatrthnhmtcimtnmtmi.Vy...
cchorngylmtcichttnhinanhtahinh.Chnhxc.Khngcngchocuxemynau.Vinsquantrribnvbo:Tinghticn
mtchtkhtri.
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Ticngth,Maurangh.Mtmmah,ginykhuvncatiangcnctinccntithkhngngoitricngynayri.Tuyth,mt
gisaucvncntrongtanh,ngibnbnlmvicvbtughiliccbococamnh.Diqunonhngmixcchtvncnbmlyc.
Cimithdcbaonhiuxphng,tnbaonhiunccngkhngtyschcvnhngduncan,cmgicvnvncntrongu.Cly
chicmyghimvbtubnbocovGloriaLeader."Mtngiphndatrngctmthychtngitrongchicghphinngcnhhbitrongnh
mnh.
Btacthnhnhmpmp,khngcccduvtvapbnngoi.Kimtrachothycmtvtkhuphnbng,cthldomtcamtrcy.C
mthnhxmnhhnhconbmtrnhng..."Cngngli,nhnhnhnhconbm.Nnmbnhngtrihayphinh?LyCha,mnhmtquri!Mnh
khngthnhrac.
MtchititnhNchnglmbnbococackhcicnhngcthchschnhxc.ngdykhigh,civphasnhdnncuthang,
chncbctrnnhngbcthangbtng.ycacnphngthnghim,cbtnvthyYoshimaricnphngvndngbanu.
Nhngchicbnckgn,snnhlausch.Cingangquaphnglnh,ycikhanngn.Hilnhbntrongphrangoi.Chtmthitht
sunhngitachunblnribcvotrongphng.Tmcixccthy,huhtangchavnhlmltang.idcquahngxc,ckimtrathghi
tnvtmthyxccaGloriaLeader.
Cmtingxc,xoaytthisangmtbnnhnthyhnhxm.Nhngbntri.Ckokhachictilivchunbngcnhcatht
nhinthyrngmnh.Quayngi,cnhnchmchmvotrongphng.Mnhvanghethygthphi?Cnhquttrnangquay,thikhlnhratlthng
hi.
ngri,chcldonthi,cngh.Cicnhqut.Khngthchcldongccamyiuho,cngcthlvngquaycanctrongccngdn.
ngivnhri.Cqumtminmcbtutngtnglinhtinh.Cquayngichunbrii.Licmgiclnhngi.
Quayvophng,cnhnmmvodytingxc.Timpmnh,ccthnghectingmchptrncnhtaymnh.Ccigvachuynng
trong.Mnhchcchnlc.Ckokhachictiutinvnhnxunggngmtcanginngvikhoangngcckhulicnthn.
cmkhmnghim.Chthnri.Vythcixcnonh?Nginotoratingngy?Climchictithhaivthygngmtthm
bm,hpsbnt.Chtri.Tayrunry,ctiptcmchictithba.Lpnhamravtrcmtclgngmtxanhxaocamtcgitrvii
mithmtm.
Kohtkhaxungcnhnthytmochongcacgitsng,trnvnlplanc.Bndilpolkhunngcynvchiceothon.
Cthcvnchackhmnghim,tnhtlchabcanthipbngcondaom.Ccngntayvngnchntmbm,cnhtayxanhnhmucmthch.
tngntaylnccgi,ccmgicclndalnhngtdingntaymnh.Cignxungminnnhn,cinghethymttingth,mtting
thchodrtyut.Xcchtbngmchongmt.Maurahhcming,lilingsau,chmvochiccnxoaycangsauvcmthynhngbnhxe
chuynng.
i chn run ry, c ng nhn chm chm vo ci xc ang m mt trng trng nh nhn vo mt ni v nh. i mi xanh ti mp my, cha thnh
li.acyrakhiphnglnhngayvlmmcy.Mauraxoaycanhngcvnhnkhngchuhptc.Tronglchongscqunkhngkhacc
bnhxeli.
Cgngythmlnna,lcnycthayicnhitcacnphnglnh,lmnmln.imtcgilcnykhpli,Mauracththy
khngcchtkhngkhnothotraquaimic.ilyCha.Bygitikhngthmtc.Ckhnghbitmtchtgvcgitrny.
Khngtntui,khngtiusbnh.Btkngilnycmangyviruttrongngihaykhngthccngcingixunggnchtmimnhvomic
gil,cmnhncilnhghngicalpda.Chbahithtsuvotrongmingcgiritngntaylncckimtramchp.
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Cphimnhtngtngrakhngnh?Chnglmnhangcmthymchpcachnhmnhhaysao?Vinbntngnhcmyinthoi,cbm
911.Trungtmcpcuy.TilbcsMauraIslestphngkhmnghimtthi.Ticnmtxecpcu.Cmtcgiy,cyvncnangth.
Xin li, c phi c va ni l phng khm nghim t thi khng? ng! Ti ang trong ta nh, nm ngay pha trong vnh thi. Chng ti trn ph
Albany,ngaybnphitrungtmyt!Tisgimtxecpcutingaylptc.Gcinthoi,Maurathmmtlnnacqunicmgicghrnt
limimnhlnmicgikia.
Bahinhanhhnlntrcrilitngntaylncnnnhn.Mtmchp.Chcchncmchp!tnhincnghethytingthkhkh,cngting
ho.Mttingho.Ngiphntrgicththtth,akhvobungphicamnh.Hylivichngti.
Thinocgi.Thino!Mttingcihbnngoibohiuicuthngn.Cmrngca,ngtrcnhnphasngchi.Hainhn
vinthucicpcukhncpnhyrakhixetinvphac.CytrongnyMauragi.Vncnthbngmtndngkhch?Khng,cytth
vticththymchpcacy.
Hainginngivotrongvnhnchmchmvocgiangnmtrnbnxc.ilyCha,cphiltingxckhngmtnhnvincp
cuththm.Titmthycytrongphnglnhxc.Clcychtlmsng.Trit,liuycphilcmnglnnhtcatikhng?H
mangnmtmtndngkhvchaitruyndch.
Tnggitdungdchchylibingnhmtcibtspkhmc.Bygiththynhptimcacgi,cythbnhthngnhngtrngvnnh
chtri.NhnvinEMT 1vacmdytruyndchtrntayvahi:Chuyncacginylthno?Lmsaomcyliyc?Tikhngbitmt
chtgvcyMauraniTixungkimtramtthithkhcvtinghethytingcychuynng.
Chuynnycthngxuynxyrakhng?yllnutintigp.Ttnhinlcsmongycngllncuicng.Cytrongphnglnhbao
luri?MauralicnhntmbngniclulinhngcachuynxctivthymtngitnJaneDoecchuynnvotmgiatra.
Tmtingtrc.Tmginghnmtrongchictingxc.Sthnonucynmtrnbnkhmnghimcamnhnh?Chuyngsxyranu
mnhctcythnhtngmnh?Vitaylymtphongbkn,trongcgiytnivcginy,cni:icuhavgiicuWeymouthmangcy
ny.
Mtnnnhnbchtui.Oa,Chai!NhnvinEMTvacmkimtimtruyndchvongventaycacgithtnhinthycgitngiln,dy
truynbvungra.Chttit.Mtvenri.Giptigicynmxungno!Chai.Cginynhngidyvbiy.
Cyangvngvngthotra.Tikhngthcmkimtimc.Vyhychuyncysangcngrikhingi.Ccanhnhmangcyiu
Maurahi.Ngangquang.Tiphngcpcu.Nuccbnboconoythnnphtrachohmtbn.Mauragtu:Tisgpccanh.
Mthngdibnhnhnngibnngoingkticasphngcpcu.CyttrcphasauquyvnchanhnnMaurabtkminlc
cac.Vomtbuitibnrnthnyththtngngnkhidmchenngangnglnphatrchngngichi.
Nhngmck,Mauravnchenlnritinthngncas,ptayvocaknh.CphichnltmnhchCytbo.TilbcsIsles.Ti
cnchuyngiytnhpvinchobnhnhn.Ccbcshnscnnn.Bnhnhnno?Ngiphnvacantphbnkia.
clngiphntrongnhxch?Mauraimlngmtthong,chtnhnrarngccbnhnhnycthnghecttcmiiumnhni.
Cchtrlingngn"ng".Voi.Hangmunnichuynvic.Crcrivicgi.CnhcattmravMaurabcvotrongkhuvciutr.
Ngaylptcchiunghacat"gprcri"mcytkiavani.JaneDoevnchacchuynvophngiutrmvncnangnmtrnhnh
lang,ngicphmttmchnnhittom.Hainhnvincpcucngmtytangcgngcthkhngchc.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Bucchtcidyli!Chttit!Tayctalitutrari.Quncimtnxyyi.Ctakhngcnn.Nhnsidychuynka,chngtasptrt
mtri.Mauravinbnchiccngvgictaybnhnhntrckhickptmlysidychuynvdtra.
NhngsitcendiqutvomtMaurakhibnhnhncvungtaythotra.Chmihaimiphttrcctachlmtcixcxanhxaonmtrong
tingxc.Bygithmingihunhkhngthngncncctanhkiumiscsngudnhtvotaychnctavy.
Gily.Gilycnhtay.mthanhbtuthotratchngcacgi.Ngingnhtinggmgcamtconthbthng.Sauucngara
ngsaucngtingkhcbtlnncnnhrungcnnt.Khngphiconngina,Mauravanghvadnghtctcgy.
Chai!Mnhmangcigtcichttrvthny?Nghetini.NghenyMaurayucu.Cgiucgitrtronghaibntay,cinhngng
mtyhongsTiskhngchobtciugxynvic.Tihay.Hychngtigipc.NghetingMauracgimidngli,lngyn.
imtxanhngoinhnlimthncmnhmngsuthmtrongimty.Nhngytlnglbucmtsidyquanhtaybnhnhn.Khng,ng
lmth,Maurangh.Ngaykhisidycunvotay,cgilingitmnh,btngilnnhphibng.ChttayrakhinMauraphibtvphasau,msng
lnvcnhy.
Ngiu!CbcsCutlerykhng?Mauraquayli,cmtrungrungkhicthymtbcscngmtytvichyratmtphngbnhgny.
iunylmmbnhnhnangibnngoidnmt,chxemcchuyng.Maurathyvhohctmtrnnhnggngmty.
Cngdhiu,vcxemtrctipthnyhayhnnhiucccnhcchiutrntruynhnh.Cbtcbnhtruynnhimgcactakhng?Bcs
hi.Khngctiusbnhthabcscyttrli.Vycchuyngyth?Tisaolikhngthkhngchccta?Chngtikhngr.
cri,cri.tithnmmiligramHaldolIV 3xemsao.Khngc!Ththtngliulngln!Clmthi.Ctimchoctatthucan
thntrckhictatlmbthngchnhmnh.Cgiligitlnkhimtmitimkhcchcvodamnh.Chngtacbitbtciugvcginykhng?
CtalaivbcschtnhnrashindincaMauraClnginh?Tigixecuthng.
TilbcsIsles.Bcscacta?TrckhiMaurakptrlithmtnhnvinEMTlnting:Cylbcsphpy.ylbnhnhntnhdy
trongnhxc.BcsnhnMauratrntrn.Cay?Tithycyngytrongphnglnh.ThaituynblctachtBcscivivkhng
thtinni.
icuhavgiicuWeymouthahn.ngnhnbnhnhnni.Githctahontonsngri.BcsCulter,phngs2cntrng,
chngtacthchuyncyvomtytgivira.Mauraitheokhingiybngcachuyncgidctheohnhlangvophngbnh.
KhngccacgiyuthntrcdotcdngcachtHaldolIVvchtValium4.Ccytnilimyonhptim,ccvchchyrtrnmnhnh.
criytinsIslesbcscpcunikhingdngnsoivomtcginichotibitthmnai.Mauramphongbchatgiyphtc
chuynncngbnhnhn.
tinichongnhngthvittronggiytcchuynnMauraniVolc8gisngicuhavgiicuWeymouthnhncmtcuc
gitculcbthuynbumSunrise.NhngtaychithuynphthinramtvttrinitrnvnhHingham.Khicckolnkhimtncthccmch
khngcnpna.
Khngcchngminhthhaygiytgtrongngi,cnhstiutracabangktlunylmttainn.Cycchuynnvnphngca
chngtivolcgiatra.Vkhngaitrongphnggimnhphpynhnralctacnsng?Cycchuynntronglcchngtiangngptrong
cngvic.
CmtvtainntrnngI95vchngtibnrnnhxcsuttmqua.Gign9giri,vymkhngcaikimtracginy?Ngi
chtthkhngcgphivi.Vynncchhvophnglnh?Chonkhichngticthlmvicvichng.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Thsrasaonuckhngnghethycginychuynngngquaynhncclcgiycthbbnsngmai?Mauracmthynng
bngmt.ngvy.BcsCulter,cmtgingsnsng.ngcmuncykhngmtythi.
Bcsgturitiptcni:Chngtakhngbitctadngloithucgnntrctinvnphidngmyngcinhnbnhnhnangnhm
nghinmt.imicmpmynhangcunguynCgitinghipnysutchtmtln.ngiuxyralnna.
Mauranghetingchunginthoitrongnhkukhicvamibcchnvtica,angtrakhavo.Mca,civophngkhch,chungin
thoingngku.Ngigikhnglilinhng.Cxemlisgignnhtvthytnngil:ZOEFOSSEY.Nhmschng?Chnghiulolng
vn,cnghriivphanhbp.
Lcnylilinthoidingcacku.ClynrakhitixchvnhnthysinthoihintrnmnhnhlcabcsAbeBristolmt ng
nghip.Abeh?Maura,cumunchomnhbitchuyngxyraphngcpcutinaych?Cubitchuyn?Mnhnhncbacin
thoi.
TGlobe,tHeraldvmtitruynhnhtrongvng.Nhngphngvinynig?Hhivcixctnhdy.Hnicycan
trungtmyt.Mnhkhngckingvvichni.LyCha!Saocnhnhbotmranhanhthnh?Vycnghanhngiultht?Mnhang
nhgichocu...cngngli.
inthoitrongphngkhchangkuMnhcmtcucgikhc.MnhsgichocusaunhAbe?Ngaykhicucthchomnhbitythng
tin.Cchyvophngkhchvnhcngnghe:BcsIslesxinnghe.TilZoeFosseytBntincaKnh6.Ccquantmtivic...Gign10giri
Mauractngangylinthoinhring.
Nucmunnichuynvitithhyginvnphngtronggihnhchnh.Chngtibitcmtphntnhdytrongnhxctinay.Tikhng
cnhphtbiuiug.CcnguntinchobitlccnhstiutrabangvicuhaWeymouthtuynblcycht.
Caitrongvnphngcaccngkhngnhnhthkhng?Phngkhmnghimtthikhngclinquangnvny.Nhngcmtrchcgi
ngkhng?Khngcbtcaitrongvnphngcatituynbvcichtc.VycnghalcangnilinylcatrmcuhaWeymouthv
cnhstbangngkhng?Saongitalicthphmmtlinhthnynh?Ngisngcthnhmlchtc?Mauracpmy.
Ngaylptcchunginthoilivangln.Mtskhchintrnmnhnh.Cnhcmy:BcsIslesy.TilDaveRosen,tAssociated.Tirtly
lmticphilmphinclcnynhngchngtiangvitvmtngiphncanphngkhmnghimtthivsautnhdytrongti
ngxc.
iunycngkhng?Saoccngilibitchuynny?ylcucgithhaimtinhncy.Tielcscnnhncthmnhiucuc
ginaythac.Vyccanhbitcnhngg?ChngtibitcgicicuhaWeymouthmangtinhxcchiunay.
Bitclngithycycnsngvgicpcu.Ticngnichuynvibnhvinvhchobitlcytmn.Ttcmiiuung
ch?Vng,nhng...Vylcythcstrongtingxckhictmthycy?Cybkhatrong?Anhanglmnsailchiy.
Cbtcaitrongvnphngckimtranhngcixckhichngcchuynnkhng?Chchcchnxemhchtththaycha?Tisni
chuynvianhvobuisng.Cho.Cgcmyvtrckhichunginthoikpkulnnacrtdyinthoira.
ylcchduynhtccthngctinay.Nhnchicinthoicmlng,cbnkhon:Thquinomtintclilanrangoinhanhnhth
nh?Nghnnhngngichngkincnhtrongphngcpcuccyt,nhnvinanninh,thktrongbnhvin,ricccbnhnhnngchbn
ngoicchtthyrngbtkaitrongsycngcthnhcphoneln,vthl...Chmtcucinthoithicngqutintcltra.
Khngcglantruynnhanhbngtruynmingkium.Ngymai,cngh,ngymaislngyphiiphvirtnhiucuphngvn,mnhphi
chunbsnsngngaytbygi.CdngdinggichoAbe:Chngtacchuynri.mnhbit.ngnigvicnhboch.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Mnhschunbbiphtbiu.Mnhvamiphirtdyinthoibnracynmnay.Nucnlinlcvimnhcugivodingnh.Cu
chunbiphvittcnhngthnyri?Thcunghcnaina?Chnhmnhtmthycym.
Cubity,chuynnyslnbntintonqucMaura.AP5vagichomnh.Cha.ThcunichuynviVnphnganninhqunchng
cha?Hschutrchnhimvchuynny.Hslsinthoitipymnhgi.Cuccnbtctrgipnolmbiphtbiukhng?Mnhcn
mtchtthigianhonthnhn.

1 Vitttcabat:EmergencyMedicalTechnicianiCpcuKhncpND.
2 Lu:Ttcchthchtrongschucangidch.
3 Mtloithucanthn.
4 Mtloithucng.
5 TAssociated.
Chng3
Ccthlnhngiucnitrctaulstht,khnggngoisthtkhng?TixinthJaneRizzolini.Cmn.Ccthngixung.Jane
ccmgicttcminhmttrongphngxnudnvomnhkhicngixungghnhnchng.Bnhnhncchmchmtkhicbcchnvo
phngxnvimtcchnsngvvcibnglldilpvybu.
Githcangcngisaochothtthoimivctrakhngquantmnnhngnhnhnxungquanh.Cnphngyntnhnmcccthnghe
thytingmchptrnthidngmnh.Btmtngiangmangthaiphilolng,totmhidsaothcnglquyncaccnhchctrch.
GarySpurlocktrlchoSuffolkCountryngdylmbnkimtramcchnhxc.Janebitanhtalmtngikhimtnhvcphngphp
chtvnrttitnh.Ckhnghlolngkhitrlinhngcuhiutincaanhta.Cnhnanhtavinhmtchmch,thmchckhngnhnbco
BillyWayneRollongiangngicnhvanhtavangnhnJanechmchm.
CthabitRolloangcgincnhmtthhn.Rattlevincnhstlmcmtcnbng.Hncnggingnhnhiucnhstbinchtkhcm
cbit.nhnhncahnchngcgmi,chlcinhncamtkthtbi.Ccthnichotabittnvnhvnhcamnh?ThmphnSpurlock
ni.
ThmtJaneRizzoli.RIZZOLI.Nghnghip?Tilthmtthuciiutranmng,phngcnhstBoston.Ccthniquavhcvv
xut thn ca mnh cho chng ti c khng?C kh dch chuyn, chic gh qu cng v lng c bt u au. Ti nhn bng v lnh vc ti phm hc
trngihccngvnhMassachusetts.
SaukhithctptiphngcnhstBostontitrthnhcnhstthuccBackBayvDorchesterChinhnmtvatrpmnhtrongbng.Nm
yntrongno.Manglnguynny.NgiSpurlockvnangchintphncnlicacutrli,vthctiptcTisaymnghthmtv
lmchainm.
Hnhainmvtrctichuyntiiiutranmng.cnglnitianglmvic.Cmnthmt.Bygitishicvskinngymng3
thng2nmnay.Trongkhiiutramtvvic,cnmtkhudncRoxbury.ngkhng?Vng,thaquta.
achl4280Malcolm,ilX?ngkhng?Thavng.lmtcnhtrongkhuchungc.Nichochngtibitvchuynvingthm.Lc
vokhong2gi30phtchiu.TivngingslthmtBarryFrostnachyphngvnngichcnhs2BNhmmcchg?
6/22/2017 BinMt
iutravmtvgitngi.
Ngichcacnh2Bcquanhvinnnhn.Thngtahaybtacphilnghiphmtrongvnkhng?Tha,khng.Chngtikhngxem
bylmtnghiphm.Vychuyngxyratiptheo?Chngtivamigcacnh2Bthnghethytinghtcamtphn.
Nphtratcnhphabnkiahnhlangcnh2E.Ccthmiutchitithnvtinghty?Tinghltinghtrtaun,shi.
Chngticnnghethynhngtingpvtingvcvnhcbhttunghaycngcthlaiangbpvosnnh.
Phni!Lutsbochangdy,mtngiphntcvng,caoroHontonlssuyon.Cykhngtrongcnhcthchngkin
cnh.Chpnhn!ThmphnniThmtRizzoli,hytrnharaccphngonvnhngvicckhngcchngkintnmt!Ngayckhil
mtphngonchnhxc?Vchnhlnhngiuangxyralc.
Billy Wayne Rollo lc p u bn gi anh ta xung sn nh.Jane nut cc nghn c sa li li mnh pht biu. Chng ti nghe thy
nhngtingpmnhtrongcnh.Vlcclmg?ThmtFrostvtingaylptcngcacnh2E.
Lcccnimnhlcnhstkhng?Cthaquta.ChuyngNidi,khnkipBcochenngangBnhchabaoginimnhl
cnhstc!TtcmingiunhnBillyWayneRollocnhntachnhnchmchmvoJane.nghanhynlng,anhRollothmphnyucu.
Nhngctalkbat.Luts,hoclckimsotthnchcamnhhoclanhtasbarakhiphngxn.ThinoBillylutsbocha
ththmlmthchngchligu.criquantabothmphnSpurlock,ngcthtiptc.
SpurlockgturiquayvphaJanehi:Chuyngxyrasaukhicgcaphng2E?Khngctingaitrli.Nhngchngtivnnghec
tinglaht.Tingpmnh.Chngticngthngnhtrnghntnhmngaianggpnguyhimvchngticnphivotrongcnhngaylptc.
Vcvo?Tha,vng.Bnhpcaphngti,khnkipRollosngs.Ynlng,anhRolloquantabctc.Bcongilivogh
camnhvnhnJanevinhmtrcla.Cnhntaonumymun,tnkhn.Mytngtaos?ThmtRizzoliSpurlockniCnhnthygtrong
cnh?Janequaynhnvthmphn.
Chngtinhnthymtnginngvmtnginb.Nginbnmngavigngmtsngv,michymu.Nginngangngi
phatrncy,haitayvngquanhcc.cphilmtnginngangngitrongphngxnnykhng?Dng,thaquta.
Hychvoanhta.JanechthngvoBillyWayneRollo.Chuyngxyratip?ThmtFrostvticngkongRollorakhingiphn.C
yvncntnh.ngRollothychngtithnikhnglnvmrtmnhvobngthmtFrost.SaungRollochyrakhicnh.
Tilinuitheongtancuthang,chnhtibtcngta.Mtmnhc?Vng,thaqutaCngnglirinitipkhngchihc
Saukhingtabngcuthangngtakhngnninguyhilm.Ctayti,khnkip!Chtapbaxungbnbctc.
Tingheanhnitdothlri.Ngiu,emanhtarakhiphng.ThaqutaLutsngdyTiskimchthnchcamnh.C
chathcslmttphnscamnhucQuinlan.Vng,thnchcatisynlngngaybygiyLutsnhnvthnchphithkhng?Rollo
lmbmchitronghng.
KhngcthmcuhinonathaqutaNgiSpurlockniringixunggh.Chtanhnlutsbocharihi:CQuinlan?VictorianQuinlan
ngdyhiicht.Janechatngphiiphvivlutsnynnccngchaoncctashig.
KhiQuinlanignnbcnhnchng,Janengh:Ctatr,tcvngvrtp.Vytisaocliibochachomtkkhnkipthnynh?Ngi
phndichuyncnhngimuangitrnsndinvy:ichndiuynchuyntrongchicvyngnvigiycaogt.
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NhnvoigiyJaneccmgicchnmnhcngcthcmthynauthno.MtngiphnnhQuinlancththuhthngngnnhmtvtt
nhinkhngngoitrtrongtnhhungny.Ctaltrungtmcasch.Ctaivngquanhbcnhnchngvbitrlminhmtcanhngngin
ngtrongphnguangdnvomnh.
ChothmtQuinlanctli.Ngtngo,qungtngolngkhc.Ngiphntcvngnyangnhnhngnutiny.ChocJaneni
gingbnhthn.Cnignycmivolmchoiiutranmngngkhng?Vng.Vyhingicvnomimcangiutrakhng?Hingi
tikhngcvnomic.
Nhngtiangtiptctheov...ClthmtthucicnhstBostonvhintilikhngcvgitnginocnciutra?Tiangtrongthi
giannghdomangthai.,cangtrongthigianngh,vycnghalhintickhnglmvicvnphng?Nhngtivnphilmtrchnhimca
mnh.
Nhngkhngrtrongtrnghpny.ClmtthmtrtnngnQuinlanmmcivothiimny.Janethymmnhnngbng:Tini
rngtiangtrongthikthaisn.CnhstthcngphicconchChicuvngaylptcthyticviumnhvani.
ngmcbycta,ngthamgiavotrchicacta.Hythtbnhtnh.Nhngnithdcnlmthclkhhnnhiu,nhtltrongphngxn
nngnhcilthny.Khnghiucchuyngvicimyiuhathnh?Tisaochngaithycvkhchuvcinngncnyvy?Khinothcsinh,
thmt?Janeimlngmtcht,bnkhonkhngbitcuhinysdnnu.
atrngrachoittuntrc,nhngbygilhimunriJanenithm.Vyquayngclithiimngymng3thng2khicln
utingpthnchcati,clngicmangbathng?PhniSpurlocknicuhikhngphhp.Luts,cuhicacnhmmcchgCh
tahi.
Nchdngkimtramtchtthi,thaquta.ThmtRizzoliangmangthaivcycthbtgithnchcatimtngiyn,khe
mnhbngchnhsclccamnh.Vytrongtnhtrngcamnhthchnhxclcylmcg?Mtngiphnmangthaibathngthchcskh
khn...Cylmtcnhst,cQuinlan.
Btngilcngviccacy.ngri,quanta.Cnivictai.VictorianQuinlanmtbng:Vng,thaquta.Tixinrtlicuhicamnh
CtaquaysangphaJane,xemxtmtltritiptcCnicvngscamnh,thmtFrost,chaicnghintrngvchaingicngquytnh
vocnh2B?Khngphicnh2Bml2Ethac.
vng,ttnhinri.Tinhm.ngth.Cangmunlmchotitrnnlngtngchg?Cnicgcavnimnhlcnhst?ng.Vhnh
nglkhngcglinquannnguynnhnchnhmcntanh.Khng,thaluts.chdotnhcchngticmtmthi.
Nhngkhichngtichcchnlcmtnginoanggpnguyhimthchngtiphicnghavcanthip.Vylldotisaocligcacn
h2B.2E.Vkhikhngcaitrlithcpcavo.Chngticmthycmtngiphnangbedanmngsngdavotinghttht
thanhcacymchngtinghethy.
Lmsaomcbitcltingkuhtaun?Saochngkhngthlmtmthanhkhc,cthltingkuhngphnkhilmtnhthsao?Jane
muncilnkhinghecuhiny.Nhngkhngphilmthanhmchngtinghethy.Nhngcbitlncthngkhng?Ccthnivmt
bngchngkhckhng?Mtngiphnviimiangchymulmtbngchngrrng.
Nhngiucbnylvothiimyckhngbitchuyn.Ckhngchothnchcaticchitrli.Cvivngnhgi
tnhhnhvxngvo.Chngtingnchncmtvbolc.CcngbitnnnhntchichnglingRollo.
Chngphihvnanglmtcpyunhausao?QuaihmJanehibnhra,kinngh:lquytnhcacy.Quytnhimlngmqung.Ci
tinhnthytrongcnh2Ehmrrnglmtvnhptnnhn.cmu.ThmucatithkhngctnhnngkhngRolloxenvo
6/22/2017 BinMt
Cytixungcuthangquc!Tibrchcm,vtkhuvncnyny.
Ynlng,ngRolloquantaralnh.Nhni!Nhnxemtibpxungchncuthangnhthno?Tiphicnnccmikhu!ngRollo!
Cythnchcatixungcuthangngkhng,thmtRizzoli?PhniSpurlockni.Khng,tikhngyngta.
ngtaungsaynmcmnhbngxungcuthang.Ctaangnidibcogoln.Chicbalipxung:Ynlng,ngRollo!NhngBilly
WayneRollovnangvnhmtlncgngci:Chnhctavtnicngdntinphacuthangbkhngaicthnhnthyhnhngcah.
Nginghctacthtmnhbttihaysao?Mtcginhbangmangthai?Ctaangniditrngtrn.TrungsGivens,abcoi.yl
vcnhsthnhhungdnthngRollohtlnkhicnhstnbnanhtaNy,mingi,ucccngiiuhtrih?Ccngikhngthytt
culsxpt?Haitncmtingxungcicuthangchttit.
Batrntaychtalipxung.Tatmngh.Hyhtngonhithm.,c,ctmnghiRollocilnvhttaynhnvincnhstang
gimnhCinkhihbitsthtlg.aanhtarakhiy,trungsGivens.GivenskhatayRollo,ilihntacgngthotravcnhcuvo
bngvincnhst.
Chaicngngrasnvangvtln.VictorianQuinlanngtrntrn,minghhcnhnthnchcamnhvvincnhstangqunnhauchcch
igiyhiuManoloBlahnikcactavimt.ilyCha!Phicaidpvlnxnnych.Janerakhichngi,tinnbnQuinlan,cnhtchiccng
taymvincnhstlmritrnsn.
Ngiuchtagi,pbaxungbnChngticnmtngichutrchnhimbtgiphmnhny!TrungsGivensangnmtrnsn,pha
diRollo.Hntaanggitaychunbvungramtnmm.Janetinn,gichtcnhtayvbpkhavo.Cikhnkipgthny?Janegimchnln
lnghn,bquttayrangsauvnngihnxung.
Mttingtchkulnvtaytrihncngbkha.BtaoraconbciRollogmlnMyanglmgylngtaoy.TrungsGivensngidy,vmt
nhnnhnhvaphichumtscnngkinhkhnglnngi.JanenhcchnkhilngRollovtnhincmgiccmtthchtlngmmchy
xunggiahaichnmnh,xungngiRollo,cGivensna.
Cbcliraphasau,kinhhongnhnxungchicvybucamnh.Nhnggitncsnhnhnhangnhxungthngcxungsnphngx
n.Rollonmnghingnginhncchmchm.tnhinhntaciphln,hntakhngthkmctrnci,vacivalnlntrnsn.
Chng4
MauraangdngvntrnngBrooklinethAbeBristolgiin.SngnaycucxemtivikhngAbehi.ngnivimnhlcuchuyn
calnbntinnh.Knh6.TncaphngvinlZoeFossey.Cunichuynvictangkhng?Mtcht,tiqua.
Ctanig?Mtcht."Mtngiphnsnglitrongtingxc.NhnvinphpylichoicuhaWeymouthvcnhstbangvvic
nhmlnvcichtny."Chai!Mnhchabaogininhthc.Mnhbitcukhnglmth.Nhngbygichngtaanggpkhkhnyvci
cuhalncnhstbangukhngthyhilngvvicny.
Louiseangnhncccucgicah.nngchuynsangmuxanh.Mauralixequangtvtdngmunquayvnh,ckhngmunphii
mtvinhngiutrcmt.Cucvnphngkhngchi.Mnhnlc7gi.Mnhnghginycucmtyric.
Mnhvncntrongxe.Mnhcnthmthigianchunbbiphtbiu.,mmnhphicnhbocunh,khinycusgpphimtmng
khuuxey.Hngyxungquanhrih?,ccphngvin,xetruynhnh.HuxeytrnphAlbany.
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Chyvngraphasauriivogiahaikhunh,khunhcachngtavbnhvin.,haythtynh!Mtvlmnchocnhbochy.Cuc
nghecthmtintcgvbnhnhnkhng?SngnaymnhgichobcsCulter.ngybotmthycruvaxitbarbiturictrongngicgi.
Cychcchnbsayxn.iunycngcthlgiitisaocybngxungnc.Vhnnachtbarbituriclmchongitakhtmthy
duhiucgicnsng.Nhngtisaochuynnyligyranhngchuyninkhngthnynh?Thcuthyy,nlmtmiquantmhngum.
Mtngichtsngli.Hnnacylicnlmtphntrnangkhng?Mnhnicytmkhong20tuim.Vhpdnna?Cgkhc
no?Khcch.NotrliiAbeciCubitlnskhcm.Maurathdi:,nglcyrthpdn.
Cthch.Cuthycha,tr,hpdnvtnathbctxtrongkhivncnsng.Nhngcychab.Mnhchangcnhbochocuthi,yl
cchmcngchngnhnnhnvnny.Mnhcthbomhmnaykhngnh?RipmtchuynbaytiBermuda.
Vmnhliyvimtngthrcrinyh?Cudmkhng?itiptrnilAlbanychaimiphtnathMaurathychaichicxe
truynhnhungaystlivotanhcavnphnggimnhphpy.ngnhAbecnhbotrc,ccphngvinangchchplyc.
CbcrakhikhnggianymiiuhacachicxeLexuscamnh,cmnhnmikhngkhmmcvthyphatrcmnhnatphngvin,
nhboangvivchylaovphac.BcsIslesmtnginnggiTinttBostonTribune.CcthniviiuvJaneDoekhng?Thayv
trliMauralytrongtiramtbncopycabiphtbiucsonttrc.
lmtbntmttccchitittrongvvicnyvckincacrasao.ylcutrlicati.Tikhngcgnithmna.Nhngnhngth
ykhngngncnlcccuhidndp.Saongitalicthmcmtlinhth?Chochngtibittnngiphnyckhng?Chngti
cchobitltrmcuhaWeymoutharaktlunvcicht.
Thccthnuramtvicitnckhng?Maurabcbi:Ccanhphinichuynvingiphtngnvinbn.Tikhngtrlithaychoh
c.Lcnymtphnlnting:Cphithanhnrngvicthiustnyltrchnhimcamtaich.
Mauranhnracgingniny,cquayngivthylmtphntcvng,ngiangcchenlnphatrc.ClphngvincaKnh6?
ZoeFosseyngiphncici,vhilngvmnhcnhnranhngcinhncaMaurakhinncicactangnglinhbha.
Chiusaicati.TichabaoginiltilichotrmcuhavcnhstbangcMaurani.Thphicaiclitrongvnych.Nu
khngphihthlai?CphicphichutrchnhimkhngbcsIsles?Ttnhinlkhng.Mtphnbkhatrongtingxc,vncnsng.
Cybtrongphnglnhsuttmtingngh.Vkhngaiclic?Ccnghlscaimtvicsauvnykhng?Vincnhstiutra
thucphngcnhstbangchnghn?Cquvivngkhiktlunlichoai.Nhngsailmcthgitchtmtphn.
Nhngnchadnnnhvy.ychngphimtsailmcbnsao?tilthtkhkhiphinirngaikhngchtngkhng?Kh hn
nhiusovicnghMaurabcli.Vylcangbovh?Ticharakincamnh.Tikhngthnhnxtvhnhngcabtcaikhc.
BcsIsleslilngiphngvinnttBostonTribuneCnirngnhnnhvmtngichtkhngthcsd.Tibitcmtslitng
tccnhxckhctrongtnccachngta.ThccthchobittisaoilcnrtkhnhnbitkhngAnhtanibngmtgingkhkin
nhn,chivbittntrngngichi.
Khngphimtthchthcnhnglilmtcuhicchiusuvngctrli.Cnhnnginngmtthong,thyvthngminhtrongimt
sngvmitcxonmunu.Bruccttagngnglmcnghanhtalmtthygiotrhnlmtnhbo.
Cnghchcanhchngbnhtrainyhnthuhtcmcccgitr.Tnanhlg?chi.TilPeterLukas.TivitbihngtunchotTribune.
Tisnichuynvianh,anhLukas,chringanhthi.Tavotrongkia.ChFosseyphninhiungitrongschngticngphiiylu
hnanhta.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Maurachiucinhnsclmvocta:KhngphilcnochimdysmcngcmingonucFossey.ylmttrnghptnhCquay
ngiivotrongtanh,theosaulphngvincatTribune.Louise,thkcacangngheinthoi,lytaychengniquaysangboMaura:in
thoikhnglcnongng,emphinigvihbygi?Mauramtbnphtlnmtbncacthkrini:Faxchohbnny.
ylttcnhnggchmunemlm?Bquattccccucgitphaboch.TivangnichuynvingLukasy,nhngskhngc
thmbtkaina.Khngcthmbtkcucphngvnnona.Louisenhntaynhbovvmtcaclrsuyngh,Tithyri,tithylchchn
cmtanhchngdnhny.
ChngtiskhngluuMauranirirahiuchoLukasvophnglmviccamnh,ngcali.Cchmtcigh,mianhtangi.Cmnv
nichuynviti.Anhlngiduynhttrongmngingoikiakhnglmtithyccmgickhchu.Nhngnkhngcnghalbygiticng
khnglmphincuy.
CunicaanhtalmMaurammci.yhontonlmtchinlcphngb.Clkhitinichuynvianhthanhstrthnhmtchngtraic
bittrongmtmingi.Lcngitastiynvquaysanguitheoanh.Tielnskhngitheohngu,ngitavnsuitheoc.
Crtnhiucuchuynkhchpdnhn,quantrnghnchuynny,vytisaoanhlichnvitvn?Bivchuynnythucvmtvnrt
nhycm,ndylnnishilnnhtcachngta.Cbaonhiungitrongschngtathyshivvicmnhblngqunchonchttrongkhichng
tavncnsng?Chngmaybchnsngchnghn.
Nhngthtngticlchuynnycngtngxyratrongqukh.Mauragtuthanhn.Theocctliutrcthcngcviv.Nhngyl
luri,khingitacnpxc.Tnhdytrongnhxc?iunykhngphichcthixa.Titmramtsvtrongthigiangny.
NxyraMaurangpngng.Nhiuhnlcngchngcbitanhtanithmrilyramtcunsghichp,mnraVonm1984cmt
trnghpNewYork:Mtnginngangnmtrnbnmkhmnghimtthi.Bcsphpyvacmdao,nhmthiththnginngngi
dyvtmlycbcs.
Bcsngra,chtvautimLukasliclnnhnCnghevvnycha?Anhangchtrngvomttrnghpnhycmnht.Nhngnls
tht,phikhng?ngth.TicbitvtrnghpnyMaurathdi.Anhtalttiptrangkhc:SpringField,Ohionm1989,mtngiphnnmtrong
phngbnhcnirngchtvcavnhlmtang.
Cvnangnmtrnbnvkhingimaitngchunbmctangphcchocthccttingni.Anhcvrnhvmychuynnynh?Bivnhp
dnanhtaniritiptcltcctrangnhanhhnTiquatitmcctrnghptngt:MtbginamDakotatnhdytrongchicquanticn
angmnpcamnh.
MtnginngDesMoineschtnalbphanhngc,lcthbcsminhnthyltimanhtavncnpLukasnhncykhngphil
nhngchuynthnthoi,nlnhngtrnghpctht,nhngtiliucghilivcrtnhiutrnghpnhth.
Ngheny!Tikhngnichuynnylkhngthxyra,vrrngnxyrari.Nhngcixctnhdytrongnhxc.Nhngngimkhicoln
thngitaphthincnhngvtcotrnvquanti.Ngitashikhinghticnhnginmtrongquanticcoxlpoquanthotrangoitrong
khinhngngichuynmaitnglmphnscah.
Vkhitabchnsng.Chcchnri.Vynn,michuynucthxyra.TichcrnganhtngnghechuynvChaJesus.VicCha
phcsinhkhngphilthcssnglimchlmttrongscctrnghpbchnsngthi.Tisaokhngnhaichtlikhnth?Nkhng
rhaysao?ikhinnhth.
Vdnhkhianhblnhcngvbchmludinclnhthtrnganhsgingnhmtngichtvy.JaneDoecngctmthytrongnc
lnh.Hnnacncmtschtlmcheiccduhiucassngvnlmchongitakhnhnracmchpcngnhduhiuhhpcann
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nhn.
ngnhtrongRomeovJuliet.ThthucmJulietungvosgipctrnggingnhcht.ngth.TikhngbitchtlIPnhngiu
cngkhngphilkhngth.Loithucgcthlmciuny.VdnhaxitBarbituric.Ncthlmgimhhpcaanhvlcskhnianh
ccnthhaykhng.
VncngltrnghpcaJaneDoe,mthintngBarbituric,dngquliuthucng?AnhngheciunyuMauranhnmy.Tcc
nguntin.Nng,phikhng?Tikhngckin.Trcycyctinsbnhgkhng?Saocylidngquliuthucanthnnhvy?Chngti
thmchcnchngbittncacy,hunghtiusbnh.
Anhtaquanstcmtthong,mtnhnhnhilngqumc.Cucphngvnnynglmtsailm.Mauranghthm.ChviphttrcPeterLukas
gyntngchocbivbngoilchstrangnhmtkiuphngvinluntntrngstht,nhnggiycikiuhicaanhtakhincthykhng
hdchuchtno.
Anhtachunbrtkcngchocucphngvnny,tnglitngtmt.Chititlunthuhtschcacngchng.Tibitcgicvtln
tvnhHinghamsnghmquaanhtaniicuhaWeymouthlnhngngiutinn.ngth.Tisaonhnvingimnghimphpykhng
cginhintrng?Chngtichngcscucthnbtchintrngvvicno.
HnnanginybngvnhHinghamvkhngciugqucbitc.Vngicgimnhbicnhstbang?Thmtcahcho
rngcvlmtvtainn.Thkhngphimtvttcsao?Cxemlngthucngtrongngicyththy.
Maurathykhngcldogphnhniuanhtabitvynnctrli:Vng,cngcthcydngthucquliu.Dngquliuthucng.
Mtcthlnhcngtrongnclnh.Haildocthsailchtrongvicnhnnhvcicht.iunycnnxemxtkhng?Ncth.
Nlmtiumngitannxemxt.ThnhngccnhstkhuvclnicuhaWeymouthkhngniuny.Ncvnhmtsaist.
iunycthxyra.lttcnhnggticthni.VyctngphmmtlitngtnhthnychabcsIsles?Tuynbmtaicht
trongkhihvncnsng?Mauraimlng,nghcacquayvhivinmvtrckhiccnlmthctptrongbnhvin.
Mtm,cmtcucginphngc,nhthcctronglcangsayng.Bnhnhngings336AngngthMtytnivicnhvy.
Liumtngicnangthctpccphptuynbmtphnchthaykhng?Maurainphngbnh,khnghthylolnghaymtttin.
Trongtrngyckhngchckhngnhcicht.Nchlkhibnnhnthynthbnsnhnranmthi.mcidchnhlangbnh
vinvnghmnhslmvicnhanhthi,saumnhsquayvvigicngangd.Nhngcichtykhngnhcngh.
Bnhnhnnyiutrbnhungthtrongmtthigiandi,bygitrnmytheodihhp,khnghthymtvchmno,khngctnhiuh
hp.Bcvophng336chisnglikhithybaoquanhgingbnhlrtnhiungitronggianhbnhnhn.Hangkhc,angaunkhiphigi
bitngimnhyuthng.
VylMaurascmtmngkhngi.Nkhngphilcmgicbnhtnhnhcnghvbygiccththyrngcsaunthnokhibng
kiaconmtnhnclccphirttictuynbbnhnhncht.Cinbngingbnh,bnhnhnnmnga,vmtthanhthn.
Mauranbnbnhnhn,lyngnghechovobntrongobnhnhnnghenhptim.Khngthynhptim.Khicingitrnbnhnhnccmgic
rrngnhngngixungquanhangchquanstmnh,cthyplcvngracnngheluhnthckhnggingnghelunhphilm.
Nhngytxcnhrngbnhnhncht,vicgibcsvotuynbchngquachlthtcmtbnghichpcabcs,mtchkyltt
cnhngthhcntrckhichuynbnhnhntinhxc.Cingangngibnhnhn,Maurakhngthkhngmongmunmnhcmauchngrikhi
cnphngny.
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Lccngthngngi,khunmtthhinnibunthngcmvnhnnginngnggnmccholchngbnhnhn.Micmp
my,nhni:Tirttic,cyquai.Thnhngmttingththongntingnitrongchngc.Cgitmnh,nhnxungvthyngcbnhnhn
phpphng.
Bnhnhnthramthitrckhitrvtrngthiimlnghonton.lhithcuicngtrckhicht,khngphimtphpmunoc,chlxung
lccuicngcanob.Dyngngheccungnlivttcnhngngithnuthnthc.Chai,cyvnchaichngbnhnhnni.
NsnhanhthiMauracgngni.Crakhiphng,cmthyrunryvmnhtnaphmsailm.Vkhngbaogiccnhptptrongvic
tuynbmtcichtna.Mauranhntaynhbo:Ttcmingiucthphmsailm.Thmchcmtvicnhtuynbaichtcngkhngn
ginnhanhngh.
Cangcbovnhngngitrongicuh?Vccnhstkhuvcna?Tiangnilsaistcthxyra.ylttc.VChamibitl
ticngtngphmsailm.Ticthhiuvicxyranhthno.Ngiphnctmthytrongnclnh.
C y c thuc an thn trong mu. Nhng iu ny c th to nn v ngoi nh cht. Trong tnh hung ny th vic sai lm l khng th trnh khi.
NhngngilinquannvnychcgnglmngcngviccamnhmthivtimongrnganhscngbngkhivitbiCngdytlcuc
phngvnktthc.
Tiluncgngcngbnganhtani.Khngphiphngvinnocngnicnhth.Anhtacngngdy,nhnc.Nutikhnglmng
nhththhychotibit.Saukhiccbicati.Mauratinanhtaraca,nhntheoanhtakhianhiquabncaLouisevrakhivnphng.
Chng5
Janekhngthnitinnyltthayxu.BcsStephanieTamcingiphatrc,chmchnghequangnghe.Mitcencacxatrcmtlm
choJanekhngthccnhngbiuhintrngngmt.Janenmynlngkhichicngnghepvobngmnh.BcsTamcitaymmmi,tinht
camtbcsphuthutvcangdngthdngcyhcymtcchnhnhng,chunxccnhngitagynvy.
tnhinbntayydnglivtaicghxunggnhnna,rttptrung.JanelicnhnchngGabrielangngingaybncnhc,vlolnghinr
trongmtanh.Concachngtaskhngsaoch?Cuicngthbcscngngthngngidy,nhnJane,mmcinhnhng:Nghenybcsniri
mtochicngnghethai.
MtmthanhrrnguuvrtmnhmthotralmthanhkhemnhttritimbothaiBcsTamni.Tclcontiskhngsaophi
khng?atrangtrongtnhtrngttnhtcth.Ttnhtcth?bcslsao?Mthi,tikhngythmcnaTamctdngcnghevo
ticamnhBcicacv,gichchnlcsinhthi.
Nhngkhngcchuyngxyrac.Tikhngcmthyauchtno.ngth.atrchamunrai.CcmtabkhcnguyJane
.GingymnGabrielthdiChinuncnhnggiyphtcuicng.Ccthlmnnivivtilbygicyhontontronggiaion
phinghngickhng?BygicphihontonthotkhicngvicthiTamnhnhngbonlcsinhriy.
NhngtinghnskhngtrauJaneni.Bcicacv,nslchichovikhunxmnhp.haitingrimvnkhngthyccn
cobpno.PhinhanhchngchoatrraTamvanivaviiracaNgitastimchocmtmianthn.Tisikimtramysiumxem
cthacvophnglunccha.
Lcchngtacthaatrravcstrthnhmtbm.Ttcnhngthnyxyraqunhanh.BcsTammmci:Cccchnthng
tringhviunyri.Nkhngcnliugqungcnhinnacniribcrakhiphng.EmkhngchclsnsngchochuynnyJane
nhnlntrnnhvni.
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Anhthchunbchogiyphtnytrtluri.CcmgicnnhlvtnvyGabrielchphaitayrtthnhkhn.Anhvntmobnhnhnca
JanelnvptaivobngcXincho,bcon.Baspmtkinnhnri,thnnconngcngoancthnh.i.
Sngnayanhcorukhngcnthnuynh.Ri,vbanhscoruthmlnnaAnhngthngngilnvnhnvomtJaneanhlv
conbchkhngphilemuy.Anhchiiunytrtluri.Mtgianhnhcachnhanh.Nhngnhuttcukhngnhanhmong
ithsao?Themnghanhmongiiug?Anhbitm.
Mtngivhonhovmtaconhonho.No,saoemlinghanhmongcmtngivhonhotrongkhianhcemlvAnhquaymt
icilnkhiJanengutanhmtci.Thmemcgngcmtngchnghonhoy.Janenghkhinhnvonhmtvuivcachng.
Emkhngbitsaomnhlicthmaymnnnhngny.EmkhnghiusaomtcgilnlnvicibithiulMtCclicicmtanhchng
mcththuhtminhnhntphacccgi.Anhngngivphavvnidudng:Emvncnchatinanhngkhng?Anhnihngnghnln
nhngchngbaogiemchutinc.
EmchnhlngimanhmunnhtJane.EmvconanhhnlnmicNo,bmtr,githemmunanhmangnchoemcigno?itri,
nggiemnhth.Nghechngthvchtno.Anhlinghnrthayych.Msthtl...Cpvotayanh,civuiv:Thiii.
intrai,rinhmangvchoemmtchichamburgervmymingthtrnnh.Lmthltrilibcsynh.Khngcngc.Nhngm
bykhngbitgu.Jane.cri,cri.Vnhvlychunbsinhchoem.Vngthav.
ycnglldotisaoanhnghthngnym.Rianhthgilichobmemxemsaonh?Hvnchathytrliinthoi.Rinhmangcmy
xchtaychoemna.Anhthdi,lcu:Saoth?Emspsinhconm,vymemvncnmunanhmangmytnhnyh?Emvncnrtnhiugiy
tchalmxong.
Emnglhtthuccha.AnhbitiuthiciemrimCnivgichoanhnhngi.Bbity,nubnichotiphngsium
uthticthtmnhngdyinmJanenhnchicxeyvni.Ngitnhnguynvintrongbnhvinlcu,khaphanhcachicxe:
Quytccabnhvin,thac,khngcngoilgc.
Bnhnhnphicaibngxey.Chngtikhngmuncbtrtnghaylmsao.Janenhnmybnhxey,nhnmitcimbcca
ngihlangchunbyxechocmnghthm:Tinghipblo,ngramnhlngiybymiphi.Chmchm,ctrorakhiging,ngi
voxeykhingihlangchunbmtchaiIV.
MisngnayJanecnangvtlnviBillyWayneRolloxong,giccxmquanhphcvnhmtbhongvy.Thtngngcnhin.Vangi
xeidchnhlangbnhvin,Janevalngnghetingthnngncangihl.Ccncthngithycmithucltronghithna.
Sthnonungiangyxechocbng?Sthnonubycncpcu?Liulcmnhccphpngdy,iunycngtrivicc
quynhcabnhvin?Cngithtsuvotrongghhnnatrnhnhnhncanhngngixungquanhtrongsnhcabnhvin.
ngnhnti,cngh,tithythtclikhibtmtngigiclmvicnngnhcnhthny.BhlkolngghcaJaneanvothangmy,
ghcbncnhmtbnhnhnkhc.lmtnginngtchoarm,anglmbmmtmnh.Cthycaibucchcngvichicgh,c
ngh:Ngitacquantrnghamyciquytcvxeyth.
Numanhcgngthotrathngitastrichtanhnhthny.Nginngquaynhnc:Cnhnciquigth?KhngcgJanetrli.
Vythngcnhnna.cri.Ngiphnngsauxecangtannci:NgiBodineninhthvittcmingithac.
ngngylmphinc.Janesovai:Ticnggprtnhiuiutngttrongcngvic.,mnhcangchocnhngvinnvotrongs
khngnh?Janequayunhnthng,xemccstngangdnthayi,cnthntrnhnhnhncangBodine.Trongthgiinycqunhiungi
khngchulmviccamnhngginiCthchchenvochuyncangikhc.
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Ckhngnhnlkhngchuc.No,ngBodine,cainhnngunoCytni.Ctaythi.Chngtrchngitatringvogh,nggi,
Janenghthm.ThangmymrakhintngtrtvngihlyxecaJanera.Khixecahivhngphngsium,ccthcmthynhnhnt
phanhngngitrnngi.
Nhngngibnhthngilibnghaichnnhnchmchmmtngiphnvicibngtoknh,trntaylcingnhatruynhuytthanh.Cbn
khon:Liuycphiliumttcnhngnginongitrnxeynhnc?Lunlunltmimcasch?ngsaucltingnigtgng
quenthuc:Nhncigmnhn?i,xiny.
ngngBodinevophngsium,Janengh.Nhngchakpnghxongththyxecangtacyngangquac,ivngquamtngchri
nkhuvcltn.XecaJanedngliphngivclingingaycnhnggilmiukia.ngcnhnngta,Janengh.
Thmchngclicsanghngcangta.Gth?Cnhnigviti?nggigys.Cgivnhngtakhngcy.H,giccnli,
coinhkhngctiyphng?Cnhnln,thotnnkhithycnhcamravmtnhnvinkthuttrongbytschsmuxanhbcvophng
ch.
JaneRizzoli?Cti.BcsTamsxungytrongtphtna.Gitisacquayvophng.Thcntinggihi?Chngtichasnsng
chongthangBodinengiphntrliriyxecaJanequacnhcangcbnhtnh.Nhngtisptrariyny.
Vng,tibit,tibit.Cchngbitciquigc.bitkhnglngphhiscvingnginbniriyxecaJanedchnhlangbnh
vin.Vythtisttthmchomcoingtagoln.MttrongnhngbnhnhnyuthchcacyJanehi.
,vngKthutvinthdingylbnhnhnyuthchcattcmingi.Ccnghlngyphiitiuthtkhng?Lcnochth.B
sngtuyntinlitnhngkhngchubcsmtayvo.NgiphnyxeJanevotrongphngcchunbsntrangthitbrini:tigipc
trolnbn.
Titlmc.Ci,vicibngtngnhthnythcphiataylnNgiphntayJanerikocrakhigh.CngcnhnhnJane
trolnthanhleocabnringilnbn.cri,githccnmynghngii,cchcniritreolnctruyncaJanelncaokhino
bcsTamtithchngtasbtuNgiphnnixonglinbcrangoiJanemtmnhtrongphng.
Chngcgnhnngoimytrangthitbchpchiuc.Khngcas,khngtranhnhtrntng,tpchkhng,cmytrnhmchnnhtnhGolf
Digestcngkhng.Janenmrabn,mthnglntrnnhtrngtrn.ttaylnbng,ccchxemcthycithccabnchnnhxinhhaymtcitay
trongbngmnhkhngnhngchngthygc.
Ngoanno,bcon,cnghbng.Nichuynvimino.Nivimlconskhngsaoi,ckhng?Lnkhlnhtlthnggithivokhinc
rngmnh,licnhnnghcthyhnhnhmnhphnchiutrongcngvimtainhavngquanhctay.Tnbnhnhn:Rizzoli,Jane.
Hm,bnhnhnnyuphimtbnhnhncbitcch,Janengh.cri,mingiclmgthlmi!tnhincthyaubngnhbkim
chmvdconcothtli,cccnhpli,nhthmtltrilithlngbnhthng,cuicnglmtcncobp.
Chng6
ntmgiatra,nhitcaogn40,khngkhmahngtngtbaotrmtonthnhph.Bnngoitanhgimnhphpyccphngvin
vncnngybiuxe.MauraingangquaphAlbanymkhngbphthinriibthngvotrongtrungtmyt.Cichungthangmyvivi
sinhvinangtrongthngthctputin.
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Cnhnbihchcctrngy:KhngcmvothngBy.Ttchucnrttr,nhngkhunmtcnnonntvtcthttnhinl
chahcsibc.Cvnhmingiuangchnc,ccbcs,ccccnhst.Hucnrttr.
Vynhngngithctpsinhnythygkhimhcchmchmnhnmnhnhthnh,cbnkhon.Mnhchlmtngiphntrungtui,khng
mcngphc,khngbngtnnhvoo.Clhnghmnhlnginhbnhnhn.Trcyccngtnglthctpsinhm,trtrung,vcaongo
trongtmobluetrngtrckhichccbihcvsthtbi.
Thangmymravccngitheoccthctpsinhkiavotrongbungbnh.Hingangquaccbungbnh,mtvkhgntrongccbotrng.
ChcMauramcqunobnhthngnnnhnvintrcquytrclivohichaumy,hi:Xinlictmai?TinthmbnhnhnMauratrli
Tiquacycavophngcpcu.
Tibitlsngnaycycavophngiutr.Tnbnhnhn?TinghcycngknhpvinvitnJaneDoe.BcsCulterni
viticynmbung431Maurahingpngngtrckhitrli.Rttic.Cngynaycnhbochgiinny.
Chngtikhngthtrlibtccuhinovbnhnhnc.Tikhngphilnhbo.TilbcsIslesntphnggimnhphpy.Tini
trcvibcsCulterlsquaykimtratnhhnhbnhnhn.Chotixemth?Mauralythtrongvratlnmtquy.
yllcthhinmnhy,Mauranghvcththyccthctpsinhidchnhlangangnhncvivyngngm.CcthgibcsCulter.
ngybittiMaurangh.cri,tinghkhngcnnhnvintrcnirialithchocCqunhiuphintoilinquannbnhnhnny,h
phiiumtnhnvinanninhnNhnvintrcniricvitheokhicthnghngvophatrongClanhtacngmunxemthcac
y.
chunbkhkcngchocccuhicthsc,ccmthtrongtay,bcvophng431.Nhngcchnghthyngigcnongngoicara
vophngbnhc.Vanhataylngcathcnghethytingngtrongphngvtingcamtvtbngkimloirixungsn.
Ngaylptccycavovthymtcnhtngrthnlon.MtbcsangngcnhbncgichaincIV,idinngtalmtnhnvin
anninhanglnngibnhnhn,cgichttaycta.Bncnhchicgib,nclnhlngtrnsn.
Anhccntigipkhng?Vinbcsngoiquavainhnvphac,cthymtimtxanh,tcvngcctngndngnhlngbnchi.Khng,
chngtikhngsao.Chngtikimchcctaanhtani.tibucchtdylichoCnghriinbngingphanhnvinbov.
Ngay khi va n bn cnh tay b tut khi dy th c thy tay bnh nhn ang c th lng chp ly mt th v nghe ting vin bo v go ln bo
ng.TingnkhinMaurahichnli.Hinngphngangmtcvnhnvinanninhloongilnc.Cngngixung,btmthnnngnkia
ln.
Nclnhdisnlmtlngocnphatrnlmunngxix.Cctrtsangbnhtcicthangtrnngcmnhkhinckhth.C
thanhtabtucogit,rungln,munngtrnxungmtc,vomivomingvcthyrngmnh.Mnhschtchmtrongnmt.
Gnghtsccyanhtaravcithnxclcnychthycmutrtrakhic.Cloongdy,nhnngiphnthotkhidytri.Ch
lccmiphthinractaangcmmtthtrongtay:Mtkhusng.Ctacsngcangibov.Vinbcslcnybinmt,chcnliMaurav
JaneDoeangnhnnhauchmchm.
Michitittrngngmtcgiucveda.Mitcenbx,nhmthoangdi.Cchmchmlttaytrnbngsng,khngcvnng
tay.Chai,ctaangnhbpcsng.No,bnhtnhlii!TichmungipcthiMauraththo.Tingchnchyngoihnhlangkhincgiquay
hngnhnvpha.
Cnhcamravmtytngsngs,nhncnhbntrongcnphng.tnhinJaneDoenhyrakhiging,nhanhnmcMaurakhngkpphn
ng.Ctacmlycnhtayc,chasngvoccvyngicticnhca.Timpthnhthchvcmgicshingpxngsngkhichtthplnhp
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vothtmnh.
Cytlili,kinhhinmckhngthtlntno.Maurabprakhiphng,idchnhlangbnhvin.Bovuhtcrinh?Caigingi
gipich?Hvntiptciquakhuchmscbnhnhn,cthtmmhicacgipstvocvhiththangphvotaic.
Trnhra!Trnhra,ctacsngy!Mauranghetinghtcamtnhmccthctpsinhmbannycnhnthy.Khngcnvcaongotrong
nhngbtrngy,chcnnhngimtmtongnhntrntrn.Qunhiunhnchng,qunhiunhngkvdng.Chttit,phicaigipti
ch!JaneDoevcontincamnhbygigiamtmngbnhnhn,yt,nhngngingsauquyulngyn,nhnhngphotnggvy.
Chunginthoireo,khngaitrli.Thangmyngaytrcmt.Cginvontthangmy.Cnhcamra,ctalinyMauravoricng
bcvongaysau,ns1.Bntng.Liumnhcsngcchonkhicnhcanymralnnakhngnh?Ngiphntrlcnyngdalng
votngidinviMaura.
Mauranhnc,khngthyshina.Phipchoctanhnmnhmic,choctahiumnhlai.Lmchoctaphinhnvomtmnhkhictanh
bpc.ThangmylnhlovJaneDoenhtrntrungtrongchicothngmngcabnhnhn.Mhilmtmtrnmt,tayctathangrunrunttrn
bngsng.
Tisaoclilmnhth?Tikhngbaogilmaucc!Tiquaticgipc.TilngicucMaurani.Ngiphnkhngnig,
thmchchmtthaymtmthanhnhthicngkhng.TtcnhnggMauranghecchltingthgpgpcanishiangbaotrm.
Chungcathangmyreo,nhmtcacginhnthngraca.Maurathcgnghnhdunglixembtrcatinsnhbnhvinxemthno.Cnh
lcmttrmthngtingnngaycatrccmtngitcimbctrng.Cmtcahngchivmtbtinthoi.
Cam,ngiphngichtcnhtayMauravycratrc.Mtlnnahngsngliklncc.ChngMaurakhkhckhicbyvotin
snhbnhvin.Comtnhntrinhnphinhngchngthyaic,khngngino,khngcnhnchngno.Cchtthycmtnhnvinbovng
quythngtin.
Chlicthyngthimtritimcpdndp.Htcchri,ngychlmtngginhtchttrongbngphcmthi.Nucbnckhilibn
nhmcontinthtiu.Phangoitingcihlnrtgn,nghenhtingchungbotvy.NgiphnkotcMauralmucngarasau.
Mauragnctanmccthcmthyhithnngphvogymnh,chngvcanishimctaangc.Hivphaliracatinsnh,
Maurathongthynhnhncavinbovgi,thymyqubngtreollngtrongcahngvchicngngheangnmynlngtrongbtinthoi.
Sauythccmthyhinngngtngtvmnhbyraphangoi.HainhnvincnhstBostonnhyrakhixecnhst,vkhsnsng.Hnh
bngbng,nhnhnxoythngvoMauragiangtrongtmngm.Mttingcikhclihlngny.Hithcangiphnngsaucnggpgp
hnkhicbdnvothbthny.
PhatrckhngcngtinvthckoMauravsau,livotrongtanh,quaylichsnh.XincyMauraththokhibydchnhlang
Khngcngrau.Hyhsngxung,hkhusngxungvchngtascngragphckhng?Chngtasiragphvhskhnglmcb
thngu...Ctrngthyhaivincnhstangtinligntngbcmtthuhpkhongcch.
Mauravnnmtrnngnnnhkhngthlmgc,chcthngnhnngiphnkiaycitipvobntrong.Maurathytingthho
hnvlithymngphasauangngnhtritrng:MingililimtvincnhsthtlnralnhTtctrnhsangmtbn!Sktthcy
thi,Mauranghthm.
Mnhangbkhngchbimtngiinchnghnicmttno.Ccthcmnhnchithlolngcacgi,cngthycnishi
chydccnhtaycta.Cccmgicrimnhsbdnvomtktccmmu,ccththyciunyquanhmtcavincnhstangtinli
gn.
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Chcnmtcibpcthlxong,ucacontincngsxonglun.Nhngvinnlunckhnngtiuditgngngnhthm.Minlcny
cnhstcngchadmchnhngmanhngno.CnMaurathangbdnptrongnishivchabitlmsaothayiccdinny.
Mnhlngiduynhtcththayinhngiuny.Gillcmnhphihnhng.Maurahtmthisurittthra.Cchocccbpc
thlngrinhnghingnginmngtrnsn.Ngiphnthtsc,vivngnhciMaura.Nhngmtngikhngphidtrongkhicontincac
tabtrttrnnn.
Cnhinln,hongloncnMaurathtdo,lnngiraxa.Cdnghaitaymu,lnnhmtqubngchitingsngvangln.Nhngttc
nhnggcnghethychltingnhngbcchnvivvnhngtinglaht.Chttit.Mnhkhngthbn.Mingi,trnhrano!Mtbntaylayngi
c.
Nyc,ckhngsaoch?Runry,Maurangcmtnhngngmtcavincnhstangngtrcmtmnh.Cnghetingloa,tingcixe,nghe
nhtingmynginbangthanthkhclckhicngithnchtvy.ino,ccnphirikhiyvincnhstkotayc,gipcngdy.
NgicvncnrunnmcchathngvngcvthanhtachongtayquangicdunliraTtcmingirakhitanhngaylp
tcAnhhtlnvinhngngixungquanh.MauralicnhnliphasaunhngkhngthybngdngcaJaneDoe.Ccthticchvincnhst
hi.
Khngthnilnli,cchgtu.Vyhyii!Chngtimunttccanton.Ckhngnnliy.Ttnhinlkhngri.Cbcvibcv
phatrc,vnclicnhnthmlnnavthyvincnhstangdichuyndchnhlangnmtcnhcamJaneDoengtrc.
Phngsium.JaneRizzolitnhdy,mmngnhnratrcmtmnhlcitrnnh.Cchngcnhsngthipinhthnynhngcibnqud
chutrongkhicliangrtmtmi.Sutmymrickhngcngongic.Nhnlnchicnghtreotngcthymnhbbymtmnhhnna
tingnghri.
Hnhbtmnhchbaolunanh?ithmnmphtna,Janebtuthykhchu.cri,nhthlri.Mnhsttmhiuxemcchuyn
gmlilunhthvttnhinmnhcngskhngthmicixeykiau.Ctroxungbn,chntrncmnhnrcilnhcasnnh.
Bchaibcthcthysidytruyndchvngvutrntayviltruynangtreophatrn.Cchuynldungdchysangbnmtthanhyriy
nrakhiphng.Nhndctheohnhlangckhngthybngdngnginoc.ChthymtcythayngiphcvcngnhnhnvinchpXquang.
Vylchcchnrinh,ngitahontonqunmtc.Cithngtigianphngkhngccas,ythanhtreochaitruyncac.Mtcnhca
msn,mtcnhcakhcrithynhngbniutrtrngkhng,ccgianbungngnngang.Mingiiuhtcynh?Chtrongmtthigian
ngnmnhngqunthimttcbinmt.
Cphimichnagitriquakhngnh?idctheohnhlanhtrngkhng,cchtthyshikhinghrngtronglcmnhangngthmingi,tt
cmingitrnthgiibinmt.Cnhnngangnhndc,vnitheohnhlang,cnhlixemngnoquaynkhuvcchicabnhnhn.
Bannykhinhnvinkthutyxeckhngchlm.Mmtcnhcacthymtphnglmvic,mcnhcakhcthlphnglutrti
liu.Khngcaic.Cbtudichuynnhanhhnquacchnhlang,tingchaitruynkulengkengtheobcchnc.Bnhvinkiuquigthnynh?
Bmcmtngiphntinghipangmangthaithny?Ricskinvchuynny,chcchncslmth.
Mclicnspsinhnach.Ccthbcht.Cthytcinln,iunylkhngttchomtphnmangthaingkhng?Cuicngricngti
cbinchlira,lmbmchnlaricquytnhyca.Cnhtngtrongphngchthtkhhiu.
ngBodinevnangbtrichtvichicxeycamnhtronggcphng.Nhnvinkthutvctiptnangtmngicngnhautrnchicgh
di.TrnmtchicghkhcbcsTamngibnchl.Chuyngthny?Mingiangthamgiavomttictr?Trongkhicbbquntrongphng
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thbcscaclingiy?Tipcthymtbiuyhctrnsnnh,nhchpxtnghimcaai,cphtrntrnthm.
LcnycnhnrabcsTamkhngphiangngiuoitrngingmangngirtthng,thngnkhcl,cccmtrmlishi.Mtcaby
khngnhnJanemangtptrungvomtcigkhc.ChnhlcJanehiura.Caiangngngayphasaumnh..
Chng7
Maurangitrongmttrmiuhnhdingtrnmtchicxecnhst,baoquanhbiccmyinthoi,mnhnhtivi,myxchtay.Myiuha
khnghotngvnhittrongcixenyphihn30tngngvinhitphangoi.ChhuyEmertonangniquai,ngitmmhi.
iyHayderngichhuyicnhstBostonrtlnhlngkhixemxtnhngdliuanghinlntrnmnhnhmytnh.Bncnhnglngi
qunlcctrangthitbtrongbnhvin,angchchothynhngimnophhptccthitbtheodi.Khuvcmctaangtrnlphngsium
vinqunlniTrcychngtidngnlmphngchpXquang,nhnggithcchuynsangphngkhc.
Tielngsgpvnkhkhnlnythaiy.Vng?Chcmtlicachnhvophng,khngccasnohaylivonokhc.Vy
ccngskhngthmngvophnghocdngkhgas.Vyconngduynhtvophngltlicatronghnhlangchnh?Chnhxc.
Tinghginythctakhacnhcayri.Thcngcnghalctagiammnhtrongcnphng.Vythchngtischongipstdc
hnhlang,trnhhnmtrnngncactakhictabchy.Ctahtngchyri.Cchduynhtthotrangoiliquangicaccng.
Lcthccngchcnkhachtctali.Nhngbliccngcngphikhkhnmivoctrong.Vylchngtaangthbri.Vinqun
lclickchut,phngtomtkhuvccimmuxanh:y,cmtkhnngthunlichochngtanhngvnlxemctachnaimthno.
Chngticchoxyccrochnxungquanhttccckhuvcchpchiunhngphngchthkhngcrochnnoc.Vtliuxydngchngta
angnitilg?Thchcao.Mtbctngkh.ngsddngkhoanthngcitrnnytphatrn.Nhnglcchcchnctaslivkhuvccro
bov,lcyschngchmcncta.
XinliMauralnting.Hayderquayranhnc,imtxanhscsotvkhchu:Gth?TicthicrichiyHayder?Tikhngcng
nivingna.Chacu.Thcnbaoluna?Cphiiychonkhingithngthuytgiicucontinnnichuynvic.
ngymunttcccnhnchngucgiy.Tisrtvuilngnichuynvingynhngkhngcldogtiphingitrongnyc.Vn
phngcatingayphabnkiang.ngysbittmtiu.Nhngnkhnggn,bcsIsles.ChngticngicngaycnhmnhNiringi
Hayderlinquaylivicimnhnhtheodicamnh,khngthmquantmnsphnicacNhngchuynnyxyraqunhanhvchngtakhng
thlngphthigianvomtnhnchngchvctamunidoloanhquanh.
Tikhngiloanhquanh.Ticngkhngphilnhnchngduynht.Cncccytchmscctanacm.Vythchngticnggihliy.
Chngtisnichuynvittcccc.Trongphngctacncmtbcsna.ngtakhichuynxyra.iuHayderEmertonquayngi
sangBntngutincditn,hkhngthdidinhngbnhnhncbittrnccphngcaohnnhngnhnchungchngtachuynttcra
khitanh.
Thcnhngrobnngoi?itnhpvobntronggicthitlp.Chngtaacccchngngivtdctheohnhlang.Chngti
vnangchthmchivinthtchtvngvyphangoi.MnhnhtiviphatrnuHaydergicbtsangmtknhtruynhnhBostonvichtt
ting.
ylmtchngtrnhtruynhnhtrctip,nhnghnhnhhinlnrtquenthuc:chnhlkhuphAlbany,Mauranghthm,mtchicxectrm
iukhindingcacnhst,vmnhthcnhmtngibbtvy.TrongkhicthnhphBostonangtheodivkchtrnvtuynnhmnhthcb
mckttrungtmvlnxn.
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Chicxetnhinrunglnlmcphiquayunhnraca,mtnginngbcvo.Lithmmtcnhstna,cnghkhithyanhtaeosng
bnhng.NhngnginythphnvthiuvqunlnhhnHayder.Mhicngangchymttuxungtrnngta.Chai,trongythmch
cnnnghncbnngoiNginngniMycangvncnhotngych?VnEmertonniNhngcngchngtcdnglm.
Chngtakhngcthigiandngnn.KhngthynhcgnmingitrongcnginngnirilicnhnMaura,ngatayraCl
bcsIslesngkhng?TiltrungyLeroyStillman.Ngitavagitinlmlngdutnhhnh.xemchngtacthgiiquytchuynnym
khngcndngnbolchaykhng.
nglnhthngthuyt?lcchmmingigitingnhnvaikhimnhng.Hbttaynhau.Clchnhdinmocangtakhincthy
thoimiicht:miuhi,khunmtchin.KhngnhngHayderlcnocngmnhlnh,mnhlnh.Nginngnynhncvivimtnhv
ncidchunhkiungtacthigiancattcmingitrnthgiidngchovicnichuynvicvy.
ngtanhnHayder:Cixenyngtngtqu.Cykhngnnngitrongny.ngyucuchngtiphiginhnchnglim.ng th, nhng

khngphinngchnhngniriquaymcathiugchthoimihncixeny.Hbcrangoi,Maurahtmthithtsu,cmgicthtkhoan
khoikhicthotrakhicihpngtngtkia.
Ngoinytracncgi.SutkhongthigiancbgiphatrongthngoinyphAlbanyginhmtbinxecnhst.Conngchnhdnn
tanhgimnhphpycvyknvckhnghiumnhslyxerakiug.Cchxamtchtchhngrocacnhstcnhnthychothusng
trnggingnhmtbnghoaangnbntrnxecacnhboch.
Cbnkhonkhngbitnhngngitrongngnhtruynhnhycthynngncvkhchuhaykhngkhiphingitrongxe.Clcnggingnhc
banny.Cmnvciti.Tikhngclachnnokhc.Ti bit n khng d chu cht no nhng chng ti phi gi cc nhn chng li ni
chuynvih.
Tnhhnhbygicnhnnhvticnctintc.Chngtakhngbitngcchnhcactalg.Chngtacngkhngbitcbaonhiungi
angcngcta.Ticnphibitmnhangphiimtviaicthtmracphngntipcnttnhtkhictanichuynvichngta.
Ctachanisao?Cha.Chngticlpbangdyinthoitrongbnhvinnictabbaovyvthtacthnmbtcttcccmi
linhvibnngoicacta.Chngticgnglinlccchclnrinhngctakhngtrli.Nhngrictacngphilinlcthi.
Hlunlunlth.Cvngnghlctacnggingnhttcnhngkbtgicontinkhc.Thhnglmcahthnggingnhnhaum.Th
cbaonhiukbtgicontinlphn?Nkhngthngxuynxyra.Ticngnhniuny.ngtngiphvikbtgicontinlphnbaogi
cha?ngtangpngng:Sthtlyllnutin.
Lnutinchottcchngti.ylmtmttrnghpngoilhimhoi.Phnkhngbtgicontin.Nhngnginythc.nggtu:Vvy
chonkhitibitthmnhiuiukhcnathtiphipdngcchtivnlmtrongccvgiicucontinkhc.
Trckhimphnvictatiphibitttcnhngiucthvcta.Ctalaivtisaolilmnhth.Tikhngbitmnhcthgipngv
imnyhaykhngMauralcu.Clngicuicngicngcta.Hynichotittcnhnggccthnh.
Ttcnhngtctani,micngcacta.Tichmtmnhvictatrongmtkhongthigianrtngn.Chcviphtthi.Haingicni
chuynvinhauch?Ticgng.Thcnigvicta?Maurathytaymnhtmhikhinhlilctrongthangmy.
Bntaycgikiartrunrykhictacnmchtkhusng.Tichclmctabnhtnhli,cgngctakhngthybeda.Tinivicta
ltichmungipcta.Thctatrlithno?Ctakhngnig.Ctahontonimlng.ymiliungsnhtCquaynhnStillmanS
imlngtuyticacta.
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Nhngchcchnctaphicphnnggch?Ccchclctacnghethycnihaykhng?Ctakhngbic.Ctacphnngkhithy
tingng.Tibitlctacnghectingcixecnhst.Vylctakhngnimttno?Ththphctpriy.
Liucsbtngvngnngykhngnh?Nuthskhchovicthngthuyt.Nhngctacngkhngcnichuynvititheobtc
cchnokhc.Hybtutu,bcsIsles.Mithclmvmithctalm.TikttcviiyHayder.
Hitihtlnnynlnkhccngkhngthccutrlikhcu.Tibitlckhngmunnilinhngiuninhngbitucsnhra
ciugcchchovicny.Mtiumticthdngn.Ctachasngvouti.Lcthkhmnghniugkhcngoivicmnhc
cthsngst.
Ccngcta.Vychcchncsbittmlcactathiimgnynht.Ccgvhnhngcactakhng?Tisaoctalilmtt
cnhngiuny?Liuctacthlmhicontincamnhkhng?Ctagitmtnginng.iunycngphikhinnghiuchtgch?Nhng
tngichngtakhngnghethytingsngnona,khongthigian30phtutinchnhlgiaionnguyhimnhtvlcnykcmsngcnrt
hongssauvicgitchtmtngi.
Bygignmttingnghrimctavnchathychnhngnotiptheo.Nhchngtibitlchalmbthngbtkaikhc.Vycta
anglmgtrong?Khngckin.Chngtivnangctmkimccthngtincnbnnht.Vnphngthmtangtmkimthngtinvviccta
nnhxcnhthno.
Chngticngccdutaycactatbnhvin.Khivncnchacaibthngththigianlbnnghnhcachngta.Thigiancng
nhiuththngtinchngtathuthpccngnhiu.Vttnhinlcngcchigiiquytvnnymkhngphimu,khngcnhngngihy
sinhnglicnhnvphabnhvincthynhngcnhstngkiakhng?Hcvangrtnnnngxngvotanh.
Nuchuynnyxyrathcnghaltithtbi.Tiuchcatichoccvgiicucontinrtngin:Lmmithchmli.Chngtadncta
vomtkhongmkhngccas,khnglithothimvvyctakhngththotrangoic.Ctacngkhngilitdoc.
Vynncctangitrongsuynghvnhnghnhngcamnh.Ctasnhnrarngmnhkhngccchnokhc,chcthuhngm
thi.Nhngnuctakhngtnhtohiuraiuthsao?CnghctakhngtnhtongtanhnMaurarihi.
Tinghctaangrthongs.Khichngtitrongthangmycngnhautithytrongmtctashonglon.Vthmctansng?Chc
chnlctacmthymnhbeda.Chngticbangivangcgnggicta.Bangi?Tinichuynvicyt.
Ctanilcbcvophngchthycvvinanninh.Ccmtbcsna.Mtnginngtr,tcvng.Cytkhngtrngthyanhta.,anh
tachymt.Khisngnanhtachyrakhiphngnhanhnhmtconth.TilngiduynhtbktlitrongCni,cchthicayng.
Cnghtisaobnhnhnchbnmivinanninh?Trongkhicnbangi?Anhtalcangcingixungcta.Anhtagnctanht.
Haylvbngphccaanhta?nglsaoMaurachaumy.Hynghvimny.Mtbqunphclbiutngcaquynlc.
Ctacthnghanhtalcnhst.iunylmchotibnkhonliuctactinntrcyhaykhng.Rtnhiungiscnhst.Khngc
philtiphm.Vytisaoctakhngbnngibcs.Tinivingri.Anhtachymt.Anhtakhngcnna.
Ctacngkhngbnc.Bivctacnmtcontin.Tilmtngignctanht.Ccnghlctacthgitckhng?Tinghngiph
ncthlmbtciugsngstMauranhnngta.Chicxechuyndngcacnhstmra.
iyHayderthuraniviStillman:AnhnnvotrongvnghecinyanhLeroy.Gth?Nctruynquaradio.MauraitheoStillmanvo
trongchicxe.Bygincnngtngthnctrclccrangoi.TualionvariiHayderniviEmerton.Quachicloalgingmtngin
ng:"yliphtthanhKBUR,tilRobRoy.
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Chngtaangtrongmthoncnhkhphctp.Cmtphngiinnicachngti.Ctanictaangbtgimtmcontintitrung
tmyttrnbvnh.utintikhngtinlictaninhngnhsnxutnichuynvicta.Chngtinghctathtsl..."Chuynquigthny?
Cphimttrlagtgkhng?Chngtaclpccngdyinthoiricm.
HylngngheHayderni....xincho,thac?Hynichuynvichngti.Nichochngtibittncac.Mtgingtrongchngthotra:Tn
catikhngquantrng.cri,vytisaoclilmthny?Cichtnnh.ylttcnhnggtimunni.
clsao?Nivih.Nicu.Cichtnnh.cri,cri.ChodncnghaginathcthnhphBostonnynghethy
iu.Ccbnnghei,cichtnnh.TilRobRoyiKBURvchngtaangnichuynvimtphnngi...HybocnhstrtiC
giyucuTicsungitrongphngnyvticnchottc.
Vng,nyc.Cphibnhtnhli.Ckhngnnlmbthngbtcaic.MtStillmanbnggind.ngtaquaysangHayder:Saolicchuyn
?Tinghchngtaclpttcccnginthoirich?Chngtalmth.Ctasdnginthoidinggirangoi.
inthoicaai?StrninthoilcaStephanieTam.Chngtacbitctalaikhng?...,thaquv.TilianggprcririRobRoyni
gimccatinirngtivacnhngnhchctrchBostonyucuhybcccucgivkhngcnichuynvicginyna.
Cnhstskhacucgicachngta,bnthnmn,vvytisgimthilngcucmthoicachngta.Al,cccnkhng?Imlng
Cvnhchngtatutmtcyrithaccbn.Dsao,ticnghyvngcysbnhtnhli.Cgi,nuccnnghethytingtini,thxincng
lmbtcaibthngc.
Chngtisgipc,cch?Vngthattcquthnhgi,ccbnangnghechngtrnhphtthanhtiKBUR.Cichtnnh...Emerton
dngonbngli.Nnhvyy.ylnhngiuchngtighilic.ChngtictcucgingaylcanhchngDJninon.
Nhngcmtonhithoictruynrangoi.Stillmantrngkhbnghong.ngnhnchmchmvothitbnghenhngiangnmcmlng.
Ctaanglmciquigvy,Leroy?Cphichlvctaangmunngitatptrungchhaykhng?Hayctaangcucusngcmtqun
chng?Tikhngr.
Ncvhikhhiu.Tisaoctalikhngnichuynvichngtacch?Tisaoliigivomttrmtruynthanh?Chngtamichnhlnhng
ngiangcgichoctanhngctalilunkhngchunghe!GingnicactamangtrngmkhngphigingM.CtakhngphingigcM
StillmannhnHayder.
Ctanignh?Cichtnnh.Ncthhmg?Trchibtu?lmtcutrchdntcunicaJuliusCaesarMaurani.Sao?
Mingiquaynhnc.lcumJuliusCaesarnikhingngtrnbRubicon.Nungvtsngcnghalngstuynbcucnichin
Rome.
ngtabitrngkhingtathchinnccthskhngcnglui.ThJuliusCaesarthclinquangnvnny?Tichangnivicc
ngngungccacunithim.KhiCaesarralnhchoiquncamnhvtsng,ngtabitrngmnhimtnccmkhngcimli.
Nnhmttrnhbcvngtalmtconbc.ngtathchcctrmayri.Khingaraquytnhngtani"Cichtnnh".Vngta
bcchnvolchscaloingi.VyiunycnghalvtsngRubiconStillmanni.Ngibtgicontincmtlachnvctanivichng
tarngkhngcnglinaMauragtu.
Emertonlcnygimingi:Chngtacthngtinvchicinthoidingkia.StephanieTamlmtbcslmvictrungtmyt,phngph
khoa.Cykhngchnhntinnhnvlncuicngngitanhnthyclkhicivphaphngsium,chnonkhmchobnhnhn.
Bnhvinscchuynchotadanhschphncngnhnvinvviclmcatngngi,ailngivncntrong.Githtnhtchngtacng
bitctncamtcontinriStillmanbo.Thcnvchicinthoithsao?Chngtithginhngctakhngnghe.
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Chngtacntiptchotngnakhng?Nuchngtactdchvinthoichngtacthlmctanicu.Lcnychngtacctahot
ngthubao.ChciutaskimsotcccucgiStillmannixonglinrtrachickhntaylaumhitaratrntrnGithtractacnglin
lc,tuykhngphivichngta.
yvnngtngtqu,MauranghkhinhnkhunmtphngphngcaStillman,bnngoithcnglccngnng.Cangthymnhquaycung
vcmgickhngthluhntrongcixeny.Ticnhtthkhngkhtronglnh.Ticthrangoikhng?c.c,cii.
Mi.ChngticslinlccacchanhStillmannhncvinhmtthtthn.iyHaydercsinthoidingvinthoinhca
ti.ngcthlinlcviti24/24.CbcrangoivhidnglivnhnngchimtgiangyriivophAlbanyangnhnnhotrcrtnhiunhng
conmtngcnhin.
yvnlconphmcilmquahngngy,cnhquanquenthuccvnnhn.Thnhngginlnngnnhngxecvmttoncnhstc
nhimtrongbqunphcen.Mingiuangchinhnghnhngtiptheocangiphntonnvhnlonny.
Mtphnmnhndngcacvncnlmtbmtivih.Cbtuthnghngvphatrscamnh,lenliquamxecytrn
ngvlunngiquarongncacnhst.Chkhingthngngidythcminhnracmtdngngiquenquenangtinliphamnh.
CquenbitGabrielDeanchainm.Cchatngthyanhbkchngbaogi,rthimkhithyanhbctc.Nhngnginngmcnhn
thybygiliangtrongtmtrngccklolng.Ccnghecbtkcitnnocha?Tn?Mauralcu,khnghiu.
Cccontiny.Aiangbkttrongtanh?Timichnghehnhcnmtcitnthi.Mtbcs.Lai?Cdngli,hingcnhinvkiuhinh
chtvncaanhta.MtbcstnTam.Dingcacycdngginitruynthanh.
Anhtaquayvphabnhvin,nhnchmchm:Chai!Cchuyngth?TikhngtmthyJane.Cykhngcngccbnhnhntrntngca
mnh.Cyvobnhvinkhino?Sngnay,saukhicybvi.BcsTamlngitipnhncy.Mauranhnanhta,tnhinnhraiucnghe
ctrongchicxetheodicacnhstlbcsTamixungphngchnonkhmchobnhnhn.
Chng8
Mnhnbnhvinchunbsinhcon,vymgimnhlispulakhic.Janengilngh,giabcsTamvngiphcvdaen.Ccth
thyngtaangrunln,dalnhngtviuhavvs.BcsTamthngithngun,khunmtlnhbngnhmttng.
Bnchicgingkhclctiptnangngimlyhaiugi,bncnhlckthutvinangtmtckhc.Khngaidmhrngnali.Chthy
cmthanhduynhtphtratchicvtuyntrongphngch,civtuyncmsut.Janenhnnhngtmthghitnhtrnccbngphc:Mac,
Domenica,Glenna,bcsTam.
Clicnhnchicvngtntrnctaymnh:Rizzoli,Jane.Ttcchngtaucnhs,ghitnthnykhivonhxc.Khngcvnvnhn
din.CnghncnhkhimngidnBostonmttpchTribunerasthynhngcitnnycintrangubngmcentrnnntrngdicitt
Nhngnnnhnbgithitrongvvyhmbnhvin.
C tng tng n cnh mi ngi lt qua ci tn "Rizzoli, Jane" ri nhanh chng chuyn sang mc th thao hay mt mc no hp dn hn.Liu
chuynnycktthcnhthkhngnh?Khngcgngungcbngvicmtnisailmtrongmtthiimsailm.,nhngmicnhmunht
toln.
Mnhangcbu!Trongphimthchngailiibnmtcontinangmangbuc!Nhngyuphiphimnh,ckhngthoncminny
nhlmgvikhusng.JanettchoctacitnMin.Khngbitcncitnnokhcgimtnginbciililivungvykhu
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sngtrongtaynhthny.
Chcmimtlnngiphnydnglixemtivikhinangphtknh6truynhnhtrctipquangcnhtrungtmyt.i,xemny,mnhs
clntrntruynhnh.Mnhscninnhlmttrongsnhngngimaymnbbtlmcontintrongtanh.
NthucthloinhlmtchngtrnhnivNgisngstvinhngvinn.Vmutht.JanenhnthyMinkiacngcmtchicvngging
nhmnhtrnctay.Mtbnhnhntrnkhiphngiutrchng?Chcngitabtcphingoanngonngixungchicxey.
Ngiphnichntrn,qualpomngcabnhvinJanecththyctacichndirtp,eothonnh,cnmitcthennhnh.Trngc
takhlquynrvivpgingXenatrongphimNChinBinh.TisptraringBodineku.Minthmchcnchngthmnhnngtamtci.
Ny!Caichunghetikhngvy?Tinitimunitiu!,c,clmthilogi,Janenghbng,ctluntrnghcaloy.ngcchc
tcngiangcmsng.Trntivi,mtctcvngxuthinZoeFossey,truyntintphAlbany."Chngtachaniccbaonhiucontinbbtgi
trongbnhvin,cnhstcchlykhuvcbnhvin.
ngitamibitchnhxclcmtnhnvinanninhbbnchtkhiangcgngkmgibnhnhn"Minhinoriquaynhnmnhnh,
mtchnctagimlntptiliudit.LcnyJanemi,trnbatptiliucghitnRizzoli,Janebngmcen.
Rizzoli,Jane.Bntinktthc,Minlilivchcvchnctabcquatptiliu.ychnhlbngthngtinbnhnhncaJanembcsTam
mangtheokhixungphngsium.GithnnmngaydichncaMin.Ttcnhngiuctalmbygilcixungnhtnln,mtrangu
tinvcttcccthngtinctrong.
Tn,ngysinh,tnhtrnghnnhn,sthanninhxhi.Ricnghnghipnach:Thmt,cnhstchuyniutranmngthucphngcnhst
Boston.NgiphnnyangbbaovybiigiicucontinBoston,Janengh.Ctamtmramnhlmtcnhstth...Ckhngmunnghtipnav
chiuchuynnysdntiiug.
Clinhnxungtaymnh,nhnchmchmvochicvngcabnhvincintnmnh:RIZZOLI,JANE.Nucmthocchicvngnyra,giun
dimghthmkiaschnglinhmnhvitptiliukiac.ychnhliumnhphilm,thocivngnhndinchttitnyrakhitay.
Sau,mnhschlmtbchanhbaobchakhctrongbnhvinmthi.Khngphicnhst,khngphilmtmieda.Cchomtngn
tayxungbndichicvngvcgngbtnra,nhngnkhnghtutkhitayc.Ccgngkomnhhnnhngncngchngv.
Civngcht,titnyclmbngchtgvych?Bngtitan?Nhngdsaothncngrtcng.Ccgngthmna,nghinrngnghinli
konranhngchicvngvntrtr.Mnhsnhaintn,Janenghthm.KhinoMinkiakhngmnhs...Janelnhtotcngikhithyngi
phnlcnyngngaytrcmtc,chnligimlnbnthngtinytcac.
Cchmchmngcmtnhnngiphn.Suttlcvoyccgngkhngnhnthngvongiangbtgimnh,trnhthuhtsch.Gi
ththtkinhhongvctaliangnhncchmchm,chmimnhc,nhmunntinutsngvy.Ctagitrngcnhmtconboangrnhmi,tc
ennhnhchthlngcamtconbo.
Mtctaxanh,nhnhntptrungnhlmtcinsoivyvJanelitngcanhny.yliumngitalmcgilntingkhinhn
chmchmvochicvngcaJaneHeochocmtbintn.GingnhtrongtritptrungNiricgitaymnhra,cngmtchicvngvtrnc
tnDOE,JANE.
A,cngtnvimnh,Janenghbngvtnathciphln.MnhangbmtngitnlJaneDoebtgi.JanevJane.MtJanethtvmtJane
gi.Liubnhvincbitctalaikhitipnhnctakhngnh?TheonhvitctavanithcthnhnractakhngphingiM,cthlngi
ngu,ngiNgachnghn.
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Ngiphnkiaxtocchicvngeotrntaymnhvnmnxungsn.SauctacixungcmtayJanericngbngngtcmnhmnhth
lmchicvngcaJanetutra.y.KhngcnnhnnhicgnanhrilicnhnvngtaycaJanectacRizzoli.Mtcitn.
ngvyJanenitrongkhimtkhngrigngmtcacgikiavcslnumnhnhnxungslmctatptrungxungdi,sphthinra
tptiliudichncta.CtavnnhnJaneimtnhvinhnhnchocthygiahcmtmilinhg.
Mintnyngichthmhrngviainhnggithctachunichuyn.Cvtty,Janengh.Cgnggiaotip,cgngnichuynvi
ctatomithincm.Lbncacta.Ctaclskhngngitbnmnh?NgiphnnhnxungcibngtovtmtcaJane.
TispsinhconulngJaneni.Ngiphnngcnhnnghtreotng.Ctachcangicig.mtngphttriquakhingh
im.Janequytnhlmchocucithoicamnhtinsuthmmtbcna.Chi:Tn...tnclg?Sao?Tichmunbittncthi.
ticththikhnggiclMinna.Chngthayicgc.TichtriNgiphnnhncCccngth.Janenhnsuvoi
mtrclacacta,trongmtthongshicngh:Nuchuynnylthtthsaonh?Nuttcchngtauchtvychlmtcucithoi
diangc?XincCtiptnmpmymiXinchythchngti.
Ckhngcnchngtiu.Hychochngtirangoi.NgiphnlilnnagimchnlntptiliucaJane,ctani:Cnghhscsng
st?Saukhiccngviti?Ttcnhngaicngvitiuscht.CtaangnicigvybcsTamththo.
Chcctabhoangtng,Janethmngh.Losqunmcbogicym.Cgitnhindngli,nhnxungtptiliudichn.ngmn.
Xincy,ngmnra.Ngiphncinhttptiliu,nhncitnngoiba.Philmchoctamttptrung,ngaybygi!XinliJaneniTithc
s...thcsrtcndngnhtm.
PhncthaimJanechtayvobungvsinhgnyXinc,tiickhng?Ngiphnbtptiliuxungmtbngny,cchxatmtay
caJane.Ckhngckhaca.Khng.Tihay.ii.BcsTamcmtayJane:Cccngipgkhng?Ccmuntiicngkhng?Khng,ti
khngsaouJanenivngdy.
CrtmunmangtheoctpthngtincamnhkhiingangquacibnnckianhngckhngthvMinycnhncchmchm.Civo
bungvsinh,btin,ngcali.tnhinccmtcmgicnhnhmkhicmtmnh,khngphinhnkhusngna.
Mnhcthkhaknca.Mnhcthcngitrongnyvichonkhimithquai.Nhngccngnghngoikianhngngikhcangphingi
trngh,lolng.NumnhlmchoMinkianicuthchnhhsphichukh.Mnhsthnhmtkhnnhttrnsaucnhcanhtm.
Civsinhsauratay.Vncvomingvckhngbitnkhinomnhmicungnc.Valaucmcvalicnhnkhpcnphngnh,
ctmxemccigdnglmvkhchaykhng.Nhngttcnhnggctrongnychlgiyvsinh,xphngratayvthngngrc.
Cnhcatnhinbtm.Cquaylivthykbtgimnhangngy.Ctakhngtinmnh.Ttnhinri,ctauctinmnh.Tixongri.Ti
rangayyJaneniririphngvsinhquayligh,nhnthybngthngtincnhncamnhvncntrnmtbn.
Bygichngtasngivchingiphnnikhingixungmtchicgh,sngtrni.ChngtaangiiugJanehi.Ktthc
NgiphnnhnJanerinilnhlng.Janehirngmnh,cnglcccmthymtcncothtnhnhbng,gingnhkhitanmbntaythnhmt
qumvy.
Ccgngthnhnhchonkhicncothttrthnhcnauvmhibturnratrntrn.5giy.10giy.Ngimdnvbinmt.Cngida
volnggh,thdc.BcsTamcaumynhnc:Cchuyng?TinghtispsinhriJanenutkhan.Chngtacmtcnhsttrongiy
Hayderthngbo.
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NgikhngthlttinnyrangoicGabrielniTikhngmunbtcaibitvnghnghipcacy.Nungibtgicontintmracta
angcmtcnhsttrongtay...Gabrielhtmthithtsurinikhngthltrangoichoccphngtinthngtinbit.
Ththi.ChngtiskhngnltrangoiStillmangtu.Sauchuynxyrachovinbov...ngtadngliChngtacnbomtthngtin
ny.C mt cnh st trong cng c th chuyn thnh hng c li cho chng ta Hayder ni. Xin li Maura ln ting, nhc Hayder v s c mt ca
Gabriel.
ThmtRizzolilmtngisbitphixtrthno.Cybitsdngvkh.Cinyslmnniukhcbit.Cycnglmtphnmangthai
cchnthngvcthsinhconbtclcno.VychnhxclnghyvngiugvocyGabrielgind.
Tichcnicylmtcnhstthivcycbnnngcamtcnhsttrongngi.liutt.Ngaylcnythbnnngduynhttimun
vtiitheolbittbovmnh.Timuncyantonvsngst.Vthngcmongchcytrthnhmtanhhng.
Hygiithotchocykhiciangc.ChngtiskhnglmiuggynguyhichovanhcmtvDean.TihavianhStillmanni.K
btgicontinlai?Chngtiangcxcminhvcta.Ctamung?Hayderctngang:ClmtvDeanvbcsIslesnnrakhiychngtilm
viccamnh.
Khng,khngsaouStillmanniAnhycncbit.TtnhinlthringnhnGabrielChngtislmchmtintrnhgiithotchocta
cthigianbnhtnhli,nichuynvichngta.Khicnchacaibthngthchngtacnthigian.Gabrielgtu:ylcchkhngchtnhhnh.
Khngtncng,khngsngn.ttcsngst.Emertongi:iy,chngtacdanhschri,tncacccontinangbbtgitrong.Stillman
cmlybndanhschkhinvarakhimyin,ltnhanhcctntrntranggiy:CtncykhngGabrielhi.
SaumtthongimlngStillmangtu.TirtticlccyngchuynbndanhschchoHayderSucitn.ngbngsngimkbtcon
tinnitrni.CtanictaanggisungingqunkhngnithmlctacngniTicnchottc.
CnhngainhnthydanhschnyGabrielhi.Ngiqunlbnhvin,cnhngngigipanhtahonthnhdanhschny.Trckhichuyn
nyixahnhyavtirakhi.ychlnhngcitnthi.Khngaibit...Btcnhbonocngcthtmracylcnhstchtrongmi
giy.
Anhyningy.TtcccnhbovitvtiphmBostonubitntncyMaurani.BtncacyrakhidanhschiMark,trc
khicbtkaikhcnhnthyn.Thcnigiicucontincatathsao?Nuhvotrong,hscnbitcnhngaitrongy,cbaonhiungih
cngiicu.
Nunglmttviccamnhthschngcnnbtcigiicuno.ChcnthuytphcngiphnyrakhimthiGabrielni.Nhng
chngtalikhngmaymnlmvkhonnichuynHaydernhnStillmanCtathmchcnchngthmnivichngticu:Xincho.
Michcbatingnghthi,taphichoctathmthigianStillmanni.Vythsl6gi?Cngcth12giHaydernhnGabrielVanhc
thsinhbtclcno.ngnghtikhnghiuiusao?Khngchcvtimcnccontitrongna.BcsTamcthcnghnhngnhc
chuyngtronglcsinhnthskhngcphngm,cngkhngcthitbytnoc.
Vvytimunchuynnyktthccngnhanhcngtt.Nukhngthccngscthbinchuynnythnhmtcuchuynmmuy.Ctami
lngiquytnh.Ctalngiquytnhbctiptheosnhthno.Vythngpctadngvlc.
CcngcngithngthuytythaiyHayder.Hydnganhta.VhycchxavtikhiigiicucaccngNiriGabrielquayi
bcrakhixe.Phangoi,MaurauikpGabrielkhianhangidcph.Cgianhhailntrckhianhchudngliimtvic.
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Nu h buc phi cho ngi t nhp vo, nu h hnh ng qu vi vng... Anh nghe Stillman ni ri y. ng ta mun chuyn ny din tin chm
xung,gingnhanh.Gabrielnhnnhmcnhsttrongbcnhimangtptrunglivo:Nhnhmxem.Hangrtnnglngchnhng.
Tihiuchuynnysthnovticngtngtronghoncnh.Titmnhtringhimchuyn.Mtmivcphichibnngoitrong
khicucthngthuytmikhngchmdt.Hchmunvotrongvhnhnglunvychnhliumhchunluyn.
Hkhngthchiqulubpc.Stillmanchorngngtacthsmphnvnicgirangoi.Ccngvicta.Vyliuctas
nghelich?Tikhngbit.Sthtlchngtahunhkhngbitgvctac.Tinghenictacvtlnvcmangtinhxcbiicu
ha.
l mt trng hp b cht ui. C ta c tm thy trong vnh Hingham. Ai tm thy c ta? Vi ngi trong mt cu lc b thuyn bum
Weymouth.CnhstBostoncngcmtiiutranmnggiiquytvny.NhnghkhngbitJane...Cha.
Chng9
MilaCccthanhchnngangcccas,vthmsngsmnglitrntrngnhnhngmngnhn.Phabnngoicrtnhiucy,nhiun
mcchngthnhncxemtrnchnglcigna.Ttcnhngiutibitlktmchicxetiachngtinythninythnhthgii
cachngti.
nhmttrilplnhtrnlpsnggingngoicas.Nthtp,khurngphangoicngrtpkhintinhiulntngtngncnhmnhi
gianhnghngcy.Nhngchiclxoxodichnvtrncccnhcybngtuytphlplnh.nglthinng,mtthinngbnggi,thun
khit.
Cntrongnginhny,nlangc.Tithyiunycphnchiutrongmtcacccgikhc,nhngngivncnangnmngtrnnhng
chicgingbnthu.Ticthcmnhncniaucahtrongtingrnlakhnxitvcnhngtingthtthtkhngthnhli.
Chngticsungi,sucgichungmtcnphng.Olenayclunht,trnmcmtvtbmrtxuknimcamtkhchhngthch
bolc.NhngcngclcOlenachngtrli.Cylngiduynhttrongschngtidmlmnhth,lngiduynhthkhngthkhngchc
hontonkcphidngnthucanthnvccmitimhaysnhpdman.
Tinghetingmtchicxehitrnngvtichitingchunggicatrongnishi.Ctingpcavcccgiutnhgic,ngidy,ko
chnlntncm.Chngtihiuchuyngsxyntiptheo.Chngtinghetingchalchcchtrongkhavcaphngchngtimtoang.
Mama,bmchngtivngilMamang,trngnhmtubpmmmmangsmsoixemnnchnconcunolmtht.Lunlunlth,
btalunlnhlngncctrongvicny.Khunmtnngnnhcabtakhngbiuhinmtchttnhcmno.Btanglngvtmulnh.
Bnhnsutcccgiangngicormlitrngingsaunbncasnitiangng:MybtanibngtingNgaHmunmtcig
mim.Tilicnhnnhngcgikhc.Ttcnhnggtithytrongmthlvnhnhmvhkhngbchnlmvthysinh.
Mycnchgna?Taytilnhtot,bngqunln,kinhtmnbunnn.Ti,tithykhngckhe.Tivncnthyngiaumiv...Tun
utinmmyliboau?Tpdnchoqueni.Ttccccgikhcunhnxungsnnhhoccinhntaymnhtrnhnhnhncati.
ChcOlenalnhntivtrongmtcytithycsthnghi.TicuncttheosauMamarangoi.Tibitrngchngclsbpht,tivncn
myvtbmtlnchngilntrc.Mamachcnphngcuihnhlang.Trongccivytrnging.Mcvo.
Tiivophngvbtaspcalisaulngti.Castrngrangci,nicchicxemuxanhang.Nhngthanhchncasrtchc.Nhn
lnchicginglnphgatichngthymtcnongoidngdnhchotichicvy.Tinhtnln.Nmutrngxpnpvcngten,trng
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nhvybpb.
Ticngtnghiuvnhnghnhnhny.iulmtithybngmnhliqunlnaun.Olenatngcnhboti:Khingitamunemging
mtatrthcnghalngitamunemshi.Hmunemphikugo.Hthchthkhithyemchymu.Tikhngmunmcchicvy,nhngti
cngsvicmnhkhngmcn.
nglcytinghetingbcchnangligncnhca.Timcvyvovthymnhlnhcngvnhngiuspn.Cam,hainginng
bcvo.Hnhntimtthongvtihyvngrnghsthtvngvti,rnghthytiqugy,quphng,rihsquayra.
Thnhnghngcavligntinhnhngconsii.Emphihccchthnimnh.yliuOlenadyti,thnitrnniau.Vthti
cgnglmthkhihaigkiaxtocchicvycati.Bntaythbocmchcctaytikhihcptixung.
Sauncatilthhphitrtinvskhnghilngchonkhinotiphilaht,kugo,mhivncmtmatrnmt.i,Anjai!
Cuthtmaymnvcchti.Khimivicxong,titptnhvphng.Olenangibngingti,vuttctirini:Giemcnnchtg.
Emchmunchtthitilcu.Nuemchtvylhthng.Chngtakhngthbnchngthngc.Nhngchngthngritixoay
ngi,cougilnntnngc,mlymnhgingnhmtqubng,mtqubngmkhnggcthlmtnhiHthng...Mila,nhnchny.
Emcnghchtbkhng?Emcnghrngchchtrikhng?Tigtncmt:Emkhngmnhmcnhch.ykhngphilscmnh,
Mila.ylscmth.ChnhnsgipemsngstChcixunggntihn,mitcendixungnhmtdila.
Citinhnthytrongmtchlmchotithyshi.Ccigrcchytrong.Chykhngcnlmtngibnhthngna.ychnhlcchOlena
sngstmatyvsindi.CalibtmvchngcphpmunongoinhmtcaMamaltkhpphng.Btachtayvomtcgi:My,Katya.
Lnnynltmy.Katyachnhnmkhngngy.Bchaibcvphac,mgilinttmnhvotaic.Rabtaralnh.Katyalybyrakhi
ging.Mtalinngaylptckhacaphng:Nhy,MilaOlenaththmHynhthlmemsngst.
Chng10
ChngtakhngththngtinnyltrangoicGabrielnincthgitcy.ThmtiutranmngBarryFrosthisngst.Hangng
trongkhuuxecaculcbthuynbumSunrise.Chngclymtngngi,trnvnhHinghammychicthuynbumdtdnhcht.
Dicinngnccatrichiu,mhicngthmmovlplnhtrntrncngnhtccaFrost.Trongcnphngyngi,BarryFrostcth
coilngiduynhtchngtacthkn,mtngiimlngngitronggc,mmcikhhiu.Vitnhkhnhnhngcamnhanhtalmthnhmtcp
bitrngviJanemtngnghipmsauhnhainmhtotrongnhaunimtintuyti.
GiyhainginngcngquantmtiJanemtlchngvmtlngsidinvinhau.Khngaichochngtibitlcytrongc
FrostlmbmChngtikhngcg.Chngtakhngthccphngtinichngtmraiuny.NslmtthmhaFrostthmnh.
NichotibitJaneDoelai.Nichotibitttcnhngganhbit.Tintii.Chngtisattcnhngngicnkttrongrangoi.Anhphi
tinchngti.Tikhngthcngingoinyc.Tiphibitmiiu.Anhkhngthnhgikhchquancvcylvanh.
ngth.CylvtiCchtglostronggingnicaGabriel.AnhngngmtchtnnxcngrininhnhngAnhslmgnuAliceb
btgitrong?Frostnhnanhtamtlcricuicngcnggtu:Voi.Chngtiangnichuynvihitrnghiuathuyn.
ngyvtctaln.Hcngbcvocnphngmtmcaculcbuathuyn,thotkhinhnngoibnngoi.Bntrongcmigingnhtt
cccqunbarbnbbinmGabrieltngbcvo.Micabinnngmhaquynvimihoaqu.lmtcnnhcdngbngg,khpp,
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tmnhntrngraphangoivnhHingham.
GabrielnhnrahaivinthmtthucphngcnhstBostonangngbnquybarnichuynvimtnginnghiu.CDarrenCrowev
ThomasMooreulngnghipcaJanetrongiiutranmng,chaichoGabrielvivngcnhin:Ny,tikhngbitlFBIcngthamgiavov
nyuyCrowebo.
FBI ng hi hi Oa, c v nghim trng hn ri y nh ng ta a tay ra cho Gabriel Ti l Skip Boynton, hi trng cu lc b ua thuyn
Sunrise.Ti l mt v Gabriel Dean Gabriel ni ri bt tay ngi n ng, c gng lm ra v trnh trng. Nhng anh vn cm thy c nh mt ca
ThomasMooreangnhnmnh.
Moorecthhiurngcchuyngkhcmcy.Tivakchomythmtynghevvicchngtitmthyctanhthno.Ghtht,
tiklichoanhvicthymtngitrongncnnhthnongtadngli,anhcmunungchtgkhngmtvDean?Khng,cmn.
,cri.anglmnhimvhSkipcithngcmCcanhlunlmgingnhtrongschvnvitngkhng?Khngaiunggc.Vythk,
tisungNiringraphasauquybmyvinvolyrirtruvodkaln.Gabrielnghethynhngtinglchcchcakhichovocc,anhnhn
quanhvthytrongphngckhongchcngiangngitrngh.
Huhtulnngvhlthnhvincaculcbuathuyn.Caitrongshthcsthchlithuynkhngnh?Gabrielbnkhon.Hayhch
nynhunht?Skiprakhiquyvilyvodkatrongtay.Khngphingynochuyncngxyra,tivncnkhshikhinghvny.
ChngtaangninchuynngthycixcnhthnoMoorebo.,vng.Lcvokhong8gisng.Tidysmikimtrachic
bumcati.Chngticmtcucuatronghaituntinntimundngbummi.Mtchicchnhrngxanhrtmnhm.
Vthmtincutumangtheochicbummivlctithycmtvtgbpbnhtrnmtnc,bvngvomttng.Tilincho
thuynrangoinhnchok.VlyCha,chngphimtphnhaysao?Licnrtpnach.Vthtigihainginanvbachngti
cngkoctalnkhimtnc.
Sauthchngtigi911.ngtaungmthpruritip:Khngbaogichngticthtngtngclctavncnsng.til,trngcta
lcynhchtri.ThthviicuhavgiithotcngthCroweni.Skipci:Mnhngngilicxemlccchuyngiay.
Nuhkhngthtrlichnhxcthcnaicthy?ChchochngtiningtmthyctaGabirelbo.Bnhcngrakhicnphng,bcln
cucng.MtncphnchiunhmttrilplnhkhinGabrielcgnglmminhnracnhngmmmSkipangch.
Nhnphavngsukiamxem,ncrtsunnchngtiphithphaobohiu.Lctriucngskhngthyn.Rtdchyvngquanh
.Hmquathytriulnlcmygi?Gabrielhi.Tikhngr,khong10gisng.Thcivngthno?,nutimkhngnhnthyctalc
thsauyvigichcctabthytriucunrabinri.
Mynginnguynlng,nhnrangoivnhHingham.Mtchictumychyqualmnhngchicthuyndpdnhtrnsngnc.Trcy
ngtngnhnthyngiphnycha?Moorehi.Chatng.ngchcch?Mtcginhth?Tithtngngnnukhngnhcta.
Cngkhngcaitrongculcbnhnracta?KhngaithanhnchuyncSkipci.TisaolithGabrielnhnngta.thccanhbit
y...Saongkhngchochngtibitnh?NhngngitrongculcbSkipcicvkhcngthngtilccanhcthynhngconthuyn
angneongoikiakhng?Ccanhnghailngilichng?Ttnhinlkhngphiccbvri.
Chnhlnhnganhchngngigny.MtconthuynchnhlnhcachngtakhitaxanhSkipngnglimtltCucsngm.ngnghctal
bngicaaikhngCroweni.Tikhngbit.Tinghncthlmtkhnng.Ccanhbity,mangtheomtcnngvuiamtcht,thm
chtrunasddngrikhithuyn.
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Hoccthbyng.ichtnoSkipnhncnhcoCcanhkhngnharaktlunych?Trongculcbnyulccanhchng
tt.Nhngchngtraitt.Aicthmangbngilnthuyncamnhnh?Gabrielngh.TiticmnharakhnngSkipniNkhnggingkiu
ngitabngkhithuynmkhngungru.
Cngcthlmtchicthuynnokhngphimttrongsthuyncachngtingchtayvphachictuxaxa,ccanhthycha,c
phngtiny.Cgicthngkhimtchicthuynmylmch.Sauthytriuyvotrongny.Dvychngtivncnbndanhschtn
ccthnhvintronghicangMooreni.
Cnphith?Vng,thangBoynton.Skipungtvodkacnli.Nngnckhinmhilplnhtrntrnngta.Gtmhi,ngni:Mithris
ttpvittchivinthi.Chngtichthchinnghavcngdnlvtngiphnrakhincmthi.
Thmgibntilibnghing?Gabrielquaynhnphabnicchicxetianghmtchicthuynmyxungnc.Bachicxekhcdngh
thuynangxphngtrongkhuvcxechnltmnh.AnninhvbanmkhucangthnongBoynton?Anhhi.
Anninh?Chngtikhacaculcbvolcnam.Thcncutu?Nhngconthuyn?Khngcngibovno?Chngtichatngc
vtnhpno.Ccconthuynuckhakn.Hnnaycngkhyntnh.Nuccanhtibtcthnhphnocngsthyngitaxung
quanhsutm.
Nhngylmtculcbcbit.Mtnicchxattcmini.Mtnimccngcthlixencm,Gabrielthmngh.Ccngcthquay
limchngainhnthyccngmcpxe.KhngainhnthyccngkomtthithravynxungvnhHinghamc.
Nunglcthytriuthcixccthsbcunxakhitlin,thngvotrongvnhMassachusetts.Nhngnuthytriukhnglnthnkhngnh
th.Chunginthoicaanhchtku.Anhicchxamingimtcht,ivibcxungcuturimitrliinthoi.
lMaura:Tinghanhphiquayliy.Chngtiangchunbkhmnghimtthiri.Tthino?Vinanninhtrongbnhvin.Nguynnhnci
chtrringkhng?Cmtcuhikhcctra.Gvy?Chngtikhngbitnginngnylai.
Thkhngaibnhvincthnhndincanhtahaysao?Anhtalngicahm.Vnlth.Anhtakhngphilnhnvinbnhvin.H
vnchacitrnmnhtthi.Gabrielkhngcnqullmthyshikhivophngkhmnghim.Cnhnnnhnnycngkhngcgqucbitn
niphirngmnhc.
Anhchthymtvtthngduynhttrnmtri.Nhngbphnkhcunguynvn.Nginngchng30tuivimitcencctgngng,
quaihmkhemnh.Mtanhtamunu,gitrngmmnhmyphvbkhngkhtipxcdomimtm.BintnPerrincnhtiongcca
bngphc.
NhnvobnmGabrielthyimngsnhtkhngphinhnhnvhncaanhtamlnilovvickhusnggitanhtagiangeda
mngsngcaJane.ChngtiangianhBcsAbeBristolniMaurachornganhmunxemdinbincavicnytu.GabrielnhnMauragi
mcbgiiphuveokhutrang,angngphacuibnnhngkhngphivtrthngxuyncaclbnphitthi.
Lnnovoyanhcngthyclngichhuy,lngicmdao.Anhkhngquenviviccchuskimsotcangikhctrongciphngmc
lunlmch.Ckhnggiiphu?Tikhngth.Tilngichngkincichtcaanhta.Abeslm.Cvnkhngbitanhtalai?Clcu.
KhngcnhnvinbnhvinnoctnlPerrinc.Trngbananninhcngnxemcixcny.ngykhngnhnraanhta.Dutaythsao?
Chngtigimuvntaycaanhtanphngphntch.Tuynhinngivnchacting.Cduvntayngibnanhtacngth.
VylchngtacmtJohnDoevmtJaneDoeGabrielnhncixcNhngnginylaivykhngbit?Cicaanhtarano?Abebo
Yoshima.Hainginngcigiyvtt,thodylngvkoquncaanhtaxung,tnhngthytrnmttmvisch.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Abeeogngtay,lctmtrongtiquncaanhtanhngkhngcg.Khnglc,khngv,khngchakha.KhngcbtcthgAbeghinhn.Anh
cnghlcngnncvingltrongtikhngYoshimabo.NhngcitischtrnAbenhnlnClmtngphcmichng?Hchuyntptrung
nchico.
Viogingymukh.Hkoo,lrabngcvicccbpvlngngcmuencnhngvtso,mtvtsosudinmv.Mtvt
khckoditbngchotihngbntri.ykhngphilnhngvtsolisauphuthutMauranikhinhnngitchmnhng.
TicthnichclanhchngnythamgiavotrnchinriAbeboNgingnhnhngvtthngdodaogyra.Anhcmunctritayo
rakhngYoshimani.Khng,khngcnlmth.Xoayngianhtai.Mthnhxmhinrabnvaitri.Mauranghingmtnhnchorhnhxm.
Trngnrtsngng,cncththycmtcingicvnra.Ncmuxanhsng.Nhngcpcngkodithnghngc.Vngquanhuil
cons13.MtconbcpMauraththm.Mtcinhnp,khntngynhYoshimabo.CigcMauranhnmynhnanhta.
Trongquningitavnginthm."Nhnnhndin".Lmvictrongphngkhmnghimnyticchinhnthynhngtcphmngh
thutthcs:Rnhmang,nhnc.Cncanhchngxmtnbngimnhlnc...YoshimadngliCskhngchckimkhuvogncicatiy
ch?Hkomtngtayokhoc,gicixctrnhonton.
Dvncntrnhngtrnngianhtacrtnhiuvtthng,nhngvtsovcnhnghnhxm.Vgilsxmphmcuicng.Mtvtthng
dongyratrnmtri.Abedichuynchicknhlpnvngbthng.TinhnthymtlthngyAnhlicnhnMauraRtgnnhau?Anhta
angcingitrngingcgictathctansng.
ChngtixemphimchpXquangphnhpsckhng?Yoshimalytmphimchptrongbngritreolnphahpn.AnhnhnMaura.Cu
nictabnbaonhiupht?Mt.Cumunxemcinykhng?Mauralign.Tikhnghiu.Tikhisvicxyram.
Rrnglchaivinny.Tibitchnhxclchcmtphtsngm.Abequaylibn,nhnucatthi.nxuynquatothnhltrn,
men.nglchcmtngthng.Gischaiphtsnglinnhauthmigiithchcvvtthngduynhtny.
Nhngkhngphiiutinghec,Abe!Tronglchongloncthcukhngchlchaiphtsng.nhmtcvntptrungvophim
chpXquang.GabrielchabaogithyMaurakhngchcchnvbnthnmnh.Thmlcnyrrnglcyangrtbnkhon,phiutranhgia
nhngiucynhvnhngthanghindintrcmt.
HymiutlichuynxyratrongphngbnhMauraGabrielyucu.Cbangichngticgicta.Tikhngtrngthylcctalysng
cavinbov.Tichtptrungvovicgitayctavcbucchtn.Lctivitaylycidybucthsngn.
Thcnnhnchngkhcthsao?Anhtalmtbcs.Anhtahincnhgkhng?Mtphthayhai?CquayligpmtmtGabriel.Cnhstcha
baoginichuynvianhta.Saoth?BivchngaibitanhtalaiLnutin,anhnghethyslolngtronggingMauraDngnhtilngiduy
nhtcnnhanhta.
Yoshimatichinthoi.TisgichobnnoanhniHsbitcbaonhiuvncnhintrng.BtunoAbenivnhtcondao
tkhaydngc.Hbitqutvnnnhnny.Khngtntht,qukhhaybngcchnoanhtalivonivthiimanhtacht.
Nhngsaukhikhmnghimktthc,hsbitranhtahnaiht.Vivtctutin,Abelmquendn.Abecitayrnchc,nhanhnhn,anhrch
mtngtrntthitvaixungtnbng.Trnganhgingnhmtanhchngtvychngcchtgmmmic.
Anhchngnycvrtchtrngnthcht,cccurtkhomnh,rnchc.Nhngttccccbpuphikhutphctrccondaovmt
bcsphuthut.Abectrionxngcuicngrinngnhngphnphatrongln:Ctim,phiucxemxtcnthn.
6/22/2017 BinMt
BcsBritolYoshima gi khi va cp my in thoi ti va ni chuyn vi bn n o. H ni bn khm nghim hin trng ch tm thy mt v

n.Abengthngngi,gngtayymu:Hkhngtmthycithhai?Hniylttcnhngthhcc.
Chmtthi.ThngcitinghethymAbe.MtphtsngMaurabo.Gabrielinchtreotmphim.Anhnhnchmch.Mtphtsng,haivin
n,anhngh.iunycthlmthayimith.AnhquaylinhnAbe.Ticnxemnhngvinn.Anhnhtmraiugcbitsao?Tinghti
bittisaolichaivin.
Abegtu.itilmxong.Nirianhctritimvphinnnhnrangoiltnacnvnghincu.Sauthtipnvngbng.Mith
trngubnhthng.Nitngkhemnhcamtnginnghngthpkchchmscbnthn.
Cuicnganhtachuynnphnu.GabrielngynnhnAberchdaovolpdau,koxungphcmttthi,lrahps.Yoshimadngca
cahps,ngxdnlraphnphatrongvs.AbedngdngcgpntrongkhiGabrielcmmtcichunh,snsngchoanhtabvinn
utinvo.
Anhlychicknhlpsoilignribo:TicnnhnvinkiaGabrielni.AnhangnghgvymtvDean?Chctmvinnkiathi.Yucuca
anhlmmingingcnhin,AbevMauranhnnhau.Abekhngkinnhnthmcnamcnbitlun.Abetphnnobxung,dngtiaXrich
vovtrcavinnthhai.
Vimingctutinanhtmthyvinnkiabmttimchekhut.Anhangtmg?AbehikhithyGabrieldngknhlpsmsoivinn.
Cngckhong80gram.Chngphigingnhauch.Chngcbnratcngmtkhusngm.Nhngkhngyhtnhau.
Gc?Nhnvinthhaika.Nbchenhngvncthnhnc.Abengvphatrc,caumynhnquangknh.Nclchmtcht.Chnhxc.
lmtgclch.Svachmcthlmbindngn.Khng,nvnnhthny.Mtcbnnghingmtgc9lmchchquosoviciu
tinmtchtxu.
MauraangnhumynhnnhchpXquanghpsangghimtrnhpsng.Ricnhnhaivinn,angsnglplnhtrnnnmccavhp
s.Btchtcni:nkp.lldovsaocchnghethycmttingsngGabrielniVchcmtphtn.
Mauraynlngmtlc,vntptrungnhnhnhchp.Lunscntnhmiln,nhnglnnytiaXquangkhngthtitlraduvtcasphhy
mhaivinncnlitrongm.Vmchmubv,chtxmbntungte.Thlugikccaconngiphtranhdungnhamnila.
Nhngvinnkpluncthitkgyranhngthngtnnngnnhtcni.luimcan.Kiunnychctrongquni,
dngstthngchnhxchn.NnnhnscrttchisngGabrielgiithch.Tisaomtnhnvinanninhlitrangbmtthvkhnhthch?
Tinghchngtaubitnginykhngphinhnvincabnhvin.
Anhtavotrongmtbngphcgi,mtbintngivmtkhusngkhngphibovmgitngi.Chcmtldoduynhtticth
dnggiithchiuny.Mauraninh.Cgikiaphicht.Khngainig.GingcthkcaMauravanglnphtansimlng.
Chng11
Hchyrangoi,khtrinngncnmcGabrielccmgicnhbrivomthtmhivy.PhAlbanythnhmtmhnlon.Nhngnhnvin
anglmrongncnhstthlunminghtln:"Lili!Lili!".Trongkhiccphngvinccchenlnbngc,mckdidyngncacnhst.
Cvicnhstangtinligntanhnhmthtchtvngvy.Cmtngingoinhnvphasau,Gabrielnhnthyvlngtngcaanhtatrn
mt.Vincnhstcngkhnghiucchuyngangxyra.Gabrielquaysangmtphngnyvhi:Chuyngangxyravy?Tikhngbit,cnh
stangphtcuvbtuthngtinvphatanhCtalcurini.
6/22/2017 BinMt
cnsngphikhng?Ccnghethytingsngkhng?Tichngnghethygc.Tichanginphngkhmthnghethyhhtmln.
ngoinythkhnghelm,khngaibitchuyngcAbeni.Gabrielchyliphatrmiuhnhvkimsotnhngmtmngphngvinchn
nganh.
Bcmnhanhcmtaymtanhchngangquayphimkora:Cchuyngvy?Nychngtrai,cnthnno.Nichotibitchuyngxyra!C
mtvchcthnghngro,ingayquahngrocnhst.Kcmsngthotri?Khng.Cngivotrong.Ai?Khngaibitanhtalai.
Cnasnhnvincaphnggimnhphpytptrungphnghingxemtivi.Lcnyanglbntinaphng,trnmnhnhhinramt
phngvinvimitcvngctnlZoeFosseyangngngayphatrcrongncacnhst.Phasaulmtmxeclnxn,nhngtinglahtbc
tccacnhst.
GabrielnhnquacasraphangoiphALbanyvthycngmtcnhgingnhtrntivi."...svicphttrinphctphn.Mtiumkhngaic
thngti.Mtnginngingayquahngrocnhstphasauti,ivokhuvccmmhontonkhngbngnli.
Cvnhanhtaykhlu.Hnnaanhtakhnghbcnhstch.Nginngnyctrangbvkhvmcbenginghtnhng
cnhstcnhimphasauti.Cngdnhmanhtavimtngitrongsh..."AbeBristolkhtmimtcitanhctinciunykhng?Mt
anhchngingangquaphvhanhtaqua!"Chngticngcchobitlcmtnhmcnhstbntrongtanhnavtphangoiny
takhngthnhnthyh.
Chngtichanghegvtinanhchngkiavotrongicnhstthhaiyhaycha.Tuynhinbncththyanhtartddngquamtibo
vbnngoithcthtngtnglanhtacngcthgyranhngiungcnhinchoiphatrong.Tichcchnlngitabygichtptrungvok
btgicontinmkhngcmtnginngmangsngivotrong."HphibitiuchGabrielni,nhncivtuynvinhmtkhngth
tinnichuynmnhvangheHphidoncchuynnych.
"...haimiphttriquarivvnchathynginngkiabbtquayra.TacthvanhchngnynhanhchngRambotgiiquytmi
chuynmtmnh.Chngcnphinithtacnghiuhuqucachuynnystnkhcnu.Tuynhinchngtavnchanghethytingsngnov
thchngtakhngthnilvicanhtavotronggpphiscnphkchlit."Ngiiuhnhchtctngang:"Zoe,chngtaphitiptcchokhn
gicththeodicdinbincasvic.
Ndinracchyhaimipht.Myquaycataghic..."HnhnhZoeFosseygicthaybngmtonbngvideo.utinlcnh
ngphAlbany,cccnhgingnhhuhtcccnhcxemtrnvtuynbanny.LcuGabrielthmchcnkhngbitlmnhcngbquay.
Tipmtmitndoitruynhnhtoraxuthintrnmnhnh,chvomthnhngimuenangdichuyndctheoconng.Nginng
ingangquaccxecnhst,ngangquactrmiuhnh.Khngccnhstnognyngnanhtalidcngcnginhnvhngicaanhta.
"Gichngtaslmchohnhnhanhtarhnngiiuhnhniriphngtohnhnh.TrnmnnhlcilngcaanhtaCvnhanhtamang
theomtkhusngtrngdavochictieophasau.Muoencaanhtakhinanhtadtrtrnvomcnhstngxungquanh.
Ncnglldotisaomyquaycachngtakhngnhnraanhta.Lcuccbncthchornganhtalmtcnhstcnhimvbanhta
mc.Nhnglignhntacththyrrnglanhtakhngcphhiunhnbitanhlmtngithucicnhim."Videoquaytipvicnhsauo
ridnglilcnylgngmtnginngkhianhtalicnhnvphasau.
Anhtacmitcencchihtraphasau,gngmtgytrngcvhchc.ChgingRambochtno.Tipnlcnhhnhnhanhtathu
ctxa,cnhnalhnhlngcaanhta.Cameratiptcditheoanhtachonkhianhtakhutdngkhutinsnhbnhvin.
ZoeFosseylixuthintrnmnnhvimicrotrongtay."Chngticccliphtbiuchnhthcvchuynxyraynhngkhngcai
nigc.ngDave,ngcnghcnhstnnthyxuhmtchtvchuynnykhng?""ylnhnhngthichticnthyhnnhthnvccFBI
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thamgiavovny.""Chathycduhiugchothysvicsttphnphikhng?"",vng.
Mithngycngtrnnlnxnhn.""cbtcxcminhnovscontinangbgichathang?""Kgicontinchobitkhigiinni
truynthanhlctaanggisungi.Ticngnghectccnguntinconsnylchnhxc.Banhnvinbnhvin,mtbcsvhaibnhnhn.
Hingichngtivnangctmratncah..."Gabrielngiimlngtrongghnhn,vomnhnh.Nginbkiaangrtnnglngcxc
minhdanhtnhcaJane.Ctangbbucticht."...nhquvcththy,xungquanhticrtnhiunhngtinglaht.
Cvnhcinnglmnhiungitrnnnngtnh.Mtngiquayphimcaitruynhnhkhcbyngkhianhtacchennhngroca
cnhst.Sauvicmtngitnhpvobntrongclcnhstkhngmuncchuynnhthxyrana.Nhngiunyckhcgvicmtbmilo
lmchung..."CkingvvicanhchngRambokialaikhng?Nhtiniriy,khngainig.
Nhngchngticngheccbocolcnhstangkimtrachicxeusaiquynhcchyhaitanh.HnghylxecaRambo?Chc
chnri.Mtnginhnthyanhtarakhixe.TionchcRambothcngcnphiili.Nhngngccaanhtalg?Anhsphitnhnhaikh
nng.
Mtlanhchngangmuntrthnhngihng.Cthanhtabitmtcontinvanhtaquytnhslmcucgiicumtmnh.Thkhnngth
hailg?Khnngnymithtsngs.Nginnglmtngitipvin.Anhtavothamgiavovbtcccontin.
Gabrielgitnymnh,lcnyanhthymichuynthtrrng:ychnhlngcacunianhninhCichtnnh.Abequaynhnanh:
Nghalsao?TicnigpiyHayderGabrielbtdy.chnhlmtmthiuGabrielniJaneDoegintrmtruynthanhthngbocmt
,loanbonrangoi.
Mthiu?lmg?gitipvin.Vysaoctakhngnilmingi,gipti!?Saophidngmthiu?Ccngkhnghchunbng
khng?KhngaitrongsccngphngcGabrielnhnStillman,lcnynhnhimhiNginngingayquahngrocnhstpha
ngoimangtheomtcitivcChamibitanhtactthvkhgtrong.
Ccngkhnghsnsngchotnhhungnyvccngkhngbaogicthngmtnginngmangvkhbcvotanh.Chngti
bitkhnngcthxyrannmilmrongnbnngoiStillmantrli.Thvysaoanhtavnvoctrong?Bivanhtabitchnhxcphi
lmnhthno.
Quno,ccaanhta.Anhtatnhtonrtklng,mtvDean.Nginngchunbmith.CncnhstBostonthkhng.Vy
nnbnhmidngnmthiu.lmccngbtng.Haydernhnraphacnhcaangmvivthtvnglrtrnmt.
Tnhtrngngycngttrongkhichiubungmtrongxevnnngnckhngkhip.Bnngoikiacccnhstvnangngvibmtly
mhicnnhngphngvinvongitrongnhngchicxeciuhacah.Ttcmingiuangchimtiugsxyratiptheo.
Simlngtrccnging.ChngtacnphisuytnhnchuynnyStillmanni,nhthngthuyttptrungngheccquanimcaGabriel
Chngtaphitnhnhuqucavicny.JaneDoetchimphnviti.Ctathmchcnkhngthmnichuynviti.lvctachasnsng.
Ctamunhuphngcamnhphicvngchc.Ctacnvintrcngcvthcamnh.Ctagichotrmtruynthanhlantruynmt
hiu.Nmtingsaunginngvichicbalsaulngn.Anhtaxuthinvctriutp.VanhtavoktliuimnhHayderniAili
cthcmtngibntrungthnhnthnh?MtngichngcthhysinhtnhmngvbnicamnhGabrielni.
Cngcthlanhem?Tithnghngschngbaogingchysinhnhth.Hayderbngmt,cnghnvcinngnngbnngoi.Anh
angnincthlmthnhngquns,vybctiptheocthlg?Nutheolgicthchinlctiptheocabnhlg?mphnGabrielni
Nhngngibtgicontingichcchncvthcahnntinghccngcngchunbnghehniilva.
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Mtgingkhcctngangcuctrchuyn:Phngonrtcl.MtvDean,anhning.Ttcquaynhnmtnginngdngchcnchvabc
vochicxe.MtvJohnBarsantinhthnglmcmtchicsmi,eocvtlavcngnhthnglbcvkhngvavingtalm.
ngtaplivngcnhincaGabrielbngcigtuchovcuni:TirtticvchuynJane.Hniviticycngblivotrongmngi
y.Khngainivitilanhcngthamgiavny.Chngtichxemxttintrnhcanthi,snsngthamgiakhicnn.
TisaoliphigiaimiWashingtoncch?SaokhngdngiBoston?Bivchuynnysdnnvicthngthuyt.Vthncnai
ckinhnghim.Hainginngngnhnnhau,imlngmtlt.Kinhnghim,Gabrielngh.KhngthlyldogiithchchovicJohnBarsantixut
hinyc.
FBIkhngthngcmtngitrongbanlnhochgiiquytmtvthngthuytgiicucontinaphngnh.Vyaischutrchnhim
giiquytvny?FBIhaycnhstBoston?iyHayderEmertongichngtavanhncmtcucgitbnhvin.
Nlmttrongsnhngngdycah.HsnsngmphnriGabrielni.ngnhanhdon.StillmanvBarsantinhnnhau:Anh
hylmiiyBarsantibo.Stillmangturinbnchicinthoi.TichunbloachoanhriyEmertonbo.
Stillmanhtmthisurinhnntktni:XinchongtaimtnhniTilLeroyStillman.nglcnhstmtgingnicanngtubn
kiactln,gingnicphnlnhvhikodi,clvngphanam.ngvy.TiltrungyStillmanthucphngcnhstBoston.
Tiangnichuynviaivy?Ccngbittncatiri.Tiphilylmticltichabit.ThsaongkhnghianhchngFBI.Cmtnhn
vinFBIphikhng?Trongcngxevingy?StillmanlicnhnBarsantivihilmthquinomanhtalibitnh?Tirtxinlinhngthcsti
khngbittnanhStillmantipvtirtmunbittnngiangnichuynvimnh.
Joe.cri,JoeStillmanthramthi.Cngnhiucngtt.tnhtthgihcngcmtcitnri.Cbaonhiungiangtrongcitrm
iuhnhcngvinghLeroy?Hynivanh,Joe...FBIcngcmt,ngkhng?Stillmankhngtrli.
Joeci:Tibitbnhsxuthinm.FBI,CIA,Cctnhbochngtiphm,ricLuNmGcna.Ha,ttcbnhubittilai.Gabrielcth
ccnhngbiuhintrnmtStillman.Chngtaangphiiphvimtkbbnhogic,bkhnghongvkhngb.
JoeStillmannichngcldonotiptckoditnhtrngnyc.Tisaotalikhngnivmtktthcmp?Chngtimuncmtchic
cameratruynhnhtrctipy.Mtmntrctipchotonbcngchng.Chngticmtbiphtbiucnphicvthmuncmtcunbngcho
ccngxem.
Ttno.Chngtannlmquenbitvnhautrc.Tikhngmunbitvng.Ginymtchicmyquay.Lcnythcvhikh
khny.Ticnlnhcacptrn.Hangngngayythi?Saongkhngquaysangbnmhih?Hicptrnxemcnnlmthkhng.
Stillmanngngli.Joebitchnhxcchuyngangdinra.Cuicngngtatrli:Tikhngthcmtchiccameratruynhnhtrctipc.Bt
ktisichongcig?Thnlcig?Haicontin.Chngtistraoicngbng.Ccnggivotrongychotimtngiquayphim,mtnh
bochngticthtruynhnhtrctip.
Khithngipcachngtictruynrangoitisthcontinra,cthnhiuhnhai.Chngtistrchoccngbnngi.Leroy,bnmng
ngicho16phttruyntin.Tihalbntinysgyscy.VnylgJoe?Vnlkhngaichunghechngtic.
Khngaitinchngti.Chngtiqumtmivcphichytrnvchngtimuncquaylicucsngcamnh.ylcchduynht.Cchduy
nhtmingicitncnybitchngtiangnistht.Hayderamtngntayngangchngvihmctngangcucinthoi.
CgimynhJoeStillmanlytaychengniriquaysangHayder.Anhcnghlanhtabitycphilbuiphtthanhtrctiphaykhng
HayderhiNuchngtacthlmchoanhtatinnchthcangctruyni...AnhchngkhngphithngnguGabrielchenvongcngh
6/22/2017 BinMt
tivicgitrgvianhta.
Ccngmquamtanhta,anhtasniinlny.MtvDean,clanhnnrangoi.Hmuncschcaccphngtintruynthng,th
thi!Hyhcthmhyucu.hcphtbiuvicngchngnuiucthktthcchuynny!GingcaJoevanglntrongngnghe:
ngcmunmphnnahaykhngyLeroy?Vchngticthlmntheocchkhc,tnbohny.
Thayvcccontincnsngbntisgirangoinhngcixc.ngc10giyaraquytnh.TiangngheanhyJoe.Vnldngc
truynhnhtrctipkhngphilthticthquytnhngayc.Ticnshtrtphaitruynhnh.Thcnvicchngtasthubngthsao?
Chngtisgichoanhmtmyghihnh,anhcththuttcnhngganhmunnilunmcnoanhcn...Sauthccngschnluncunbng
ngkhng?Nschngbaogicchinhnthynhsngmttric.
lnghcati,Joe.Chngtauthahiurngngcthlmcnhiuhnth.Vcnhngngikhccngngtrongxevingna.
Truynhnhtrctipnmngoiccyucu.Vythgibntichngcngnithmvingna.
Cho.i...Sao?Anhvivngqu.Thcnvicgiiphngcccontin?Nunglmngnhyucucati.Chngtimuncmtngiquay
phimvmtnhbolmchngchoccsvicdinray.Mtnhbothcschkhngphimttncmgimophngvinu.
HylmnhthGabrielboiunycthktthccsvic.Stillmanchengni:Truynhnhtrctipkhngnmtrongcciuthathun
mtvDean,khngbaogi.Chttit,nulcihmunthcanchoh!ngLeroytingcaJoengvnch?Stillmanhtmthi:Joe,
anhphihiulvicnystnthigian.
Chngtisphitmramtphngvinsnsnglmvicny,mtngisnsngmohimtnhmngcamnh...Chcmtphngvinduynhtm
chngtisnichuynthi.i.Anhchanirlaim.Anhtabitmtchtthngtincbn.Anhtatngvitbi.
Tikhngthhachclnhbonys...PeterLukas,tpchBostonTribune.Gichoanhtai.Joe...Ctingcpmyvtingttubnkia.
StillmannhnHayder:Chngtaskhnggibtcmtnginovoc.Nchlmchochngcthmnhiucontin.Nhnganhtanianhtasthhai
ngitrcmGabrielbo.
Anhtiniu?Mttrongsngicthcthlvti.Lmthnotacthbitnhbonysng?lmnnmtchuynlntrongi
camnh?Mtnhbocthlmvic.Tinghycmtcuhikhcmkhngaitrli:AilPeterLukas?MtphngvinchotBostonTribune
?TisaolichdanhlanhtaBarsantilnting.
Chng12
Emvncnsng.Emphisng.Anhsbit,anhscmnhncnunhkhngphith.Mnhsbitngkhng?Gabrielngispxungtrnchic
ghtrongvnphngcaMaura,taymuvcgngnghxemanhcthlmg.Nhnganhsphisuyluntheobtcmtlilogicno.
Anhchatngmtbnhtnhtrongbtctnhhungncsilabngno.Thnhngbygithmchkhnngtptrungcaanhcngkhngc.Anh
khngthxaihnhnheouianhsuttlckhmnghimtthivmtcixcnmtrnbn.baogianhniviemanhyuemnhiunmcno
cha?Anhthmchkhngnghethytingcam.
ChnkhiMaurangixungchicghidinvianh,thaicccphlnbnthlcanhmingngmtln.Cylcnocngbnhtnh,lcno
cngkmchc,anhnghkhinhnMaura.Khnggingnhtnhkhcavanh.Haingiphnhontonkhcbitnhaunhnghlmnnmttnh
bnmmianhvnchahiuc.
Maurachtayvomtcc,ni:Anhthchcphenngkhng?Vng,cmncanhnngcc,nhpmtngmsaulintxungvanhkhng
thcsmunung.Anhntracha?Tikhngianhvutmt.Trnganhmtmilmri.Tislychoanhmtcichn,anhnnnghmtlt.
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Tikhngthngcu.Chonkhinocyracbnngoi.Anhgpbmcycha?Chaianhlcunglmtththch.
Vickhnhtlphilmsaohgibmt.Hkhngthxuthiny,hkhngthgichobnb.
Ticngbnkhonkhngbitticthlmciukhng.GianhRizzolichcsmunbit.Nhnghkhnggicbmt.Vnuthngtin
lrathncthgitchtcongih.Haingicngngiimlng.mthanhduynhtltinggiangphratmyiuha.
Bctngphasaubncinhnhnhngbnghoanhonh.Cnphngnglphngcamtphn:Gngng,schsvckhiuthmm.Janes
sngst.Chngtaubitnhth.CyslmbtccigcthsngstMauraninh.Tichmuncybnngoitmngmbnmthi.
Cycngcucch?Vnlcylcnhst.Chngphiyliuttsao?Cbaonhiucnhstbgitkhiclmngihng?Cy
angmangthai.Cyskhngcchilmngihngthu.KhnganhnhncCcbitlmthnomsngnaycyphivovinkhng?C
yangralmchngtrcta,bcogyhnvvtingivtuytvicatinhyrachinu,hhn.
Chnhvthmcybvism.Mauracvbsc.Cylmnhth?ychnhxcliumccthmongitcy.Tinghanh
ngMauranivlcuychnhlJanemchngtavnbitvyuqu.Chlnnythi,duynhtlnnythitimuncyginhmtkhnnht.
Timuncyqunimnhlmtcnhstanhcigimcychungheliti.Maurakhngthkhngmmci:Cychatnglmvysao?
Cbitchngtiquennhaunhthnom.vngStonyBrook.,nglmtcnhchtngi.Chcn30giylchngticinhau.
V5phtsauthcyyucutirakhitcacy.Khngphimtkhiuvinhiuhahn.Vingysauthcyrtsngchavotitrc
nhnhnsngstcaMauraanhthmchbinminh.Tingcnhinliukhnglmchoanhphthongy.
Cycthlmtphnngs.Cnanhlngiduynhtkhngbcylmchoshi.Nhngychnhlimtithchcy.KhinhnJane
iutathylstrungthcvdngcm.Tilnlntrongmtgianhmkhngaichunilnnhngsuynghthccamnh.
Bghtm,mcmthbnhngbngoittcurtttpchontnkhihcht.Tinghlcchmnhiungingynaysng,nidinhau
miiu.NhngJanethkhng.Cykhngnginirattcnhngiumnhnghbtcnbitiuycthlmhicynmcnoanhngnglimt
chtrithmChnhiunylmtilolng.
Cyscthniiugkhngnnni.Aimycymtcilynhrngcycngsyli.Tianghyvngrnglnnycysgiyn
lng.Cgilmtbburunsngivomtgc.CthiunyscucJane.ChunginthoicaGabrielrung,anhvivnglynrakhiti.
Trnmnhnhhinlnmtconskhintimanhpmnh.Gabrielyanhtrli.Anhanguth?ThomasMoorehi.Tiangngitrongvn
phngcabcsIsles.Tisgpanh.iMoore,cchuyngvy?ChngtibitJoelai.TnycaanhtalJosephRoke,39tui.
achcuicngmtabitlPurcellvile,Virginia.Saoanhxcminhcanhta?Anhtabchicxecamnhlicchbnhvinhaitanh.Chng
ticnhnchngtrngthyanhtarikhixe,chnhbchcchnanhtalngitrongbngghihnh.Dutaycaanhtackhptayli.
Xem no. Du tay ca Joseph Roke c trong h s lu tr khng? C trong h s ca qun i. i y, ti s qua ngay. Anh cn bit thm g na
khng?GabrielnghethycvkhncptronggingnicaMoorennanhnghchchncniuganhtachaniraChotibiti.
Clnhbtgianhta.Vtig?Anhtagitngi.Mtvnsng.Ailnnnhn?Tissauhaimiphtna.Chngtacthtraoiv
chuynnykhititi.Ailnnnhn?Moorethdi:Mtcnhst.HaithngtrcJosephRokegitmtcnhst.
NxyratimtimdnggiaothngMooreniVvicccameratngghilitrongmtchicxecnhst.BnphngcnhstNewHaven
khnggichotitonbcunbngnhngmailchotimtonMoorekchchutvmthnhnhhinlntrnmnhnhchicmyxchtay.
6/22/2017 BinMt
lphnlngcavincnhstNewHavenkhianhtaivphachicxeangungtrcxemnh.Binsxetacththyr.Nlbins
Virginia.Anhcthnhnthyrhnnuphngtoln.NvnlchicxechiunaychngtitmthyusaiquynhtrnphHarisoncchtrungtmyt
vikhunhanhtaquaynhnGabrielJosephRokeltnngkchshuxe.
AnhnianhtantVirginia.ng.VyanhtalmgConnecticuthaithngtrc?Chngtikhngbit.Chngticngkhngbitanhtaanglm
gBoston.TtcnhnggchngtibitltliumcnhstNewHaventphplianhtachvochiclaptopvyna.
Vicnsngcghili.Nhngkhngphiliuduynhttacthnhnthytrongccbcnh.GabrielnhnchmchvochicxecaRoke.Qua
caxecththyhnhnhbntrong:Cmtvkhch.Caingibncnhanhta.Vihnhnhphngtoanhcthnhnthyrhn,vkhchycmi
tcendiMooregtuni.
ChnhlctaMauranhnvomnhnhriboChnhlJaneDoe.ThcnghalhaithngtrchcngNewHaven.Cho chng ti xem

oncnliGabrielbo.tituanhnhnhcuicng...Timunxemttc.Moorengpngngmtcht,tayvnttrnchut.
AnhtanhnGabriel:Anhkhngcnxemhtu.Bituticn.Cchiuttcln.Moorekchchutchuynnhnhnhtiptheo.Lcnyvin
cnhstngngaybncnhcaxecaRoke,cinhnnginngngiphatrongngimchvigiysauktthcianh.
Taycavincnhstttrnbaosng.Chlchcchnthi?Hayanhtathycgentitrngngmtcakstnhn?LnnaMooreli
lngltrckhichuynsangcnhtiptheo.Anhxemccbcnhnnanhbitphatrcskinhkhngnmcno.
Anhttnhpchut.Hnhnhlcnychlmtkhonhkhcnhngliyccchititkhngkhip.Vincnhstvnangng,sngcrt
rakhibao.uanhtangrasauvtcngcamtphtn.Mtntby,muphytrngngmty.
Mtbcnhna,bcnhtht,cnglbccuicnglcthcavincnhstnmtrnngbncnhxecakgitngi.Hnhnhnylm
Gabrielphingngivphatrc.Anhnhnchmchmvotmknhphasauxe,cmthnhnhmtrongbatmtrckhngnhnc.
Mauracngnhnran.CaingighsautrongxecaRokeCni.ychnhlthtimunchaingicngxemMoorenicmt
ngithbatrongxecaRoke.Giumnhhoccthlangngtrnghsau.Khngthnichclnnghaynb.Ttcnhnggtathyl
mtmitcngn,ngngdyngaysautingsnganhnhnGabrielvylcnmtknglanamtachabit,thmchchanghenin.
AicngvihNewHaven.Mthiucthcnghachonhiuhnmtngi.Gabrielvnnhnvocibngbntrongxe:Anhnianhta
ctronghsquni.Vthnnchngtimiccduvntaycaanhta.Anhtaphcvtrongqunitnm1990n1992.
ThucnvnoGabrielhinhngMoorekhngtrlilunnnanhlihisangcukhcAnhtachunluynlmg?EOD.Chuyngiaph
bom.Bom?MauranhnMooreNuanhtabitcchvhiuhachngthhnsbitcchchtochng.Anhnihnchphcvtrongchainm
Gabrielni,ginganhlcnyimtnhvnhgingmtngil.
Anhta...gptrctrctrongvicrancngoi.KhianhtatiKuwait,anhtabuikhiquni.Tisao?Khngnghelnhcptrn.nhmtsquan.
Lintipccccucuvinhngngicngon.Cmtvingichorngtmlanhtakhngcn.Cvnhanhtabmcbnhhoangtng.
NhnglicaMoorelmchoGabrielcngthyngtngthn,cmtngnhphianhangthiukh.Chai.Chuynnysthayimith.anhl
g?Maurahi.Anhnhnc:Chngtakhngclngphthmthigianna.Chngtaphiacyrangoingay.Thcnchuynthnglng?Vic
lmmichuynchmxungthsao?iuchngctcdnggu.
Hntakhngnhnglkkhngbnhthngmhntacngitmtcnhstna.NhnganhtakhngbitJanelcnhst.Cnchngtaskhng
hntatmraiu.Nhnny,ccquylutchrvicbtgicontincngluthktthccngttp.Thngthuytslmciu.
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Gabrielchvochicmytnh:Thccanhnhthngthuytkiuquigvimttnlmnhngchuynnhthny?C th m. S lm c.
KhngphivanhangtrongnhnthynhmtMaurannanhnhquayickmnncmxccamnh.Moorelnginitipvigingnh
nhng:Cimanhangcmnhnbygiiumanhangtriquaticngtngnmtri.
Anhbity,tibitchnhxcanhangphiimtvicig.Hainmtrcvti,Catherinebmtnginngbtcc.Cucnnhch?Tn
hnlWarrenHoyt.Taybcsphuthut.TtnhinlGabrielcnnh.Gnngnammvophngngccphn,nhthchdyhcththy
mtconquivttrongphngmnh.
CcticcaHoytaGabrielnBostonlnutinmtnmvtrc.ChnhvlmthnhsidylinkthvinhauMoorevGabriel,
JanevMaura.Ttcbnhbngcchnyhaycchkhccngnhaugpphngiiquytvn.TibitHoytanggivtiMoorenitipVy
nhngtikhngthlmgc.
Ticngkhngnghracchgcucy.Nuticthimngmnhlycytischngchnch.Thmttcnhnggtilmclngi
nhnhngginghtriqua.iutitnhtltibithntaslmgcy.Tixemkhmnghimtthitrongccvgyncahn.
Tithyhnlmgvinhngnnnhncamnh.Hntactxhrasaovicondaomcahn.Vvytihiuiuanhangcmthy.Tintii,
tislmttcnhnggcthacJanesngstrakhi.Khngphichvcylngnghipcatihaybivanhcicymbivti
ncynimhnhphccati.
Chnh c y tm thy Catherine. Jane cu sng c y.Cui cng ri Gabriel cng ngng nhn Moore: Chng ta s thng lng nh th no vi
nhngngi?Chngtaphitmrachnhxclhmung.Chngbitlmnhbbaovy.Chngskhngclachnnokhcngoivicnichuyn
vichngta,vvychngtahycnichuynvibnchng.
Anhcngiphvivitnhhungbtgicontinkhc,anhbitlutthngthuytlg.Lutskhngcgthayivanhvnangbnphangi
thngthuyt.Gichciuanhphiavmnhrakhiy,vthtmtrngcaanhsnhhngnchuynny.
Chng13
MilaTinaychngtasidtic.Mamanivichngtirngscnhngngicbitquantrngvthchngtiphitrngthtxinhpvbta
achochngtiqunomimcchocidpcbity.Timcmtchicvynhungenvivtvybchtnnitikhmilithoimic.
Tiphikoncaotttnhngthmicthbcchnlnxe.Nhngcgikhccngvoxecngti,xngxnhtrongnhnglahaysatanh.Ticn
ngithyminchoathmnctcccna.Chngtiphitnhnggivimythkembida,phntrangim,chiqut,btv.
GithchngtingiytrngcnhmyconbpbchunbcdintrongvKabuki.Khngcthgthtslthtc,cimi,cmphn
cngnhmimt.Ttculgi.Trongxertlnhvchngtiurunry,iOlenavonhphi.TaylixengiMhttoraphangoicasln
lcphiinukhngchngtisbmun.
Cuicngthcngthymborakhinh,koOlenatheosau.Olenabctc,vngvycthotrakhitayMamati.Chymcmtchicvyla
dimuxanhlcy,cccaokiuTuvngrchbnhngthcaotitni.Mitcencachxungvai.Tichatngthycaixinhpnhch
vthnncngmchchonkhichnxe.
Matynhthngllmchduiphnno.Chtrnnngoanngonhnnhngncnglmchliuxiu.Chlongchongbciviigiycao
gt.Voi.Votrongngilixeralnh.MamaphiOlenalnxe.Olenatrtngivotrongchicghphatrctivdangivocas.
Mamacngvoxe,ngcali,ngicnhtix.ngiriytaytixnivchoxelnbnh.Chngtiixadnkhinginh.Tihiutisao
chngtilinbaticny.Tibitiugangichngti.Tuythcmgiclcnynhlchngtiangtrnthot,angcthotravlnutin
6/22/2017 BinMt
trongctunchngticphprakhinh.
Tithyhohc,pmtvokhungcasnhnrang.Titrngthymtbinhiu:ngDEERFIELD.Xechy,rtlu.Tinhnccbinhiubn
ng,lmnhmcnhngtnthnhphmchngtiiqua.RESTON,ARLINGTONricWOODBRIDGE.Tinhnmingitrnccxekhc.
Tithiliucaitrongshthycvkhnnitrnmtti.Caitrongshquantm.Mtphnlixelnngbncnhquaynhnti,mt
chngtigpnhautrongmtkhonhkhcngnngi.Saucyliquaynhnng.Cynhnthyg?Chmtconbtctrongbmmuen,
rangoiichi.
Ngitanhnthyiungitamongivthschngbaogihcthnghcl:Nhngthkinhkhnglicthpthny.Tithynhnc
lplnh,thynhngdincphaxaxa.Chicxednglitibntunicmtduthuynrtlnangthneo.
Tikhngnghlbatictinaylidinratrnmtconthuyn.Nhngcgikhcangnhncraphangoinhnchor,tmvvickhng
bitmtconthuynbumlnnhththbntrongtrngthno.Vttnhinlcngclosna.Mamaycnhcaxera:yulnhngngiquan
trngvthcccphilunvuiv,mmcivih.
Hiucha?VngthaMamabntiththo.Rangoi.Chngtibcrakhixe,tinghegingOlenalunhu"mnhb,mgikhnkip",nhng
khngainghecngoiti.Xiuxiutrongnhngigiycaocngoqunlnglychngtitngngimtbclncuvothuyn.
Trnboongcmtnginngangngi.QuacicchmMamavivnchongta,tibitnginylmtngiquantrng.ngtanhn
ltchngtivgtuthilng.ngniviMamabngtingAnh:ahvotrongrichohungmtcht.Timunbnhusnsngkhicc
vkhchcachngtati.
Vng,thangDesmond.ngtalicnhnOlenalcnyvnanglongchongnggnhngthanhchncathuyn.Conbskhnggychuyn
naych?Nungthucri.Nsynlngthi.cri.Nlngonnhty.Tikhngmuntinaynligichng.
ino.VotrongMamaralnhchobnti.Chngtibcquacavotrongcabin,tithychongngptrckhungcnhbntrong.Mtchmn
phalsnglatrnu.Tinhnthynhngchicbnksongsongphkhntrng,mydngmchaitbntrnvcngiphcvtrongbtrng
angrtsmbanhchochngti.
UngiMamaniTmmtchngi,sauthtnhngn.Nhlphivuivln.Chngtimingicmmtlyritnra.Olenangitrnmt
chicghngaycnhti,nhptngngmru,haichnbtcholphniquarnhxcavy.TaostrngchngmyMamacnhcoOlenabng
tingNga.
CnhngngikhcnachOlenanhnvaikhinhb.Ngiphcvlcnythngbo:Hti.MamanhnOlenavinhmthmdalnnari
quayliphaca.xemmtalmthnogiubmtbophcamnhiOlenanikhngaimunnhnthybnmtyc.
Suttiththongclmchngtagprcri.ChlemchanhnrathiMilayuqu.Chngtagprcririych.Chngtinghethy
tingci,tingchohilnnhau.NgiM.Cnhcaphngmravttccccgiungthngdy,mmcikhinhngnginngbcvo.
MttrongshlngichyngDesmond,bannychngtigpngtaphangoi,cbavkhchulnng,unmclchsvivt
vcvt.Haingitrongshcnkhtrvcthnhnhcni,trnghcntttincanhngtayvnngvin.
Ngithbagihnchcphibngtuingti,bo,nngn,tcmuitiu,mteoknhvciuthsphisch.Ccvkhchnhnquanhphng,c
v thch th khi thy chng ti. Ti thy l b mang n y vi ngi mi ng gi ni. ng nn n ln na xem chng ti c g Carl ng
Desmondraduvphaquybarungchtgnh,ccngi?Ruscotchcynggibo.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Thcnccanh,Philip,Richard?Ticngth.Tithsmbanh.ngccaconthuynbtuhotng.Nhnrangoicasticththychic
thuynanghngraxab.Lcunhngnginngkhngthamgiacngchngtimtptrungquybarungru,nichuynvinhau.
TivOlenabittingAnh,nhngcgicnlichbitmtcht.Nhngncimymctrnmthnhanhchngnhumvchnnn.Nhngngin
ngangbnchuynkinhdoanh,tinghethyhnivccbnhpng,gic,tnhtrngngx,aikcchpngy...ychthclldochnhca
buitic:Trctinllmn,sauthvuiv.
Tinhnthynhneotrnccngntaycamyvkhchvtitngtngncnhhlmtnhviccbvcamnhtrnnhngchicginglntri
gatrng.Nhngbvchnghbitgvccviclmcanhngngchngyuqu,nhngvicmhlmtrnnhngchicgingkhc,vicccginh
ti.
Khinhngnginnglicmtvphachngti,tithytaymnhtotmhi,ontrccchuynsxytisaubati.Nginnggihnc
lunnhnOlena.ChymmcivingtanhngliththmbngtingNga:"conln,khngbittrckhinlotacbiduhaykhng."ngtacth
nghethyytiththo.
Mttlocngchnghiuniu.Nhngchucbit.Thcnhnmxem,lotaangciythi.Lotanghlchangkhenviemllort
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MamaquaysangphangDesmondlcnyvnangnhnchngtivivthchth.ngthycha?Tiborim.ngylcnochngvophng
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ylbmtcach.Emlngiduynhtmchtintngsgikncn.Saolilem?Katyasnhichchlymthpscla.Nadiath
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Vvy,ctacuicngingpcnhst,vembitchuyngxyrakhng?HtrcxutctavBelarusOlenathramtvngkhinhnti
ngbaogitincnhst.Hkhngphilbncaemu.Nhngcychyc.Cycvquhng.
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sng,gingnhlmvicgikia.
Tirngmnh,khngphivtrilnhmvtilinghtiAnja.TilunnghtiAnjatinghipcchytrnnhthno.Tibnkhonkhngbitc
thcccntrongsamchaykhng.Khngbitdathtcccnchtnokhng.Vykhngclachnno,khngclachnnokhcsao?tith
thm.
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phc.
Trongbngchiuchngvngnhnghnhkhctrncacngnibtnhnhngtcphmthcs.Hmnay,anhchngcntmtrngnomn
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CmnJillian.Gabrielbcvophngvcnhcakhpnhsaulnganh.Ngaylptcnginghslinbckhichicbngiybnggorapha
trcbttayanh.Dtuisuminhngmitcimbccangvncnunlnpmlm.Vlkiubttayrtmnhmcanhng
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Anhlmnuri?Conwayhinhnhng.TuychlmtcuhithmbnhthngnhngtrongmtGabrielnhngnnc.Anhnutkhanritrli:
Sthtthtiangckhngtutmtn.Tibitsngnaycyphivovin.ngraatrphiraittuntrc.
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Tithanhnlmnhkhngchntnhiukhitingheonghimlnu.onghimno?Cucgimctagititrmtruynthanh.Chng
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Bostoncngktlunnhth.Gimilphnchngtaphilolng.Nuccanhlngnghechmchiuctani,cmtmctadng"cichtn
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dnglimtchtNgiphnangbtgicontinyctmthydinc?AnhcvhinghingphikhngmtvDeanConwayhiciug
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ng,chngticngcbitchttthngtinvanhtattliuquni.VythanhtacvkhngphilmtmungiChechencang.Anh
bitRokecotovthucnhitrongqunicha?Vythcrtnhiungilnhkhccngcxemlkhngb?ngRokectinsv
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HntavitrtnhiuthgichoFBIvnhngquanimcamnhnnhckhnhiutliuvhntaSilvervitaylycptiliutrnbnacho
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thvvnmanhtagitivnphng,ticccibiuquchi,bochvtruynhnh.
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hiu.
MtvBarsantittrsFBI.VnphnghimkhigingitrctiptWashingtonkhimcvnphngaphng.TikhngbitlFBIcng
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Qunicthvo.VildochnhngSilvernitrongtrnghpanhkhngnhnrarngnctacthsbtncng.ylchitacth
dpnttrongtrngnc,trckhinthnhmtcucchin.Trckhicnhiungibedahnna.Theomtcchnhnrnghnthiunycth
cxemnhmtdpmay.
May?SilverchtnhnramnhngvoniaucaGabrielnhngqumun.ngtagitaytxinli:Xinlianh,tinimtiuthtkinh
khng.Tiqutptrungvonhimvcamnh.ilcticnggpvnvcchnhn.Ncngcthgiihntmnhncangtrongvnnyy.
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ConwayvnangquanstGabrielxemphnngcaanh.Ticththylanhcvbnkhonvvnkhngb.Tinghnqungin
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lng.
Trongthyqunhgichngl"nhnhiu"vngitadavochngnhndngccxccht.Trongmtvnthanhsrtdbmttaychn.Vth
mrtnhiungilnhchncchxmhnhtrnngchoclng.MtldovvnSilverbo.Nhngthct.
Thcnconbcp?Ncthlduhiucacig?Cons13milmtichGabrielboCcngcthtrngthynyxungquanhci
vi.Tinghnngntrnnhth13.Nlmtnvquni?VinchinhHiQun.Anhangchorngnginnglmtcbinhhiqun.
AnhkhngbaogilmtcbinhhiquncConwaybo.,vng,ttnhinriSilverchaliAnhtalmtlnhhiquncht.iunycng
dntimtimlmtithybnkhonnhtGabrielboThctldutaycaanhtakhngctrongbtcmtdliuno.
Tclnginngnykhngchsquni.Vylcthanhsaivccduhiucahnhxm.Vckhusngna.Hocltingvcc
duvntaycaanhtacxakhihthnglutranhtakhngbphthinbicquanlutphp.Mtsimlngkodi.
MtSilvertnhinmtonhthngtahiuraiumGabrielvang.Cphianhangchorngmttrongsnhngnvtnhbocachng
taxaduvntaycaanhta?gibmtvbtcsxmnhpnocaqunivotrongbingiilnhth.
Vyanhanglichoai?CIA?Tnhboquni?Nuanhtalmtngicachngtithtichckhngcthngboviuny.Btkanh
talai,btkanhtaanglmvicchoaithrrngbygianhtavcngscamnhxuthintibnhvinchvmtldoduynhtGabrielnhn
6/22/2017 BinMt
Conwayngangcngvnghsngchchnphicnguntin.
NhngtihontonbngoivngtrongchuynnyConwaynivlcuNumttrongnhngnvcachngtiralnhtncngngiphn
thnglmtvxcnganln.MtvmsttrntM?Nhngvtncngnybtrtmctiu.TrckhihcthktthcnthbcsIsleslivo
phngbnh.
Khngnhngmctiusngstsautrnchinmctacnbtgicontinna.Githntrthnhmtskinlntrnccphngtintruynthng.
Rivnysktthctrntrangnhtccbo.Sthcdsaocngcphiby.Vvynuccngbitiugccngnnnichoti.
Ngiphnlaivtisaotncchngtalimunctaphicht?HontonltngtngSilverboAnhangtheonhngumiqu
mongmanh.Tmthnhxm,mtvinnlidntichnhphvmtvmstcchnh.NhngnginyanggivcatiGabrielninhTis
nhtquytitheoumicamnhdchoncmngmanh.
Chng15
BngtibaotrmkhiMauraquaytrvconphBrooklineynng,nicsng.Clixequanhngnginh,nhngmnhvnquenthuc.Vnlcu
btcangchibngrgngaranhmnhvnnmtrtnhmikhi.Mithutrnggingnhngyhmqua.Limtmhnngbc,ngtngt
vngngoi.
Nhngmnayskhc,cngh.mnaycschngynlnhnginhmnhiccruvxemtipbphimmnhyuthchna.Saoccthtnhng
nhngnimvuinhthnglckhibitJanevncnbbtgich?KhngbitJanecnsngkhngna.Maurangcagararivonh,thoimivkh
lnhtmyiuhatara.
C s khng nh lu, ch v nh n nhanh ba ti, tm mt ci v thay qun o, ch cht thi m c thy c li ri. Mnh s mang bnh
sandwichchoGabriel,cngh.Cnghlkhngbitncxuthintrongucaanhtanakhng.Vabcrakhiphngtmthctingchungca.
PeterLukasangngngoithm.Hnichuynmivinhausngnaynhngquaciosmirinhnhnynghatrongmtanhtavhnnali
vociginythcvhicchuyn.Tirtlylmxinlivxuthiny.Ticgichocviphttrcanhtani.
Tikhngnghemy.Lctiangtrongnhtm.nhmtanhtahilicxung,chmtcht,chcnhnbvycac,rianhnhnngangctptrung
vomtimtrnvaicnhkiuanhtathykhchukhiphinhnmtphnkhngtrangimvy.Chngtanichuynckhng?Ticnlikhuynca
c.
Likhuyn?Vviccnhstangyucutilm.AnhnichuynviiyHayder?CngicaFBIna.MtvBarsanti.Vylanh
bitiumnhngkbtgicontinyucu?Lukasgtu:ylldotisaotiy.Timunbitcnghgvttcnhngssptinr.
Anhchpnhnnghri?Timunbitnulc,cslmg,bcsIsles.Titinvonhngphnoncac.nhnhncaanhtacuicng
cngtptrungvomtc.Cchtnhnthymtmnhnhbng,nginhcngra.MianhvonhCuicngthccngniitithaymtcht
ritacngnichuyn.
TrongkhianhtaingoiphngkhchthMauraangphichinuvingquno.Clctmtrongtcamnhckimcmtchicosch.
Dnglimtchttrcgng,cnhymtvihnhnhphnchiutronggngmttrangimnh,tcrix.Chlmtanhchngphngvinthim,c
thmngh.
yuphimtbuihnh.Mytrngthnocngchngvngu.Cuicngriccngbcrangoiphngkhch.Cthyanhtaangng
cnhcas,nhnraconphtithuibnngoi.Cbity,gintrthnhvncacqucgiaanhquaynhncNgaylcnyyngidnLos
Angelescngangtheodin.
6/22/2017 BinMt
ylldoanhangsuynghxemclmvicnyhaykhng,ngkhng?Mtchicniting.Rrnglanhcthchotnmnhlnccbn
tinchnh.vng,ticthtngtngnngaybygiy:"Mtphngvinlnhnvou".Tisinlnvbntinyy.
Vynnanhnhnraykhngphilmtncchay?Tivnchaquytnh.Nuanhmunnghelikhuyncati...Timunnhiuhnli
khuyncac.Ticnthngtin.Ticthnichoanhbitg?CcthbtubngvictisaoFBIlicmty?Anhnianhnichuynvimt
vBarsantirikiam.
Saoanhkhnghingta?TicnnghenimtvDeancngthamgiavo.Barsantikhngnigvanhtachotibitc.TisaoVnphngtnhbo
linbangliginhaingicahtmiWashingtontiychomtvmcnhstaphngcthxlc?Cuhicaanhtakhinchilongi.
NuanhtabitvGabrielthanhtasnhanhchngbitchuynJanebgilmcontin.Clintrlimkhngnhnvomtanhta:Tikhngbit
Anhtavnnhncvivsoimikhincphiquayichkhcvngixunggh.Nuciugmtinnbitthtihyvngcsniviti.
Timunbittrckhimnhdnthnvo.Ginythanhbitttcnhngiutibitriy.Anhtangixungghidinc,nhnvomtc:
Nhngnginymung?Barsantichaniiunyvianhsao?ngycchotibitvnghcah.
Rnghhasthhaicontin.Khinotivmtngiquayphimvotrongnichuynvianhtathhsththmhaicontinna.lthathun
giah.Chuyngtiptheothchaonc.NginngnycthscusngJane,Mauranghthm.NuanhtavotrongthJanecthsl
mttrongshaicontincth.
Mnhslmiunucth.Nhngmnhkhngthyucunginngnyphimohimmngsngcaanhta,thmchlvJane.Khngphi
lcnomtnginngcngcchilmmtanhhnganhtaniDthnoinathycnglmtchitt.
Rtnhiuphngvinkhccngmunnhyvo.Khhpdny.Anhsltiuimcaboch,caccbphim.Mohimcucsngchomtcht
danhtingvtinbcngkhng?Ny,ticmtchicToyotacungayngoikia,mttisncmchaimichnnmtrivthnnnitingvtin
bckcngkhngtich,phikhng?Nuanhcnsngtnhngn.
Thnntimiphinichuynvic.Ccngviknsng,cbitloingimtaangphiimtlg.Hccnltrhaykhng?Hck
nvicthnglngkhng?Liuhctiikhicucphngvnktthchaykhng?Tikhngthnitrcc.
ykhngphimtcutrlihuchcholm.Titchichutrchnhimvnhngiusxynvianh.Tikhngthontrcchslm
g.Thmchticnchngbithmungna.TithcsthyticviuanhtathdiGiticmtcuhichoc.
Tinghcsccutrli.Cuhig?Crtnhiuccnhbombnhcthyucu,vytisaohliiti?Tikhngcking.Nhngchc
chnanhphiclinlcgtrcvih.VngpngngcaanhtakhinMaurach,cngvphaanhta:Hnghevanh.
Cphihiulccphngvincrtnhiungich,trongscrtnhiukinr.Mituntnhttiphinhncmtngthrcvc
nhngcucinthoivvnvnhngmmubmtcachnhph.Khngphichcmicccngtycungcpducchacmcnncmmuca
tngthngTikhngthmmxanntrongmtthigiandi.
Vthmtikhngsuynghnhiuvn.Michonkhicmtcucgikl.Khino?Vingytrc.Mtngnghipcatinhcchotibit
vnvanhtanhncucgi.Thcralcccucgithangrtbn,khngcthgichnn.
Lcycngkhmunricntithspnhnnpbi,thmviccuicngtiphilmlnichuynvimttndngi.Cucinthoiltmt
nginng?ngth.TiivophngtintccatpchTribune.Nginnghixemtixemgihngmanhtagichoticha.
Tikhngbitlanhtaangnivcig.Anhtanimailchotivituntrc,mcitichatngnhn.Vthanhtabomtphnchuyncho
timtgihngbntrccati.Ngaykhincchuynn,tiphinhanhchngxungphngngaylptcnhnnvnkhlnhycm.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Thanhcnhncgihngthhaiykhng?Khng.Vinbovnikhngthycngiphnnoxuthinvotihmc.Tivnhv
qunhtttcmychuyn.ChonhmnayanhtadngliTiangbnkhonkhngbitcphiJoegichotihaykhng.
Saolilanh?Tikhngr.Nhngnginycvbitanh.Cthhcccbivitcati.CthhlfanhmmthyMauraimlng,anh
tatcimnhMtchibob,phikhngno?Anhkhinoxuthintrntivichachiringh:Anhtacgngmtvdngngirthpvi
vic.
Chatng.VanhchvitbichotpchBostonTribune.Ch?Chihayy.Tikhngcgc.Tilmnghphngvintnmhaimihai
tui.utinlvitbitdochotBostonPhoenixvBostonMagazine.Lcucngchvitchithi,nhngcngtcvintdothkhngthchitrttc
cchancvthtirtvuikhilmnnhchotTribune.
SngvinmWashingtonD.C.,sauquayliBostonkhihdnhchotihnmtctbo.Tikhngtmkimvnmaynhngcngcmtsngi
hmm.VJosephRokebittilaianhtangngmtchtnntnhtticnghyvnganhtalmtngihmm,chkhngphimtcgiinr.
Kckhianhtalmtfanhmmthanhcngangbcvomttnhhungnguyhim.Tibit.Anhrvtintrnhthchincha?Tivngi
quayphim,chngtislmmtbuiphngvntruynhnhtrctip.Tichorngnhngkbtccyshiuthnoltruyntrctipvskhngphni
tiuchunhon5giy,trkhi...Trkhicsvickinhkhngxyra.
Lukashtmthisu:Cslmthnonuctrongtnhhungcati,bcsIsles?Tikhngphimtphngvin.Vylctchi?Mtngi
bnhthngskhngbcvotnhhungcamtcontin.Thcnghalnhngnhbothkhngphingibnhthngsao?Csuynghchokvvic
.
Tichangniviciumtingh.Bncontinscsngsttrranutilmvicny.Chmtlnthinhnggtilmcthngcbit
n.Vylanhquytnhmohimtnhmngcamnh?TiquytnhbtlychianhtanirithmmtcurtchnthnhNhngticngrtskhi
nghnchuyn.
iunycngdhiu,nhngrthimnngdmthanhnrngmnhshiAnhtatipliiyHaydermunccutrlicatitrc9giti
nay.Vyanhnhlmg?Ngiquayphimngvo.iunylmchotithymnhlmtkhnnhtnumnhkhnglm.
cbitlicbncontincthna.NgaylcnytilunnghnnhngphngvinBaghdadvnhngiuhphiimthngngy.Tht
khpkhingkhisosnhnhvy.Tichcnivo,nichuynvih,hknhngcuchuynvmnhsaulirangoi.
Cllttcnhngghmunmtchichomingicthlngngheh.Ticthktthcttcnhngslnxnnybngviclmy.Anh
muntrthnhmtvcutinhchng.Khng,khng...tich...anhtaciTichangnhnnhvchiinrnythi.
Anhchonlnhvynhngtithkhng.Sthtltikhngphianhhng.Tikhngbaogimohimtnhmngmnhnutikhngphilmth.
Nhngtibtlcvchuynny,cnggingnhc.Tichmunbitsaohlichnmnhanhtalicnhnnghgn9giri.
TinghmnhnngichongBarsantiAnhtangdy,iracaritngtdngchn,ngoili.inthoicaMauraangchung.Cnhcmy,
nghetingAbeBriston:Cucangxemtivikhng?Sao?Mi,knh6y.Khnghaylmu.LukasngnhntrongkhiMauranbnchicvtuyn,tim
pmnhvlolng.
Cchuyngvynh?Chuyngxyra?CniukhinvthytrnmnhnhgngmtcaZoeFossey."Ngiphtngnchnhthctchi
phtbiunhngchngtikhngnhcchcchnmttrongscccontinlnhnvincnhstBoston.ThmtJaneRizzolixuthintrnccbn
tinchnhthngtrctrongviutravicbtccmtphnNatick.
ChngtichacthngtingvtnhtrngcabtccontinnocngnhviclmthnomthmtRizzolilithucmttrongsh"Cha i
Lukasththokhingngaycnhc.CthmchcnkhngnhnralanhtatinlirtgnmnhCmtcnhstbgitrong.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Chng16
Thy.Mnhspcht.Janengingbngtrnging,ichmtphtsngkhiJoequaytphativiraphac.Nhngngiphnmilngitin
lignc,bctngbccntrng.OlenalcitnmJoe,dnggingibnnghnhcamnh.Githtnhtmnhcngbitctnksgit
mnh,Janengh.
Cccmgicchlangngngiraxacnhkiutrnhbdnhmu.nhmtcvndnchtvoOlena,nhngkhngdmnhntikhusng.
Ckhngmunnhnthyncnngcaongangviumnh,khngmunnhnthybntaybpchtcsng.Tthnlmnhngnhnthyvinnbn
ra,tthnlmnhcnhnvomtcginy,pctaphinhncingimctachunbbnbayu.
Cchngthycmxcgtrongc,mtimtbpb,Janenghthm.Mttmgngxanh.Olenagiangmcmtbmctalyc
cnphngcangigikha,qundivokhoccabcs.Tnstnhngidanhbcs.iunyltht?Olenahinhnhng.
Janecmthybngmnhnhthtli,cmmmivcmthycncothtspbtu.Tinghipconti,Janengh.Conskhngbaogichtthkh
tri.CthybcsTamttaylntaymnh,clmcthoimi.Truynhnhnistht?Clcnhst?Janenutkhan.
HniclthmtJoechenngangngthkhng?BaudocncothtJanengngivphatrc,tismmtmi.ng.ng,chttit!Ti
iiutranmngy.OlenalicxungchicvngtaynhndngcabnhvinmbannycthorakhitayJane.
Nvnnmtrnsn,cnhging.CnhtlnriachoJoe.Rizzoli,Janeanhtac.Cnaugicngqua.Cthramthiringidavo
ging.Chicobnhnhnmmhi.Kitscmtri,thmchchngsccusngcna.Lmthnocchinulibygi.
Mnhthmchchngngdynirakhigingnukhngctayaigip.Cmgicthtbi,cnhnJoenhttphsbnhvincamnhvmn
ra.Rizzoli,Janeanhtactolpgianh,achlphClaremont.Nghnghip:Thmt,iiutranmng,phngcnhstBoston.
imtencaanhtanhncchmchmnhmunnutchng.KhnggingOlena,nginngnycvtrmtnhvkimsotcmnh.iu
lmJanelongivanhtabitchnhxcmnhanglmg.Mtthmtiutranmng,vcchtnhcythisao?Clylngymaymncati
Janeninh.
G?Khngcg.Trliti.Saocliy?CmcaJanevnhln.Anhkhngnhnthytiangchunbsinhconsao?BcsTambo:Cyl
bnhnhncati.Sngnaytitipnhncy.Kodithigian,liutikhngthchchtnoJoeboMythnythtvvn.
JanegitmnhkhiJoecmocvkoln.AnhtanhncibngllcaJanemtthong,bungcnngcac,githmingitrongphnguthy
r.Khngnimtli,anhtabungnxung.Anhhilngrich,conla?Janetcgin,mtvsvicvaxyraAnhnghnlgch?Mtthn
hnhboph?Nhngtngvathotkhimingcnhnramnhthtngngnvninhnglinhth.
Nguyntcutinnumunlmmtcontincnsngl:Khngbaogicchctcmtnginngangcmsngtrongtay.Nhnganhtaxc
phmc,khincxuh,khngkmc.Githcthyhilolngvsxuthincaanhtabncnhmnh,cchachyAnhnghtimunbgi
trongnyvihaingimangsngsao?CthybcsTamangnmchtctaycnggiimlng.
Janethotayravnhnhaikanggimnh.ng,tilmtcnhst.Vthonxem,haingiltiphm.Ccngigittivccngicbit
chuyngsxyrangkhng?Ccngibitngnghipcatislmgvinhngkgitcnhstphikhng?JoevOlenanhnnhau.
Hangaraquytnhchng?inmtthngnhtxemcsnghaycht?Mtsailm.ylttcnhnggclm,thmt.Ctrong
mttnhhungkhnkipvomtthiimkhnkip.Myniynh,tnkhn.CchtthyrunkhithyJoeciln.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Anhtabcxungphacuiphng,lcu.Khianhtaquaylinhnc,cthysngcaanhtaangchixungt,khngphichavoc.Vycl
cnhstanhtahi.Gc?Trntivingitaniciutratrongvmtphnbmttch.Mtphnangmangthai.
Cybbtcc.Nktthcthno?Cysngst.Tnbtcccht.Vyclngitt?Tichlmngbnphncamnh.Limtcinhn
nactraoigiaOlenavJoe.HntatinlignJaneribo:Chuyngsxyranutikchocnghevmttic?Chuyngxyranutinivi
ccnglkhngcthcthi?Vnchabaogicthcthic.
Tisaolikhng?Anhtavitaylymtchicgh,ynntrcmtcvngixung.Githmthngangnhau.imtennhncchm
chm.Vncthchinbichnhphcachngta.Oa.Licnthnay.Anhcchngcgkhng?Janehitrongkhicgigingbnhtnhnht.
ChngticnhnchnganhtanivchsangOlenaCynhnthychuynxyra.Nhnchnganhvacpskhngthuytphc.Nhtl
ctacnlmtngiinnach.Ccthccvnhnghnhngticmchnhphcataphichutrchnhimkhng?Nhngticmchnh
phgyramingykhng?Nhngvmst,btcc,ucchnhnhngcngdncahchnhmmcchlinhun?lmtvkinhdoanhlnnhm
iuhnhcitncny.
Chngta,ttcchngtachlmvthysinhchohmthi.ungnh,vdth.Xinlitikhnghiu?Nhngungthngngy.ChnhphM
chchngtrongnhngcngtennmangraVnhchoqunicah.Tivthyhngthng,hnghpcdinhitcao.
Cnghchuyngsxyrachonhnghachtctrongcchpungykhintipxcvinhit?Nbinthnhchtc,chtcy.Vthm
hngnghncubinhtrongchintranhVnhvnhtrongtnhtrngmyu,suykit.Thy,chnhphtabitiunhngchngtalichngbaogibit.
Nncngnghipsnxutunglcckphttrinvhthabitcigiphitr.Vy,iunyttclvnhnglonncngt?Khng.Chuynny
cnthnnhiuanhtangngivgnphaJanevgispnlcchngtaktthcnthmt.
Chngticmtnhnchngvchngticngccbngchngna.Chngtiliangccncch.ylldotisaochngtilmchoh
thyshi.ylldotisaochngmunbntiphicht.Nocslmgnothmt?Viug?Tivnkhnghiu.
Nucbitvnhngticgyrabinhngngicachnhphvccngbitnkhngctrngphtthcslmg?Rtngin.Tislm
ngtrngtrchcati.Lunlunnhvy.Dchiulcnglskhngcthcthi?Phi.Btkailngingngngc?Ailicngngngti
ch?Ckhngbitnhngnginyu.
Ckhngbitlhcthlmnhnggu.Cnhnmtvlicmtcncobptrongbng.abnhvathccmtci.CthybcsTamli
cmtaymnhvJanegichtly.tnhincthynhmithkhngcntrongtmkimsotcamnhnavcnaudiln.
Cngngivphatrc,rnr.iChai.HdymnhnhngglphcLamazenh?Mnhqunhtmtri,Janengh.ThunoBcs
TamththoHytptrung.ngnri.Githcnhra.Thmthi.Tptrungvomtim.Nhngngiinnychccngchnggitctrongsu
migiytiu.
Cchphilolmsaothotkhicnaunythi.Thvtptrung...OlenatinlignritnhinagngmtlignmtJane.NhntinyOlena
bovchvomtmnhNhnvoti,y.Chonkhinonquai.Mnhkhngthtinc.Mtminliangmunlmngihngdnchomnh
cchthtrckhisinh.
Janebtuhnhn,hithgphnthcnauqunln.Olenangngaytrcmtcvvnangnhncchmchm.Mtlnncxanhynbnh.
liumimtctalmclintngti.Nc,schsvtronglnh.Mthncphnglngkhnggnsng.
TtngiphnboClmttlm.Janethramthinhnhmkhicnauqua,clingidavogh.Mhitaratrntrn.Nmpht
hingi.Janenghnnhngphnquahngthknaythainghnvsinhcon.Cnghnmmnh,bamitnmtrcauvomtmma
hnngncrimangJanenthgiiny.
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Conkhngqutrngnhngiumtriqua.Githconhiu.ylcigimmibmuphitrchomiatrrai.Ailngictin
tngthmtRizzoli?Joeanghic.Cngnguln,vnchahiuciuanhtamun.Chcchnphicmtnginomctintnganhta
nitipAimclmviccng.
Mtcnhstkhc.Cthlcngscac.TikhngbitanhangmunnigJanekhlcu.Thnutichasngvoucththno?Jane
cngngikhihngikhusnglntnvothidngc.Cnghetingctiptnthhtra.Thynhngcontinkhcangnhtrnhxara.
No,nichotibitJoelnhlngCaisnsnglnhnthaychoc?SaoanhlilmthJaneththo.Tianghic.Aissnsnglnhvin
nnythayc?Aimctintngtcmngsngcamnhvotayh?Cnhnbntaycmsngvngh:ychlmtbikimtrathi.
Cn mnh th li khng bit cu tr li. Mnh khng bit hn ta mun nghe g. No, ni cho ti bit, thm t. C ai m c hon ton tin tng khng?
Gabriel...cnutkhanChngti.Titintngchngti.Tikhngnivgianh.Tiangnivmtnginocngtrongngnhvic.
Aischs.Ailmngbnphncamnh.Saoanhlihitiiuny?Trlicuhicati!Tinivianhri.Tinichoanhcutrli.
Cnilchngc.Phi!Anhtalcm?Khng,anhyl...Lg?Cngithngngi,nhnngangkhusng,ctptrungvomtcakcmsng.
Chng17
MilaCmtcgimitrongnhcachngti.Sngnay,mtchicxechytirimynginngmangctiphngchngti.Cngytricynm
trngingcaOlena,nglibvthucngitachocungtrongchuyni.Ttcchngtiunhnc,nhngngmtxanhxaonhkhngcchtsc
sngno,trngnhcmthchvy.
Hithcacnhnhkhi,visitclayngkhicthra.Taycynhnhn,nhnhtaycabpbvy.Tinhnnmtaynhnhcacangt
trnming.MinlcMamamcabcvophngcgivnkhngcamnh.nhthcndymtaralnh.NbaonhiutuiOlenahi.
nhthcndy.Nmichlmtatr.Nhnxem,nmihaihaymiba?lnlmvicriMamaingangquaginglaycbDyi
btakochnraMyngriy.Cbcamnh,xoayngi.Lcnytiminhnthyvtthmtrncnhtaycb.
Nmmt,nhnthybntiangnhnmnh,cbcvhishi,congilicnhgic.ngbtngyphiiMamani.Chngtinghethy
tingxelignnh.Bngtibungph,nhnquacastithynhnphangangquacchngcy.Bnhxenghintrnsikhichicxetinvocon
ngdntinh.
Vkhchutincabuiti.Tinghmtronglnghongs.Mamathmchcnchngthmnhnchngti.Btacmtaycbvkocdy.Cb
runry,mtnhmmtmrakhiphng.Lmthnomhkimcmtngitrnhthnh?Katyaththm.Chngtinghetingchungca.
l th m thanh lun m nh chng ti, m thanh bo hiu ni au n ca chng ti ang n. Chng ti u yn lng lng nghe ting chn bc
xungcuthang.MamachovkhchbngtingAnh.Nginngchnirttnnchngtichnghecvit.Saultinggiynntrncuthang.
Tingbcchnngangquacaphngcachngtitiptcivphacuihnhlang.Digc,cbanglalichngc.Chngtinghetingttv
tingthttht.TipltingchnbcsmsptrnthangkhiMamakocblnphngcavkhch.Cnhcangli,Mamairangoicblivi
gnng.
ConmkhnkipOlenaraMtangnungtrongla.Nhngmnaytnhtthmnhcngkhngphiaun.Tithyctikhinghythong
quatrongu.Nhngrrngsuynghyvncntronguti.Cythtthnlmnh.Tinbncasnhnrangoimti.
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Trongmtitiskhngnhnthyshthncamnh.Katyakochncheknu.Ttcchngtiuangckhngnghenhngquacnhca
ngchtbntivnnghectinggothtcacb.Chngticthhnhdungngtaanglmgvicyvchngticngtriquavicny.
Chcbmtcanhnggnnglkhcnhaucnniauhmanglichochngtithlcnocngth.Khigxongvic,tingkhccngngng,
chngtinghetingbcchncanginngxungdigc,rakhinh.Tithpho.Skhngcthmna,tingh,cutringcthmkhchno
tinayna.
Mamaquaylithanggcgicb.Mtkhonglngkodi.tnhinchngtithybtachyquaphngbnti,xunggc.Chngtinghetingb
tanichuynviaitrninthoi.Nhngtngkhncp,nhnhng.TinhnOlena,bnkhonkhngbitchuyngxyra.
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trngbgidt.Tuytbturi.Cbykhngchuchiugnngkia.Ctacovomtvkhchlmngtanicu.
MtcginhthkhngclichokinhdoanhvvyctacnctngtrvUkraine.lnhnggMamanivichngtivobuititrckhic
gikhngquayvphng.tnhtcnglmtcuchuyn.Cthnngtinivthyhithmnhnhkhitora.
Olenavtilicngnhautrnlnminh.mnaynlplnhnhmtchicbnhnngtriradinhtrng.mquatuytri,chcmtcentimet
thinhngcngchotinhnh,nimhingicltuytphtrongvnctunnayri.Tirtvuivlicngmsao,cchiasbutriny
cngOlena.
Chngtimangchaichicchnrangoivchngtingiqunchnquanhmnh,ngidavonhau.Emthtlngungcnutiniultht
Olenanikhiqutmtiuthuc.yliuthuccuicngtbaticlntrc.Olenatttnhngn,nhnlntrikhihtmthicnhkiuchang
thmcmnngtribantngchoconngithuclvy.
Saochlikhngtin?CthhsbnemchomtnhkhchocmtchchakhcchchcchnskhnggiemvnhuchciDsaoth
chcngkhngbaogitinnhnglicamta,conimgi.Emcthtinkhng?Khongmttrmnmtrcmtacnglmthtrckhimbophthny
y.
TikhngthhnhdungclMamacngtngtrtrungmnhmaivhpdnnng.Tikhngthtngtngclcbtatrngkhngghtm
thny.lnhngconimmulnhcaiqunnhngnhthOlenaniBnhcnthncnhngkdnkhch.Mtabitiumtaaukhvmta
cngtngnhth.
Nhngbygittcnhngiumquantmltin.Nhiutin,thtnhiutin.ThgiinyrtccMilavtakhngccchnothayinc.
iuttnhtemcthlmclsngst.Vkhngcc?ilctakhngclachnnokhc.Embucphilmth.
Chkhngthccc.SaoembitcchchnhntiSaoembitchsnhthno?Chslmg?Tinchi,nuchphigitai,chs
lm.Thmch,chcthgitcem.Chnhntichmchm,nhmtctianhnddnhinrdinhtrng.
Trongmtthongchmtthongthitinghchyng.Chycthgitti,chysnsnglmmiiucsng.Chngtinghectingxe
anglntrnsi,chaiusngngingphtdy.Olenavidpttiuthucqugivahtcmtna.
Chuynquigthnh?Tirunrun,cnhnquacigtngxemcchuyngphadisnnhngkhngththyg.Emkhngtrngthyn.Chcng
trnxungbncnhtiquanst.Kiakachththokhithymtchicxengsaunhngthncy.nphacanctti,chngtichcnnhn
thynhnvnguixe.
Nubnlng,hainginngbcrakhixe.Vigiysauchngtinghetingchungca.Vocilcsmsathnymnhnggnng
cnhucurisao?Bnhmuncthamn.ChchtOlenanghinrngGibnchngsnhthcmtady.
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Chngtaphiquayliphngngaytrckhimtabitchngtarakhiphng.Chtrtxungmi,khngthmnhtchicchnlnnamngaylptc
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vkhch.
Tibquacas,theostOlena.Chngtiiquacacngc.Chicthangvncn,bngchngtcovtrcachngti.Olenaangbcxung
thangthtnhindngli.TinglahtcaMama.Olenanhntilcnyvnangngcacngc.Ticththynhmtsngquccachydici
bngcati.
Chngtinghetingng,nghetingcbpv,nhngbcchnnngnangvivtrnccbcthang.TingkucaMamagithnhtingrnla
aun.Ngaylptc,Olenatrongclnthang,ytisangmtbnkhichytroquacnhca.Chcingixung,kochicthanggpln.
Ncnnglnvcnhcacngccngli.QuaylichththmRaphangoiminh!Chuyngvy?Cii,Mila!Chngtivichyli
chiccas.Tilngichuiratrcnhngvqurunrytilmchnmnhbtrtrakhigtng,vibuvongngca,shi.
Olenanmchttaytitrongkhitiangtreollngbuca.Gichttaychchththm.Chkotiln,mikhilnkhibucaritivnkhngkhi
bnghong.Trngngcpthnhthch.ngcvngvnhthchnghinrng.Tilylibnhtnh,taytmhi,bmchcbucaritrnra,leoln
nhminh.
Olenacngitheongaysauti,llngnhmtconmo.Trongnh,incbtln,chngticththynhsngltquakhungcasphabn
di.Chngticngnghectingnhngbcchnchyvtingpcanhngcnhcacmra.LimttinghtkhngphicaMama.
nl,tinghtauncavosynlngnghngi.Olenakomychicchn:Troi,nhanhln.Trolncaovochbnhkhngthyc
chngta.KhitivOlenablntrncaothOlenaphasaucnglychngtccduvtintrnnntuyttrng.Chxacnhngduchchngtingi,
xahtmiduvtscmtcachngtiy.
Sauchycngtrolntheoti,lnphnnhcacascngc.Chngtinpyvrunry.tnhin,tinhra.ChicghtiththoChng
taqunchicghbndikiari.Qumunri.Nuhnhnthyn,hsbitchngtay.
Chnmtaytibpchtnhmunnghinntxngvy.ntrongcngcbtsng.Chngtipstvominh,khngdmnhcnhch.Mttingcch,
mtmngtuytrixungvnhngkkiastmrachngti.Tithytimmnhpmnhvchcrnghntadikiacngcthnghetingtimpmt.
Cnhcasmra.Mtgiytriqua.Anhtanhnthygbnngoi?Mtduchntrngtng?NhuvtOlenaxachaschhaynlithuht
ngikhcthsao?Sautithycnhcangli.TithramthinhnhmnhngngntaycaOlenansuvotayti.Cnhbo.
Anhtacthvncn.Cthanhtaangnghengng.Chngtinghetingpmnh,theosaultinghtmcnhcangknvnkhngngnni
nltra.Mttingrnlaaunlmtitotmhiht,rngmnh.TingnginnghtlnbngtingAnh:Chngu?Phicsua.
Su con im.H ang truy tm nhng c gi mt tch.Ting Mama nc n, van xin. Thc s b ta khng bit tht.Li mt ting uch.Ting ku ht ca
Mamalmgaictsng.Tiphibttailivpmtvotronglpmingbng.Tikhngthnghe,khngmunnghenhngkhngclachnnokhc.
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viitayngbng.Tinhmmt,utranhttng.Khngnhnthytic,khngnghethytic.liutitnhvimnhhngnghnln
thotkhimthanhauncaMama.
Khngnhn,khngnghethy.Khitinglahtimbtthtayticngcngvrngthangpvonhauvlnh.Tingngulnvthyncmt
cngthnhbngtrnm.HangbiOlenabo.Chngtinghetingcatrcmralnnavtingbcchntrnbuca.
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Ttrnmichngticthtrngthyhbcngangquang.Himkhngttin,tnhintrongnhrirachngticththyhumc
en.Mttrongbnhdngli,mitcngnmuvngcaanhtalrdinhsng.Anhtangoinhnlinginh,nhmtalntrnmi.
Trongvigiykinhhongtinghanhtanhnthybnti.Nhngnhsngltrongmtanhta,chngtivntrntrongbngti.Htrolnxerili
i.Mimtlcluchngtivnkhngngy.Mttrngrinhngtiasnglnhbng.myntnhnmcticthnghetingmchpcachnhmnh,
tingrngvavonhau.
CuicngcngthyOlenacamnh.ngtiththoNhhvncnngoikiathsao?Nhuhangquanst?Chngtakhngthctrn
minhcmc.Bnmnhsngbngmt.ithmmtchtnaich,mtchtthi!Nhngchytrtxungphadi,quaylichcascn
gc.
Tihongsvblimtmnh,vivngtheosau.nlctibcvobntrongththychbtutroxungthang.Tinhngmunhtln:
iemvi!Nhngtiqushinnichngthphtramthanhno.Tibngitrnthang,theoOlenaxungsnh.
ngchnthang,Olenatrngnhha,nhnxungphadi.Chnkhitinlignchtiminhnthyiukhngkhipgkhinchngnh
th.Katyanmchttrncuthang.Muthnhdngtrnccbcthangtrngnhmtthcncenvcylmtngiangngplntrong.
ngnhnvophngngOlenaboHchtcrigingchthtthn.Khngphitingcaconngimtingcamtcmy,lnhlng,vcm.
TinhkhnghquenbitOlenany,cylmtishi.Chixungthanggc,trnhnhngchcmu,trnhxccht.
LctheochnchtikhngkhinhnKatya.Tinhnthynivinnbnvocxuynquachicophngvnchicocmcmim.Ncnhng
bngccvngvdngch:HYVUIV.iKatya,tithmngh,githcukhngthvuivcna.chnthangmungthnhvng!Tinhnthy
nhngdugiytongangquanivphacachnh.
Chkhitimiphthinracnhcachkhph.Tingh:Chyi!Rakhinh,chyxungnhngbcthm,votrongrng.yslsgiithotca
chngti,chitdocachngti.NhngOlenakhngchyrakhinhlunmchyivngvngvotrongphngkhch.
Tiththo:Changuy?Chykhngtrlimtiptcivotrongbp.Olena!TilolngvichytheochChng ta i ngay thi, trc

khi...Tidnglingngca,taychengangmingbivtinghmnhsnnramt.Nhngvtmuytrntng,trntlnh.
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khngcOlena.
Bchylivibtcldokhnkipnoanggichnchytrongnginhny.Nhngchyirtcngquytvhontoncchchkhinti
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mlenttrongtrarinmchotiCmly.
Emcncqunom.TithyghnmcchngdmchmvochicmbivnlcaMama,ticththynhngsitcxuxcabtavncn
bmtrnm.Olenammtngnkona,lychicinthoidingvmtxptin,bo:ykhngphilttc.
Chcchncnhiuhnthny.Tichmunchytrnthi,nhngtibitchning.Chngticntin.Tiinchictqunocmtung.
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Cigibntrnvnchabngti.Tikonxungmthpgiy,vibcnhc.TithybcnhMatxcvavnhnggngmtangci.Mtph
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TikhngmunmccaMama.Ticthngithymihngcam,cimimenchua.Dthtivncmchng,bquasghtmcamnh.Mt
chicolen,mtchicokhoc,mtchickhnttcuckhocrangoibqunocati.Chngtinhanhchng,ynlngmccanginb
ngichttrongcnphngkbn.
catrc,chngtingpngngnglinhnchmchmvokhurng.Liunhnggkiacangibntikhng?Chngangngitrongchic
xecachngvbitthnochngticngxutuldin?KhngphiliOlenani,chnhccnghcatiKhngphingchnh.
Chng18
Gabrielchenvomccphngvin,mtditmngiphntcvngangltmimcaschcchmton.Cgnglignanhthycta
angngtrcngknhmyquay,nhnthyanhctakhngli,gichtchicmicrotrongkhiimithikhngmpmy.
TtngayiGabrielqutln.YnlngnongiquayphimboChngtiang...Ttngaycimicrokhnkipyi!Ny!Anhnghanhlciqui
g...Gabrielhtchicmyquaysangbn,ttntinvnhsngcngttlun.agnyrakhiyZoehtln.
CcbitcvalmcigkhnghGabrielniCcgh?Tianglmviccamnhctalngtrnh.Anhtinliphacta,cchtgtrong
mtanhlmctagitmnhliliphasauvaphichicxetruynhnhvkhngcnngluina.Ccthgitvtiriy.
Ti?CtavanivalcucbochaTiuphingiangcmsng.Cvanichohbitcylcnhst.Tichtngthuts
vic.Btchphuqusao?Nhngnltintcm,ngkhng?CbitcsthnokhngAnhtinlignhnvgnnhkhngthkmnnc
munbpcctaClmtconim.
Khng,tiphirtlicuny.Ccntithncmtconim.Ckhngchbnmnhmcnbnbtcnginokhc.Bob!Anhnghetingngi
quayphimquttoagnyrangoichokhutmtti.Lili,thangbntaychcnchcangiphquaytlnvaiGabriel.
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Anhkhngbitlmcchnocucem.Cngviccaanhlbovmingi.Vymanhkhngthbovcngimmnhyuthng
nht.Chunginthoicaanhrungln.Anhnhnrasxuthintrnmnhnhnnkhngtrli.lscabmJane.
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Lcanhcntrnxehcnggi,ngaysaukhibntincaZoecphtsng.AnhaniAngelaRizzoli(mJane),thuytphcFrank(bJane)khi
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kimsotcbnthn.
CytnggianhlngGiKinNhnvtrivitnhkhnngnycac,anhrtimm.GithemcththovanhriyJane.Cui
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Gabriel?Anhngthngngidy,quaylinhnththyMauranbnanhtlcno.TiphidpcimxicrichttityanhboTithl
ticthbcmnb.Thmtqugquayphimligiithotchocta.Tinghethyri.
BmJaneangy.Tithyhbiuxe.Hgichotingaysaukhibntincphtsng.Hangtmanhy.Tthnlanhnnngp
h.Tikhngthimtvihlcnyc.Tielanhcncthmmtchuynkhcnay.Chuyng?ThmtKorsakcngangy.
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cy.AnhtacngquenbitJanelunhanh.AnhkhngthchanhtanhnganhtacngquantmtiJanenhiulmy.Vng,tibitanhthdiTi
bit.
lnhngngirtyuquJane.KhngphichcmnhanhuGabriel.BarryFrostcngquanhysutti.ThmtCrowecngvy.Chng
tauangsphtmvlolngchocycdnglimtchtrithmTibit,chnhticngangshi.Anhquaynhnlnph.
Vphabnhvin.Liuticlmchohdchuchtnokhng?Githnmnhticngkhngchccgicbnhtnhkhngna.Anh s lm
c.Ttcutronguanhricnmtayanhaniino!ngpgianhcy,bnbcy.Mingicnnhauvolcny.
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Saocukhnggichotianhtahi.Tikhngclcnolmvic,Vince.Mithxynqunhanh...Hnicytrongcngy.
ng,anhning.Tinngiinthoi.Cth,nn,s,vtmytyi.CulmquigyDean?Cunghtikhngnggi?Cunghtikhng
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Cylbncati,khnkip!Tibit.Nhngchngtiangcgngkimsottnhhnh.Chngtikhngmuncnhbochbitccnhsttrong
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cngquantmticyNixonganhtaquaymti.Vng,tibitanhquantm.Ticngbitlanhyucynakckhianhkhngbaogichutha
nhniu.
ylldotisaochngtakhngthlbn.Chngtaumuncicy,nhngtimilngicychn.Cchuyngangxyratrong
KorsakhimvnkhngnhnanhCaibitkhng?Chngtikhngbitgc.Cibntinkhnkipkiacphtsngbamiphttrcmvncha
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Cthchngchangheclmnhangbtgimtcnhst.liumtianghyvngtimongchngkhngbit.Lnlinlccuicngca
bnhlbaogi?Hgivokhongnmgiarathathun.Thathung?Hmunmtbuiphngvntrctip.
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ilihsgiiphnghaicontin.Vythhylmthi,saolimtnhiuthigianvy?Cnhstchamunabtccngdnnovo.iu
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acyrakhichchttitytrckhi...ChunginthoicaGabriellirung,anhnhntrnnghchchnlbmJaneangmunnichuynvi
anh.Anhkhngthmchymic.Anhlyinthoivnhnmytrcconshinlntrnmnhnh.
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anhlngingtincy.
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anh.
HyvotrongnycngvitayphngvinmtvDean.Nichuynvichngti.Khixongthhynivimingiiuanhcnghe.Cc
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Joe?Joe?ChuyngvyKorsakhiAnhtanig?Gabrielkhngthmtrlianhta,lcnyanhchtptrunglmsaonicngdyin
thoi.Anhtralisvanhnvnntgi."...Smyqukhchvagihinkhnglinlcc..."Chuynquigth?Korsakmtkinnhn.
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Joegivodingcati.Hmitivo.Hmunnichuynviti.Stillmanngithngdy,mtlvngcnhin:Anhtagichocukhino?
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AnhslphnthngchochngStillmanboMtcontincpcao.nglnhthngthuyt.nglngilcnocngbolmchomichuyn
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Jane.
Tiskhnggitrgc,khngbyaic.Tischitheonglutcah.QumunriDeanStillmanniChngtaskhngtiptccitrny
thmna.Haicnhimvovtr.ino?FBIahntWashington.lmtichngkhngbxutsc.
ycngchnhliunghsConwaynivianh.Thigianmphnht.CnhstBostoncyucungtrnhsangmtbn.Nhimv
cachngtalmboantonchoitinphongkhihvotrongHayderni.Thkhinochuynnycthktthc?Chngtikhngbit.
ThcnvthathunngbnviJoe?Phngvin,ngiquayphim?Anhtavnnghchuynsdinra.Skhngcchuynna.Aib
n?FBI.ChngticngchaniviJoe.Anhtangthhaicontinrim?Chngtivnhyvnganhtaslmnhth.
tnhtcngchaimngsngtacthcuc.Nungkhnglmtheongthathun,nungkhnggiPeterLukasvothscbnmng
sngtutkhitayngy.Khitihyvngicnhimsvo.Gabrielnhnanhta.Cphingmuncmtcucthmst?Bivccnganglmnh
thy.
Ccngangchohaingihoangtngkianhngldochngtshoangtngcahlthc.Ccngsgith.Khnnn,clhning.By
gichnhanhcnganghtlnnhmtkhoangtngy.TilinghtilngiduynhtcntnhtoGabrielniriquaybcraca.
Anhnghetingngithngthuytgimnh.MtvDean?Gabrielvnbcthngnhngrocnhst.DeancuicngthStillmancnguikp
anhTichmunanhbitltikhngngvinhngkhochkia.Anhning.Nstrgibngmtbmu.Vythquinomnglichophp
iuxyra?Thticthngnncsao?HaylHayder?llnhtWashington.
Chngtiphingsangmtbnvhmtrchvnytbygi.tnhinhnghectinglahttmng,vngvynhbositchthn,
thngvphatrc.Chuyngangxyravy?Hnghetinglaht,nhnthynhngcnhcacmtungvmtnginngMgcPhirtcaototrong
bngphccangihlbcrangoi,theosaulhainhnvingiicucontin.
Anhtadngli,mtnheonheovbbaonhiunhnchiuvo.Sauanhtanhanhchngbcvmtchicxeangisn.Vigiysaumtngi
nngngitrongxeyccnhstBostonra.HthchinStillmanththmHgiiphnghaingi.NhngkhngphiJane.
Janevntrong.Mcuctkchcthdinrabtclcno.Anhtinvhngrocnhst.DeanStillmannivgitayanh.Gabrielquaylinhn
anhta:Chuynnycthktthcmkhngcnsdngnmtvinn.Hytivo.tinichuynvih.
FBIskhngchophp.CnhstBostonkimsotitinphong.Hyyucungicangchotiqua.Nhngncthlmtcibychtngi
y.VtitronganhnhnStillmanngbittiphilmvicny.ngbitylchittnhtmcyc.
Chittnhtbtcaitrongcc.Stillmanthdirigtu:Chccumaymn.Gabrielchuingiquadybngngnhintrngcacnh
st.Mtvincnhstchnanhli.Chocuyqua.CuysvotrongtanhStillmanbo.Nhngthangi...?MtvDeangilngithngthuyt
micachngta.
Chng19
MilaCOlenavtiukhngbitmnhangiu.Chngtichabaogiivokhurngnycthmchchngticngkhngbitninoi.Ti
khngittnncilnhngmthngvochnquaigiymng.DcchicobngvkhnqungcaMamativnrunlncmcp.
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nhsngcanginhgisaulngchngti,nhnlichthycbngtibaotrm.Chnlnhcng,tibclnnhngchiclcngphbng,c
gngtheohnhdngcaOlenaphatrc.Chyangkhoctheochicti.Hithphranhkhi.Bngvvndichnchngti.
Tichtnghvmtbphimchintranhtngxemhicnihc.PhimkvnhngngilnhMvai,vartlbcchntrntuyttitrn
tuyncahmttrnncNga.ngdngli.ngihi.Chhnhqun.ychnhliumtinghkhibcthpbccaobngrng.
Trcchngtitnhincnhsngleln.Olenadngli,gitayrahiuchotidngbc.Chngtingynlngnhnhngcicy,ditheonh
sngchuynng.Chngtinghethytinglpxenghintrnvahmt.Chngtivinpvomtbicy,tcdngng.
Chngtiractingci.Lcnychntikhngcncmgicgna.TiqumtmivphicgngtheokpOlena.Olenacnhmt
conrbtvy,lunluntinvphatrc.Chngtibtuthynhngnginhnhngchyvnchadngli.
Lcnychyltngchhuy,cntichlmttnlnhitheongichhuynhngchyucbitgnhiuhnti.Emkhngthbcthnymi
ctibo.Nhngchngtacngkhngthy.Nhnka,nginhkiavncnsngn.Chngtanhhgipxemsao.
Khngphibygi.Vychngtasphiithnybaoluna?Cm?Hayctun?nkhinotathycthdng.Vychcbitmnhang
iukhng?Chytngtquayli,vmtchlmtilnhngi.Thcbitsao?Tinphtmvicri.
Cchnglcithgc,chlmtconnhc,mtconthngungc.Emchmunbitchngtaangiuthim.Ttcnhngiuclmlcn
nhnvstmt.Tichuri.Tichnclmri.Chlinlybctintrongti,thodybucridimtnaxptinchoti.
y,cmlyvichokhutmtti.Nucthngminhthhyticonngcamnh.Saochlilmth?Tinimncmtchctrora.Khng
phivtismvchylngibnduynhtcati.Vtibittiangmtchy.Clmvngchnti,Mila.
Clmtibchmli.Tikhngmunlcnocngphitrngchngc.Tikhngphimc.Emkhngbaogimunth.Vysaockhngkhn
ngoanhn?Saochkhngngngkiuniccnyi?Chicxelmchngtingcnhin.Chngtimimtranhcinmckhngnhnrann
gn.
tnhinnhnphabaophlychngtinhbtbynhngconvt.Bnhxedngli.Nlmtchicxec,ngckunhngtingmtmi.Ngi
lixethuquacas:Haiquccngip.Anhtaninghenhmtcuhi,thngltnhthcachngtinhvym.
Trongmlnh,haingiphnngtrnngvng.Ttnhinlhcngipri.Tinhnanhtaimlng.Olenamilngiralnh,chylcno
cngth.Ngaylptcchthayihonton:dngi,gingni,cchnhhngnglmtOlenaquynrhngngy.Chycivnitingtronghng
bngtingAnh:Xechngtibhng.
Anhchochngtiinhckhng?Nginngnhnch.Anhtacnghinggkhng?Liuanhtacthychuyngkhuttttrongvicnykhng?
Tinghnvicchyngcvorng,trckhianhtagicnhst.Cuicngthanhtacngtrli,gingnibnhlng,khngcduhiugtralv
quynrcaOlenanhhngnanhta.
Cmttrmdchvtrnkia.Ticndnglixng.Tishixemcxekokhng?Chngtitrolnxe.Olenangitrnghtrc,tingigh
sau.Tictstinchyavotrongtivgiticththyncmcmtrongomnh.Tivncnangbcmnh,thytnthngvnhnglilc
ccachy.
Vistinnyticthtlocmkhngcnchy,khngcnaic.Tislmth.Nginngkhngnicunotrongkhilixe.Tronguti
nghanhtachphtlchngtithi,rngvianhtachngtichngcgthv.Sautichtthynhmtanhtatronggngchiuhu,tinhnraanhta
angquanstchaichngti.
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Trongimlng,anhtanhmtconmoangrnhmi.nhntrmdchvphatrc,chngtidngxebncnhtrmxng.Nginngra
ngoiixng,anhtanivichngti:TigimtxecuNirianhtaivotrongnh.Olenavtivnngitrnxe,khngbitsptisnhthno?
Quacaschngtinhnthyngilixeangngquythanhton.
Anhtachvochngtivngithungnnhcinthoi.AnhtaanggicnhsttiththmviOlenaChngtannithi.Chngtannchyi
ngaybygiTingncaxe,nhmraththymtchicxemuenivotrmdchv,ngaycnhxechngti.
Hainginngnhyrakhixe,chaiumcen.Mttrongshctcvng,ctngn,dnglnnhlngbnchi.Bnhnhnchngti.Mu
tinhngli.Chngtilnhngconvtbnhttrongxecamtngilvhaitnthsnangvyquanhphangoi.
Gtcvngngngayngoicaphatingi,gangnhnti.Cnti,cthtiangnhnthygngmtmMamanhnthylncui.Cngcth
lgngmtcuicngtithy.tnhingtcvngngnglnnhnvotrongtanh.Ticngxoayngivtrngthyanhlixecachngtibcra
vangivphaxe.
Anhtatrxongtin,angnhtvvoti.Anhtaichmli,nhnmynhnhaigangquanhqungnxecamnh.Ticthgipgccqung
anhhi.Gtcvngtrli:Chngticthhianhvicucch?Anhlai?TilmtvSteveUllmanFBI.
Ngilixecachngticvkhngbgyntngviuny,anhnmtthngnccnhtrmxng,ncraphnhngxednhbn.Thhai
anhmunnichuyngvitianhhikhilauncchyxungknh.Gtcvnglignngilixehnvnibnggingthp.
Tinghecnhngtphn...trnchy...nguyhim.Vysaoanhlihiti?ylxecaanhngkhng?ngngilixetnhincilnv
boGitiphiiy.Nuccngbnkhonthylvtivemhcy.Htrngnguyhimkhng?Gtcvnglicnhnbnanhta,cvngcnhin.
Hchngbitphinigna.Ngilixequaylitchicxvchcrini:ChcmaymnccchngtraiAnhmcaxetrolnghcnhOlenav
nitoXinliemyu.HkhngcchicAdvilno.Chngtasthtrmtipxemsao?Chngtilixei,vnkhngthyhaigkiaditheomnh.
Ganghhoyghilibinsxe.Khngaitrongxenicuno.Tivncnrunchngthnic.Tichcthnhnchmchmphngycangili
xe.Anhtavamicusngchngti.Cuicngthanhtacnglnting:Ccccnhkchotinghechuynlthnokhng?BnhlaanhOlena
boChngtikhngnguyhim.
VhcngkhngphilFBI.Anhbitiurisao?Ngilixenhnc:Ngheny,tikhngphithngngu.Tibitngaymichuynkhitinhn
thyh.Tibitltianggprcriri.Vynnhynisthtchoti,cch?Olenahichnch,bnggingniththo,chni:Hmungitchng
ti.
Ticngonthanhtalcuvcinhngkhngcvghihctrong.lncicamtngikhngthtincvovnricaanhta
Chai,ccvicglynhrngchuynkhnghay.Vyhlaivtisaolimungitccc?Vvicchngtinhnthytinay.
Cccnhnthyg?Olenanhnracas:Qunhiuth.Chngtinhnthyqunhiu.Lcnyxechngtirakhing,bnhxelnqua
nhngbibnt,isuvotrongrng.Xednglitrcmtnginhcbaoquanhbirtnhiucyci.Ntrngchtohnmtcnphngmtcht
mtthmchcnginghomisngtrong.
Nhngtrnncnhlicmtchothuphtsngln.ylnhanh?Olenahi.Nlnitisngmtcutrlitha.Anhtadngbachiccha
khamca.ngtrnthm,ianhtadngccloikhacamnh,tiquanstcccasucthanhchn.Trongmtthonggiytihichnch
bcvotrongvtinghvnginhmchngtitrnkhi.
Nhngnhngthanhchnnytithykhlkhc,nkhngdnggiamgingibntrongmgingibnngoi,khngchovo.Trongnhti
ngithymikhi,milenvmigm.Anhtachngthmbtnvithngvotrongcnphngtinhthanhrtngthctrongphngvy.
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Ncvhimmcvtiimyngynay.Anhniringiqutquedim.Lcnyticthtrngthyanhtaangqubnlsi.Nhngscgang
chcnhmlnvlabtunhymatrongl.nhsngphnchiulnmtanhta,gngmtanhtrngbunbunvcvhchchn.
Clctinghcthgilmtgngmtptrai.Nhngimtqusu,cmthlmchmvrulungychaco.Lclabngsngticth
quanstxungquanhcnphng,thmchcnthynnhhnvchngchngbo,tpchcaongt,nhngmutintccdnytrntng.
Chngkhpni,chnocngc.Tihnhdungncnhanhtasutngynhtmnhtrongphngngyquangy,thngquathngctritngmubo
mchcanhtamihiutrongcg.Tinhnquamykhungcacrochn,nhncicavibakha.Tingh:ylnhcamtngings.
Anhtanmtcitmra.Tibturunvthyctsngtrngtrong.Anhtalyramtkhurilikhat.Nhnkhusngtrntayanhtatihi
lili.Khngsaou.Khngcgphisanhnikhinhnthyvcnhgictrnmttimnaytiphigikhusngnygnmnh.
Tinghethyctingchungku.Anhhingngulnvtingng,gikhusngchctrongtay,tinligncas.Ccigchmphiphncm
ngbonganhtaniclchlmtconvtthi.Li...anhdnglinpbncasmtlt,tayttrnsng.
Tinhnhainginngtrmdchvnhntheoxechngti,ghilibinsxe.Gichchbitaishuchicxe.Chchbitanhtasng
y.Nginngtinliphangci,nmmtthanhvongla.Xonganhtangixungghvnhnchngti,sngtrni.
nhlanhynhttrongl.TitnJoe.Nichotibitccclai.TinhnOlena,chaichngtiuynlng.Tuynginngxalnycusng
chngtinhngchngtivncnrtshi.Ngheny,ccctlachn.Ccctrolnxeti.Bygiqumuncthcheytipriccquc
.
Cichtnnh.Lctitnhdytrivnchasngnhnglatronglsitn.iucuicngtinhctrckhingthipiltingca
OlenanichuynviJoertnhnhng.Bygi,quanhlalelicalsiticthnhnthychyangngcnhtitrntmthmsn.
Tivncnthybcvichvvnchathathcnhngiuchyniviti.Vigingcnglmtithytnhtoranhiu.Chngtikhngthi
cngnhaumic.Tingrcrccachicghlmtich.TinhnthynhsngxanhlcakhusngtrniJoevcmthyanhtaangquanst
mnh.
Clanhtangiquanstticmthiluri.nhthccydyanhtanivitiChngtaphiingaybygi.Tisao?Chngang
ngoikia.Chngangquanstnginh.Gcchntirunry,timpmnh,ingncas.Ttcnhnggtinhnthyphabnngoilbngtica
khurng.
Tinhnthysaolndnvmchuynsangmuxm.Tinghhvnxephangoinglnquanstngtnhanh bo Nhng
chngtaphiingaythitrckhitrisngAnhnixonglinngdynbnchictlyramtchicbal.Btcthgtrongtithncngchcchnl
kimloiOlenaanhgiringichy.
Olenatrmnhnhnanhnlcphiiri.Nucmunsng.Anhkhngachngtirabnglicatrcmkotmthmnhln.Tingithymi
tmcalngtsubndi.Anhthxungchicthangribochngti:inocccgi.Tiachoanhchictiritroxungtheosau.
Anhdngmtchicnpinsoi,ticthnhnthynhsngritrntng.VitNamnhngngidnhcngohmthnytrongnhmnh
anhvanivadnngNcthdnglmkhoctgithcn,nhngikhicthcusngh.inchdnganhlinmkha,ttchicn.
Anhnngkhcgtrnuln.Chngtitrorakhihm,votrongkhurngti.Anhdnchngtiraxakhinginh.Khngainicuno.Chngti
khngdmni.Mtlnnatilichbititheo,lcnocngllnhkhngbaogiltngc.Nhnglnnytitinvongidnng.
Joebctrongynlng,cvttincangibitmnhangiu,lmg.Tiingaysauanh.Bnhminhangdnln,ticththychnanhtp
tnh.Chntrianhphikolmtcht,clnanhquaylitithytrnmtanhlrsaun.Nhnganhvntiptcivphanhsngangln.
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Cuicng,quahngcyphatrctithymtnngtrangnt.Chngtilign,tichclchngcaisngc.Cccasbv,mtphnmi
nhbhng.NhngJoekhngivotrongnhmithngvonhkhoncngcvspnniri.Anhmkhavmcanhkho.
Bntronglmtchicxe.Tilunbnkhonkhngbitclcnomnhcnnnkhnganhnikhingivoghli.Titrovobngghsau,
cmtchicchnvmtchicgi.Dichncncmtthngthcn,chovingy.Joemmy,ngckulnsnsngvocuc.
Tightphilingsaunhngthnyanhninhngclcngnlcixamtthigian.Anhlmiunyvchngti?Tihianh.Anh
ngoinhnti:Tianglmnhngiucthotrakhircri.Haiquccvnhlmtidnsuvonri.
Anhlixerakhinhkho,chngtilibtuivoconngbibn,quanngtrangc,quanhngchicaot.tnhinchngtinghectingn
ln.Joedngxe,hknhcavnhnvphakhurngchngtivaikhi.Khienangbaylntrnungncy,nhnglnkhimangtheovtcginln
tricao.
TinghetingOlenakhc.Taytirunryvtotmhikhitngtngncnnhchngtivarikhiangbcchynghingt.Tinghnmitht
chy.Joekhngnig,anhchnhnctkhivivbnghongynlng.Tinghanhthythttvcivnricamnhkhinanhgpchngti.
Saumtlcanhthdi:Chai.Btknhngnginylaithhcngangquytchincng.Anhliquaynhnng.Tibitanhanglos,v
ticththytayanhrunruntrncnli.Anhththm:Ccquc.Tinghnlcphibinmtri..
Chng20
Janenhmchtmtvthycnaucamnhangtngln.Cuxinchuynnyquainhanh.Lmchonphidngli.Btndngli.Cthymhi
taratrnmtlccnaun,bngcothtnnickhngthkulnc,thmchcnkhngththni.Quakhemtccththynhsngmm,
ttcnhngmthanhgichltingmchptronghuytqun.
Cthycshoangmangtrongcnphng,thyJoeangrayucu.SauytnhinJanethycmtbntaycmlytaymnh,nmpvquen
thuc.Khngththc,cnghkhicncobpquaivhnhnhdnhinrtrcmtc.Cnhngngmtangcixungmnhvcvnrtbn
khon:Khng.
Khng.Anhkhngnny.Anhmlymtc,hnlntrn,lntcc.Mithsttthiemyu.Snthi.yliungngnnhtmanhtng
lmy.Anhbitlanhkhngphilngiccksngsutkhiciemanhci.Anhangnghgvy?Vem.
Chvemthi.MtvDeanJoegi.TtGabrielngdy.rtnhiulntrcyJanenhnchngvnghcthtmaymnvhnhphcnhng
chalnnocthyriuynhlnny.Anhkhngmangsng,khngboh,anhquaynhnJoebngnhmtrtkinnh:Tiy.
Gianhsvtiicrich?Saukhitanichuynxong.Saukhianhlngnghechngti.Tiangnghey.Anhphihaanhslmtheo
nhnggchngtibo.Anhskhngnhngiubchnvicngchngti.Tiniltisnghem.ylttcnhngganhyucu.
Anhcngnisthmingi.Anhcthmongcchtnhnghthkhng.ChngtikhngmunaichtcOlenani.Vythhychngminh
n.Hythmingira.Sautisngiyngheccnginlcnoccngimun.Hnggi,cthhngngylin.
Tyccngianhnhnthngnhngngiangbtgimnh,khngshi.Mtthongimlng.tnhinJoengvphatrc,cmtaybcsTamv
kocdy.iraca,bcsanhtaralnh.AnhtacngquaychvohaingiphntrnchicghkhcChaingina.
ngdy.Nhngngiphnvnkhngcng,hnhnJoevslmttrbpbm,rngnuhriithcthslktthccamnh.ngdy,
ii!Ctiptnthnthc,runryngdy.Lcngiphnkiamingdytheoc.HicngnhaumenracanibcsTamangngsng.
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Hnggibbtgikhinhthymttinhthnnmckhngthtincviccuicngricngktthc.ThmchkhibcsTamrancari
nhngcvnngoinhnJoe,losanhtasi.BaccthiJoeni.KhibangirakhiphngOlenalinngcavkhali.
Thcnvti?Ccngicngcyii.Tikhngth.Chanlc.Thathuncachngtal...Tingthcccontin,mtvDean.Ti
khngnisthai.Gabrieltcgin.Vanhnghtistinanh?Anhnghtistinnhngiuvvnmanhnisao?Janecmtaychng:Hyngheanhta
ni.
choanhtaniiuanhtamun.Gabrielthramthi:criJoe.Anhmunnigviti?Joelyhaichicgh,yngiaphngvtchng
idinnhau.Nomianh,tivanhcngngixungy.Vtispsinh.Cykhngthtrongnyluhncna.
OlenaschncyanhtachchicghTiskchoanhnghemtcuchuyn.GabrielnhnJane.Trongmtanhcnhnthycctnhyuv
slolng.Ailngictin?Joehicnhvy.Aislnhnthayc?Nhnchng,cngh:Skhngcaiemtintngbnganh.
Chmri,GabrielquaynhnJoe,hainginnggingiidinnhau.Cvnhmtcucgpmtthngnhhonho,chkhclmtngic
sng.OlenagingitrnghcngJane,taycnggimtkhusngtngt.Cvnhhaicpiangcngtmsvinhauvy.
Cpnossngstquamnay?Hnigvianhvti?FBInig?Mtviiu.Tilthnginngkhng?Mtknc.Mtkhoang
tng.ngth.Anhtinh?Tikhngcldonokhngtinc.Janequanstmtchngmnh.Danhnirtimtnhnhngtrongmtanhvncs
cngthngvgnccoli.
Anhbitnginngnybin,cngh,vymvncnvoy.Ttclvmnh...Ccongivlicmtcncothttiptheo.Ynlng.ngmt
tptrungGabriel.anhtalmcianhtamun.Cngilnsutronggh,rngnghincht,aun.Cdnmtlntrnnh,vomtimentrnlplt
trn.
Tptrungvomtimnhtnh.Vtquacnau.Trnnhmmvtrcmtcdngnhnlmtmtbintrngphau.Cnhmmtlinhmt
ngisaysnganglnhnhtrnnhngconsngngoibin.Minkhicnauduicmimmtra,nhmtvntptrungvotrnnh.
Cgthayi.gnvtbntrntrngixuthinmtlnh,cvrtkhnhnra.CnhnGabrielnhnganhkhngnhnc.Lcnyanhang
hontontptrungvonginngtrcmtmnh.Joehi:Anhcnghltibmttrkhng?Tikhngphibcstmthn.
TikhngtharamtquytnhnoGabrieltrlianhtasauvigiy.Anhivoyvsthymtkinangvungvysngtrongtay,ng
khnganhtangngivtrcliuhnivianh?Thnhthti.Anhthcsmuntithnhtht?Chcchn.
Hnitiangphiimtvihaikkhngb.yliuticnhhngtintheo.Joengiligh,mtcvdtn.Vyylcchhskt
thcvny.Ttnhinri.Hsktthcvnytheocch.VychngticcholloikhngbgchanhtanhnOlenarici,cthlChechen,
ngkhng?ng.
JohnBarsantisiuhnhvkchnyngkhng?Saoanhbitngta?LotatheochngtisuttVirginia.Ninochngtiticngthylota
xuthin.Tibitthnolotacngym.Lotachcangrtmunkokhatixccachngti.Anhkhngphicht.
asngchotivchngtasrangoicngnhau.Khngnsng,khngmu,tisgingli.Tuyt.Licncbomnany.Anhtivo
trongny.Cnghalmcnoyanhcngtintngti.Tikhngcphptinvobtcaic.Vysaotiliy?Bivtitchivicxung
mmkhngctiahyvngnovcngl.
Chngticachuynnylnboch.Chngtichuynchohcibngchngkhnkip.NhngkhngailmgcanhtanhnOlenaCh
choanhtathytiBallentreelmgc.Olenakotayolnncichrichvomtvtsoxux.Anhthycha?Chngchothgvotaycy?
Ballentree?Cphianhangnititponchuynbov?Cngnghmicrochipminht.
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MtcchBallentreetheoduvtshucan.CylmnhngngimchngchuynthngtMatxcvati.Mtngnhkinhdoanhnhonhm
Ballentreelmthm.Janelinhnlntrn.tnhincnhnralcnhngcilmitrnlpptrn.Clicnhnhainginng,hvntptrungvo
nhau.
Chngainhnlntrnc.Khngcaikhcngoicnhnthytrnnhangbchcthng.VyylttcvnhmbovGabrielnikhngbiul
chtcmxcno.Khngphibtcngithubovno.ChngtaangnivcngtyBallentree.TrctiplmvicviLuNmGcvNhTrng.
Chngtaangnivnhngngikimchngtlamilnchngtathamgiavomtcucchintranh.TisaoanhkhngnghlBallentreethu
ttcccvhpngln?VhshuNhTrng.TightphiniraiunyJoe,nhngnkhngphimtthuytgmimc.
Ballentreelnikinhkhipcattcmingi.Rtnhiungicngmunlth.Olenacthlmciu.BngcchnoGabrielngcnhin
nhnsangcgi.CybitvicbnhlmAshburn.Cybitlloinginhthno.
Janevnangnhnlntrn,chiuciucangnhnthy.Nhnglunghimnhangtaxungttrnnhnglthng.Gas.Hangga
gymvophng.Cnhnchngmnh.Anhycbitchuynnysxyrakhng?Anhycbitkhochnykhng?Khngaikhcnhnraccktn
cngvoc.
Khngainhnravictkchbtu,botrcbngvicphunkhga.Chngtaanghtnvo.nglcyccmthycmtcncothtna.i
Chai.Khngphilcny.Khngphilcttcnhngthnychunbktthc.Cnmlytmmgh,chicnaulnnnhim.
Ttcnhngthccthlmlcnylnmchttmmghvcgngchocnauquai.Lnnycvthn,cngh,thcsrtt.Nhngcn
aukhngbaogitcticcimvtnhintmmnhtanchytrongtayc.Cthymnhnhchmsu,chmsuxung,chmvomtgicng
ngtngo.
Tronglclngicnghetingsngn,tingthtcanng,nghethygingGabrielmhgitncnhninoxalm.Cnaugiquatht.C
ciglnngic,cigmmmmphlnmtc.Cinmtay,cmgicaivuttrnmt.Ricnhngtingththo,nhngtngmckhnghiu
c.
Nhngtrtnh,rtkhnkhon.lttcnhnggcnghectrongtingsng,tingcnhcabp.Cnghlmtbmt.Ctaangni
chomnhmtbmt.Mila.Milabit.Mttingsngvanglnvcigmmtrntrnmtc.Gabriel,cngh.
Anhu?HAIMIMTTrongmthanhcatingsngutin,nhngngittpbnngoinhdnli.TimMauranhngngp.ichinthut
lmaivngngoichoivtrangtinvobntrong.Mauranhnthyvlongitrngngmtmtvincnhst.Ttcmingiuangchinghe
nhngcuutinvtnhhnhdinbinbntrong.
Khngaidichuyn.Khngaixngvotanh.Hangchgvynh?Loacnhsttnhinvangln:"Tanhanton!itkchrangoiv
tanhgicanton.Nhnvinyt.Chngticncng"iMedQchylntrc,quahngrocnhstnhngichyncrtchyquavch
ch.
Dibngvngcacnhstbtlmmnghnlon.CnhnhbovquayphimcngnnkovphabnhvinchodcnhstBostonckm
hlili.Mtchicmybaylnthnglnvngvngtrncao.Quanhngmthanhm,MauranghegingKorsakhtln:Tilcnhst.
Khnkip!Bncatitrong.Chotiqua!AnhtanhnthyclingiBcs,cnnxemcycsaokhng.Maurailnphatrcchhngro.
Cnhstnhnthcacrilcu.HcnchmscnhngngicnsngtrcbcsIsles.Tilbcs.Ticthgiph.
Tingcbtingmybaybntrnti.Vincnhstbmttptrungvphiqutmtphngvinlili.TranhthlcyMaurachyquaanhtavotrong
bnhvin,nghnnhngiukinhhimcspnhnthy.Khicangidchnhlangtiphngsiumthmtchiccngcyvphacbihai
nhnvincpcu.
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C ly tay che ming khng ni c thnh li khi thy ngi nm trn cng. C thy mt ph n vi ci bng bu, tc en. C ngh: Khng, Cha i.
Khng.JaneRizzolimnhphymu.Vogiyphty,ttcnhnggchcvynhtbc.Qushi,cchtptrungnhnvomu,chmu.
Qunhiumu.SaukhixeyiquacthyngccaJanennglnhxung,thytaycng.Janephikhngcgi.icuthngvnvi
vngchuynchicbngthngiquaphng.Mauraphiuitheoh.i!Tnhtrngcacythno?Mtngichuynthngnhnc:Nginysp
sinhri.
ChngtiphiacynbnhvinBrigham.Thcnsmuny...Khngphimucacy.Vycaai?Cgitrongkia.Ctaskhngiu
cnaanhtadmtnmmxungdisn.Mauravnnhntheochiccngchonkhincarakhica.
Cquayli,chydctheohnhlang,quamcuthngvcnhstBostonthngvtrungtmcavkhnghong.Maura?Gingnictlnyut.C
thyGabrielangcngidytrnmtchiccng,mteomtndngkh.Mtchaincmuiangcnitruynvotayanh.
Anhkhngsaoch?Hirnr,anhnngudy:Ch...hichngmt.Nhnvincpcubo:ldonhhngcakhgas.Tivatruynnccho
anhy.Anhycnnghngimtlt.Gingnhbgymym.Gabrielnngchicmtndngkhln:Jane...Tivatrngthycy.
Cykhngsao.NgitaangchuyncynbnhvinBrighamMauratrli.Tikhngthngiythmcna.Chuyngxyratrong
vy?Chngtinghectingsng.TikhngnhGabriellcu.Mtncaanh.AnhcncoxyNhnvincpcunhc.
HkhngcnphilmcchnyGabrielboTicththuytphchrakhi.Ticthkhuynhuhng.Nyanh,anhcneomtn
vo.KhngGabrielhtraTicnbnvti.ylttcnhnggticnlm.Anhchaic.Gabriel,anhtaningyMauraboNhnanh
xem,ngdycnkhngnina.
Cnmxungnghimtlt.TischanhtibnhvinBrigham.Nhngphichchoanhbnhphcli.ChmtltthiGabrielyutnmxung
chiccngTiskhechtrong...Tisquayli.Ctinvphngsium.Lccbcvo,thutinpvomtclmu,rtnhiumu.
Lcnocngth,mulunthuhtschcamingi.Nhngvtmukinhhongnhanghttolnrng:Cgrtkinhkhng,cckkinhkhng
xyray.Dcgnchcnginngngvyquanhphngvicuthngvncnnhngcchtptrungvonhngbngchngrrngv
cicht,bnytrntng.
Clicnhnncthcangiphnanggctrngh,tcbtymuxaxungsn.Trcy,cchabaogithychongvngkhinhnthy
mucvymgicthymnhngkhngvngvhilongchongtrccnhny.Chcldohiungcakhgascngh.
Chcnvnchabayht.Cnghethytingcalpnhaxoxo,quanhnmmcthymttmvitrngctritrnnn.Cthymtv
BarsantiviyHayderangngcnhhainginngeogngtaychunbcuncixccaJosephRokeli.Ccnganglmgvy?Chaaibitv
scmtcac.
Sao cc ng li di chuyn nhng ci xc?Hai ngi n ng ang nghing mnh trn ci xc dng li, nhn Barsanti. Chng s c chuyn v
WashingtonBarsantibo.ngkhngcdichuynbtccigchonkhicngibngimnhphpyticnirinhnhainginngang
nhkokhachictixcCcanhlai?Ccanhkhnglmvicchochngti.
HlnhnvinFBIBarsantitrli.Githctnhtohonton,cnchngmtbnitcginxai.Saoccanhlimanghi?Bcsca
chngtislmkhmnghim.Tichachophpchuynxci.ChlvngiytthimbcsIsles.
Tiskhngkn.Nhngngikhctrongphngangquansth.Ttcnhngnginngngxungquanhphng,iyHayder,ccnhst
Bostonna.BcsIslesBarsantithdiTisaoliphitranhcinhvy?CnhnHayder:Nhngnginychttrongabngiiquytcachngti.
6/22/2017 BinMt
ngbitlchngtiphichutrchnhimkhmnghim.CnicnhckhngtinvoFBIvyBarsantini.Chnhngmikhngngtin.Cbcn
trcmtngta:Tichabaoginghethymtligiithchhplnochovicxuthincangy,mtvBarsanti.
ngthamgiavoylmg?NhngnginylnghiphmtrongvgitngiNewHaven.Titinccngbitiuri.Chngltiphmlin
bang.iukhnggiithchcvictisaonglimunchuynnhngcixc.Csnhncbocokhmnghim.
ngstisphthinraiug?Cbitkhng,bcsIsles.Cangninhngiuhoangtnggingmyngiriyngtaquaysangpha
nhngngiangcnhxccaRokeningtixcli.CcanhkhngcngtinMauranirirtinthoigiAbeBristolChngtachin
trngcichtyAbe.
Ri,tivaxemtivi.Cbaonhiu?Hai.Chaiulkbtgicontinbgittrongvtkch.FBIangnhchuynnhngcixcvWashington.
Ch.utinlFBIbnhvgihlimunlmkhmnghim?Chuynquigth?Ticngnghanhsninhth.
CmnvnghticttinthoirinhnBarsantiPhngkhmnghimtchivicchuynnhngcixcny.nghrikhiphng.Saukhi
cnhstxongvicychngtischuynnhngthcnlitinhxc.Barsantinhphninhngcchnhnngtabngnhmtlnhlngvihm
khngctranhlungthmna.
i y Hayder c ni Ti c cn gi cho vn phng chnh ph v vic ny khng?Hayder th di. Khng. y l thm quyn ca c anh ta nhn
BarsantiCvbnphpysmtrchvny.Khngnimtli,Barsanticngngicangtarakhiphng.Citheohvngnhnkhihticuihnh
lang.
Hintrngcicht,cngh,sphigiiquytnhnhngvkhc.KhngphibiFBImphngiutranmngcaBoston.Cangnhgiintip
chothmtMooreththychiccngngoisnhtrngtrn.icuthngangthudnc.MtvDeanu?Nginngnmtrncicngy?
Khngchuli.
ngdyvirangoiri.Ccanhkhngngnanhta?Thac,khnggcthcncanhta.Anhtanianhtaphibnvmnh.Anhtai
bngcchno?Mtanhchnguhichanhtai.Mtcnhst,tinghth.VinceKorsak,cngh.GichchitivinBrighamri.
Janekhngthnhcllmthnocncninymtnicnhsngchilavnhngkhunmteokhutrang.Cchnhcmtcht
vy.Tinghtcanhngnginng.Tingxey.nhnsngchi.Ricitrntrngquayvngkhicbyticnphngny.
CclintchivGabrielnhngkhngaicthnichocbitanhu.Hayhsphinira?Bm,canglmttlmbcsbo.Janechp
mtnhnimtxanhangvuivcinhnxungcquachickhutrangbcs.Khngphittcutt,cngh.
Chngtingraphiy.Ticnanhy.Vngcgitilbmna.KhinocthyccncobpthcgngrncchbcsboVc
tiptcrnnh.Aiphigiini.TimunbittinvGabriel.Chngtasphichoabraitrc.
Khng,ngphilmiutimuntrc.ngcn...ngcn...clyhivcnaulin.Cnaulntinhimnhrthtsclccac.Sao
nhngnginykhngchunghecnh?No,rnino!Sprari!Cht...titNo.Rn!Chnhnkhicnaudngln.
Lyhtsclcccgngrnvthytrcmtmnhmivtnhtismli.Cchngcnnghetingbcsna,cngkhngnhnthynginng
trongchicoxanhbnhvinvabcvo.Vimttinggo,cnmlixungbnvnmth.Chnkhinginngcixungmtc,bngchicu
xungttrnnhncmiththo.
Gabriel.Anhnmtaycrivuttccraphasau.Anhyri.Anhngayy.Emkhngnh.Emkhngnhchuyngxyra...Ginkhng
cnquantrngna.C,c.Emcncbit.Limtcnauna.Clyhivnmchttayanh,buchtlynnhthsprixungvcsu.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Rnibcsbo.Ccongivphatrc,micbpuhotng,ttcnhnheitrcmt.Spcri.Cln.Thinoconyu.ng
cnguthna.Gipm,raino!Cgnnhthtln,chngchyrt.tnhinccmthymtdngmugiahaichnmnh.
Tingkhccubnnhtingcamtconmo.cribcsnichngtacconb.Conb?Gabrielci,ginganhnhhatrncngncmt.
AnhhnlntcJane.Mtbgi.Chngtaccongi.Conbthtnngny.Nhnxemnybcsni.Janequayunhnbntaybxuangvungvy,
khunmthnghngnhnnh.
Vtcmuenrtnhiutcen,angdnhbtvodau.Cnhnnkhicytdngkhnlaukhvbcnvochn.Ccmunbkhng,bm?
Janekhngthnictno.Chngnhbhnknli.Cchcthnhncisinhlinhnhbvactvotaymnh.
Cnhngngmtsnglnvkhc.abgiygianhmunthotrakhichicchn,thotrakhivngtaymn.Cthtconlcamkhng?C
tngtngtngnslkhonhkhcngnhkhicnhnvomtatrmisinhvthytnhcmcantrongy.
Nhnglcnytrongchngthycchttnhcmno,chthysvngvcackhiatrccgiyra.Ttcnhnggcthykhinhncongimnh
lmtsinhlinhangcuginviimtsnghpvnmtaysitcht.Cisinhlinhytnhincttinggonhphni.
Chng21
Janebnhthcbitianngchiuvoquakhungcasphngbnh.CnhnGabriel,anhangnmngtrnchicgingbncnh.Trnuanhc
nhnthycmysitcbcmtrcychac.Anhvnmcchicotmhmtrc,tayocnhngvtmukh.Mucaaivynh?Cmnhn
ccangnhnmnh,anhmmt,nheolivnngmttri.
Chobuisng,ngbcni.Anhcihimtmi:ngbnghbmnnngtipithhn.Emkhngth.ylcthlchicuicng
chngtacngynmtlty.Mtkhiatrvnhchngtaskhngcnhiuthginghngiu.
Emcncbit,Gabriel.Anhchakchoemchuyngxyra.Ncitttrngngmtanh.Anhngidy,xoamt.Trnganhtnhinnhgi
ivcckmtmi.Hchtcri.Chai?Hbbnchtkhicuctkchdinra.ylnhngiumiyHaydernichoanhbit.
Anhnichuynvingtakhino?ngtatimqua.Lcyemng,anhkhngmunnhthcem.Cnhnlntrnnh.Emcgngnh.
Chai.Emkhngnhcbtcthg.Anhcngvy.Hdngkhgasgym.liuMauranichoanhbit.Cnhnanh:Vyanhkhngthy
chuyngxyra?AnhkhngbitHayderniththaynidingkhng?AnhbitJoevOlenacht.
icpcuxemxthaicixc.Janeimlngmtlc,cnhlinhngkhonhkhccuicnglctrongcnphng.CnhcnhGabrielvJoeang
ngi i mt ni chuyn vi nhau. Joe mun ni vi chng ta iu g , c ngh. Nhng anh ta khng bao gi c c hi kt thc... C phi kt thc mi
chuyntheocchkhngchiChaingicnhtthitphibgitnhthkhng?Anhngdy,nbncas.
Nhnrangoi,anhbo:lmtcchchcchnnhtktthcsvic.Ttcchngtaubbttnh.Githliukhngcnthit.Rrngli
tkchnghrnglcnthit.Cnhnlngchng:TtcnhngthinrmJoeni,khngcglthtcngkhnganh?Anhkhngbit.
MtconchpinttrongtayOlenangkhng?FBIangtruyuihphikhng?Hulnhngkhoangtng?Anhkhngtrli.Thicc
niNichoembitiuanhangngh.AnhquaynginhncSaoBarsantiliy?Anhchanhnccutrlithchhpnochovicny.
AnhkimtraVnphngcha?TtcnhngganhnhnctvnphngFBIlBarsanticmtnhimvcbitlinquannTan.Khng
ainichoanhbitiugkhc.Tiqua,lcnichuynviDavidSilvernhcanghsConwayngtachobitlngtacngkhnghbitlFBIcthamgia
trongvny.
6/22/2017 BinMt
VyJoechcchnkhngtintngFBI?Vgithanhtacht.Cnhnanh.Anhanglmemthysy.Anhlmemthybnkhon...Tinggca
vanglnlmcgitmnh.TimpmnhcquayranhnthyAngelaRizzolithuvophng.Janie,condycha?Chngtacthvothmckhng?
iJanecisungsngChom.
Conbrttuyt,thtsrttuyt!Chngtavanhnnquacaknh.Angelabcvophng,hhimangnchoJanencxnghmvmihng
nhnhngmJanelunchornglthhngthmtuytnhttrni:Minhbpcamc.isauvmnh,FrankRizzolibcvovimtbhoaln
nnitrngngnhmtnhthmhimanglurakhikhurnggi.
Thnocongi?Conthyrtkho,b.Connhclmmtrongphngtrssinhy.Nchcphicmyphimt.Mikeycngsnthmcon
saugilmAngelaniNhnxem,mmangnchoconspaghettithtcuy.Conkhngcnphinichombitthcnbnhvinthno.
NhngdsaothsngnayhmanggchoconBnkhayn,nhcnpylnChai,nhnmtrngnyxemFrank!Trngcnhcao
suvy!Cphihclmthcnnhthnykhngnh?KhngcchuyngvianhcngkhngFrankniviGabrielCongivnlnhtphi
khngGabe?Nhngconsphitrngchngny.
Khinmisutuiconsphigicccubxaxara.Misu?Bi.LcthconchimphirikhitriJaneni.Conangnig?ngni
vibrnglcconmisu...Vyconnhginlgconyu?Mkhngtinlccconvnchachnccitnno.
Ticonvnangsuynghvvic.Nghgch?ttntheotncabngoiconRegina.Nhngconbcbngoikhc,embitmFrankni.
ThcaiginlIgnatiakhng?Nkhngttchomcon.JanenhnvphaniGabrielngvthyanhangdavocas,mtmchiu.
AnhyvnangnghvJosephRoke.Vncnbnkhonvcichtcaanhta.Ctinggca,limtngihhngnaghuvo.Cho,Rizzoli
GingVinceKorsakEmlidabcxngrihanh ta bc vo trong mang theo mt chm ba qu bng bay l lng trn u Thy th no h ng b
Rizzoli?Chcmngnhngngbbmmi!ThmtKorsakAngelaboAnhcikhng?TimangnymnspaghettimJanertthch.
Chngticngmangtheocagiynay.Ngony,nhngtiangnkingthab.Spaghettithtcuy.i,bngllmtr,cncthuyt
phcmtngiangnkingnacyanhtanirikhuakhongngntaybommcaanhtatrcAngela,cigil.
Chai,Janengh,Korsakangtntnhmmnhka.Mnhkhngnghlthchnhncnhny.Frank,anhlygipemmyciarackhng?N
trongtiy.Mic10gisngthim.ngintrau?ThmtKorsakangi.Anhtavaniviblanhtaangnkingricng.
Saobkhngchungheanhtanh?Limttinggcana.Lnnylcytbcvoytheomtchicni.XoaychicxengngingcaJane,
ctuynb:nlcthmmrivbatrlntvotayJane.Angelesnnhchimnhnthymi.ngnhnnyFrank.
Chai,ntuytqu.Nhncimtnhxuka.Saomtinhnccch?Bchehtnricnu.Nccimingcam...Hm,ylmtci
khoey.Janie,connnthchonni.Concntptrckhisacacontrnra.Janenhnxungquanhphngvibaonhiukhngiquanhging.
M.Conkhngthcsthoimivi...Cngnglinhnxungatrkhintnhinhtmln.Gimphilmg?Clconbmunnichuyn.
Trconm,anochngth.CngcthniKorsakgiAnhcngth.atrcngkhctohn.mbnnoAngelabo.
AimilmychFrankboconncntpdnchoquen.ngkhngmunatrckhcmich?Clnsthinubchongntayvo
mingn.yliuchngtahaylmviconyJanie.Gingnhthny...iFrank!ngratayschscha?TinginthoicaGabrielvang
ln.
Janenhnchngkhianhnghemyvthyanhnhnmtnhnngh.Cnghethyanhni:Tikhngnghcthlmngaybygi.Saockhnglm
tipmkhngctinh?Gabriel?Aigith?Maura.CyangbtumkhmnghimxccaOlena.Anhnnn.Anhghtphixaem.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Khng,anhcn.atrcngkhcdhn.Chntaykhuakhongnhmunthotrakhivngtaymn.MttronghaitaphiJaneni.Em
chclemkhngsaoch?Nhnmingiquanhyxem,emsy,khngiuu.ii.GabrielcixunghncAnhsgpemsau.
Yuem.KhngtngtngniAngelalcukhngngkhithyGabrielriphngMkhngtinc.Ghm?Nbvvaconmisinh
chyixemmtcixccctxsao?Janecinhnanhangkhc,mtln.Cthdi.Conchcmnhcthicnganhy.
LcGabrielmcokhoc,bcgiyvbcvophngkhmngimthMauramxonglngngcvangxemxtkhoangngc.CvYoshimakhng
nivinhaucunotrongkhicangctnhngmchmuvdychnggiiphngtimvphicacixc.Clmvictrongimlng,imtkhngth
hinchtcmxcno.
NuGabrielkhngbitcthchcanhsgaingikhinhnthycnhvy.AnhnriyMaurani.Ticlchuyngquantrngkhng?Cha
cgngngcnhincCnhnxungOlenaCngmtcnphng,cngmtcixc.Thtllyllnthhaitinhnthyngiphnnycht.
Lnnycychttht,Gabrielngh.Janethno?Cykhe.Lcnythhikhchumtchtvccvkhch,tinghth.Thcnatrchi
khithbungphimuhngvotrongchu.Bungphinyskhngbaogicnchakhvmuna.Rtp.
Bncn,hailng,mingntayvmingnchn.TrngnrtgingJane.LnutinthytrongmtMauranhlnnci.Tnnlg?Lcny
thvnl"cbRizzoliDean".Timongnssmthayi.Tikhngbit.Tiangthybtuthchmthanhcanri.
Thtkhngphikhilininnhngchuynvuimnghnhphcnhthkhimtngichtangnmtrcmth.Anhnghtiaconginhca
mnhkhivahtthlungkhutin,khivachoicngllccthOlenalnhngt.ChiunaytisghbnhvinthmcyMaurabohayl
cychnngyviccvkhchri?Tintii,cslmttrongsnhngngicchonthcs.
ThmtKorsakncha?Bngbayrittcmith.BcVincegittbng.ngcnhoanhta.Bituanhtalitnhnguynlmngitrng
trthsao?ngthmtatrcn.Aidyncchchothtto.Korsaklmtngitt.RtttMauraci.
Ngoitrmtiulanhtayuvti.Mauratdaoxung,nhnGabriel.Anhtamuncychnhphc.Vanhtacthnhnthychaingi
unhvyCmlicondaocnithmAnhvJanelmchottcchngtihyvng.Ttcchngti?lnhngngicncthntrnthgiinyy,
anhngh.
Cchytluanhcnglmttrongsm.Anhnhncangxemxtklngtngmchvnh.Clmrtimtnh,thmchngaykhicmtritim
camtxcchttrongtayccngnhvy.Chicdaorchmtngtrntim.Cdngmyd,cnvo.CnMauraIslesdngnhckhachtcnhca
tritimmnh.
AnhnhngngmtngiphnmmingichbitmicitnOlena.Vigitrcmnhangnichuynvicy,anhngh.imtnyangnhn
mnh.Thmbyginmc,vtrivgic.Mucgtsch,vinnlmthnhmtlthngmuhngtrnthidngbntri.
Trngnhnthnhy.CnnhngvtthngkhchngbntrinacnirichvotmphimchpXquangngvoxngsng.Nhngvt
thngyanhnhnxungmtcgiymilphtgytvong.itkchrrngkhngchohchino.
JosephRokecngbbnvou.Clmkhmnghimri?BcsBristollmxongmtgitrc.Tisaoliphigith.Hangbnhtnhli.Tt
cchngtiuangbnhtnhgiiquyttnhhnh.Mauranhnngphiangtrnbn.Hcthcunthucnquanhngitn.
Nhngkhngcthucn.Nhngnginykhngphiqunkhngb.igiicukhnghiuiu.Hnnacmtmiquantmllngkhgas
gymhdng.AnhcbitloikhgymcdngtrongvnhhtMatxcvakhng?C.Matxcva,ngyrtnhiunguyhi,vycng
th.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Thmhlidngmtthtngtnhvychomtphnangmangthai.Bothaiskhngchuclu.Vthcuctkchphithtnhanhgn.
Chclcchhktthcvny.Vycnghhnirngvicnsnglcnthit.yliumtrungyStillmancnichobit.
CnhstBostonkhngcbtcvaitrnotrongkhochtkchcngnhthihnhn.QuaynhnmyphimchpXquangangctreotrncao,
Gabrielhic:CinylcaOlena?ngth.Anhlignnhnchor.Anhthycmtvttrnhps.Cihnhduphyylgth?lmt
mnhvbmcgiahpsvdau.
Mtmnhchbrirakhinvavoxng.Chngtacbitthnhvinnocaitkchbnphtnvounykhng?CHaydercngkhng
cdanhschtncah.nkhiihintrngnxemxtthcitkchangtrnngtrvWashingtonri.
Hdnschttcmithtrckhii.Vkh,vn,ttc.HcnlycchictimJosephRokemangvotrongtanh.Hchlichochngta
nhngcixc.ylcchthgiivnhnhbygiyMaura.LuNmGccquynhnhcnhngiquncamnhnbtcthnhphMno.
Tisnivianhviiuctcondaoxungrinhnanhiunylmtirtlongi.Mylinlcnibku.Maurangclnkhithycthkni
quangnghe:BcsIsles,mtvBarsantiangudy.ngymunnichuynvich.Cnigvingta.
Khnggc.Tt.HyniltisgichongtasaucdngliKhinoticthigian.Chbitlngyangcuy.Vythckhngcnphi
lchsvingtanaMauranhnYoshimaChngtahylmchoxongtrckhilibcanthiplnna.Clmvicviphnbng,lyrangoigan,ccl
lchvmtchuidirut.
Tiptcviphnddycthybntronghontontrngkhng,chctchtmuxanhcnbmlitrnthnh.Gan,llch,ttcubnhthngc
ghich.Gabrielnhnddytrngtrnvchtnghmnhcngangtrongtnhtrngnhth.NhnxungmtOlenaanhngh:Mtkhibnbmxbndi
lpdathkcnhngngiphnpnhtcnggingnhnhngngikhc.
Mtngcccquannitngnmsaulpcbp.criMauranikhicnhnsuhnvotrongcckhoangTicththyninhngvinn
khciqua.Nstquaxngsngvchintngchymutrong.Anhcthtreonhngtmphimchpphnbngvphnngclnkhng?tikim
travtrcahaivinnkia.
Yoshima tho nhng tm phim trc ra v treo nhng tm phim Maura yu cu ln. Nhng hnh nh l m ca tim v phi hin ln pha sau nhng r
xngc.Quaccbphnnitngcththyvinnnmnhmtimsngtrnxngsng.GabrielnhntmphimmtltritnhinnhraiuJoe
nivianhtrongbnhvin.
Khngcphimchpcnhtayanhni.TrtrnghpcbitcnkhngchngtitkhichpchntayYoshimani.Clanhnnlm.Tisao
Maurangcnhn.Gabrielquaylichchicbn,kimtracnhtaytricannnhnribo:Nhnvtkhunymxem.
Cnghthnovn?Mauralignkimtracnhtay.Ticththyn,ngaybntrncich.ckhurttt.Tikhngthycbtciugl.
ThnlmsaocquaysanghiGabriel.Joenichotimtchuyn.Tibitlnghecvinrnhng...Chuyng?Anhtanirngmtconchipin
tccytrongcnhtaycacta.
Ngayy,bndidalntheoduvtcacta.Mauranhnanhmthi.tnhincci.Nghecvkhngbnhthnglm.Tibit,tibitl
nnhthm.Mt cch c in. Chnh ph cy chip in t.Gabriel quay nhn phim X quang ln na: C c bit ti sao Barsanti li rt nn nng chuyn
nhngcixcikhng?ngtanghcstmraciugchng?MauraimlngnhncnhtaycaOlena.
Ticthchpphimcnhtayyngaybygi,chmtmtviphtthimYoshimabo.Nchcchnstnthigiannhnggichngtaphigii
quytccnghivnngaylptcMaurathdithogngtayra.Trongnngchiu,MauravGabrielngbncasnhnrangoitrongkhichYoshimachp
phimcnhtay.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Mauraning,Gabrielngh.Cinycthsrtmtthigian.Nhnganhphikhngnhchcchnlsththaychotng.AnhthyMauralic
nhnnghtrntng.Anhbitlcangmunmaumauktthcvicctxny.Cnmtphnquantrngtrongvickhmnghimlphnuvcvn
chalmc.
LcYoshimaivophngmnhMaurabo.cri,anhyxongri.Quaylivicngviccachngtathi.Mauraeomtigngtaymiriili
chbnxc.Ccmdaorchmtngtrnmitcen.Thtkinhhikhiphichngkinmtcgipliphinhthny.
BngmtngctngtMauralitngdaultplnmtcgi.Yoshimaxuthin.TinsIsles.Phimchpxongcha?Xongri.Vcthg
y.GcMauralicnhn.CcththyndilpdaanhtaniritreotmphimlnLcinyanhchvotmphim.
Mauranbntmphimnhnchor.Clngngikhinhnthymtmnhmutrngnmgiaccm.ykhngphiltnhin.Cinyldocon
ngitoraGabrielniCcnghl...NkhngphimtconchipMaurabo.Cgym.Nkhngphibngkimloi.
Nkhngc.Vychngtaangthyg?HytmranMauraniriquaylichcixc,cmdaoln.Crchmtngsuqualpda,thng
voccc.Bnhnhnnychcschngphnnnvmtvtctxunhthtrncnhtaymnhhaythyaunsauttcnhngthcphichutny
tigi.
Nchlmtvtcttrnmtphnthtmtcmgic.Mauralymtcikpvnnvotrongvtcvact.Lccbthanhkprangoickuln
mttingcvhilng.TibitylcigcnivtvtvagpclnchickhayylmtngSilastic.
Nsuhnsovibnhthngmthi.Nctmgnlibivtkhu.ylldotisaotikhngcmthynquadavchngtaphichp
Xquangthyn.Cilmg?Khngcgc.ngnycchamthcmnlmngnsrngtrng.Mtkiutrnhthai?ngvy.
Githtatthycchlmny.SnphmnykhngcdngMna.inmliku.TinsIsleslilgingLouiseChcmtcucgi.C
bohlilinhnckhng?Tinghlnnychphinghemyri.lJoanAnsteadtvnphngchnhph.
Maurangnguln.CnhnGabrielvlnutinanhthyvbcbitrongmtc.Ctdaoxung,thogngtayrinnhcngnghe.Tins
Islesy.DGabrielkhngngheccucithoigiahainginhngquacccchcaMauraanhbitkhngphilmtcucgicmongi.
Vng,tivamibtu.lquynhncachngti.TisaoFBIlichornghcth...Mthiimlng.Mauraquaymtvotngngynlng
Nhngtiphilmchoxongkhmnghim.Tivanhmhps.Nuccthchotithmkhongnagina...Liimlng.
SaulginglnhlngTihiu.ChngtissnsngchovicdichuyntrongmtgiCgcmy.HtmthisucquayniviYoshima:ng
xccyli.HcngmunlycxccaJosephRokena.ChuyngvyYoshimahi.HscchuynnphngthnghimcaFBI.
Hmuncttc,ttcnitngvccm.MtvBarsantischutrchnhimgimst.Chuynnychatngxyratrcy.Cthokhutrangv
ciokhocngoi.Cbctcnmhtmythvothngrcrini:Lnhcgitrctiptvnphngchnhph.
Chng22
Janegitmnhtnhdy,micbpuminh.Cnhnthybngti,nghetingxechydingphadivctingthuucaGabrielbn
cnh.Mnhangnh,cngh.Mnhangnmtrngingcamnh,trongcnhcamnh.Ttcchngtauanton.
Cbachngta.Chtmthisuvichotimplibnhthng.Chicongmmhigibmvodalnhcng.Nhngthctlnhngcnc
mngvnchaht.Nvnbmlycvlmcphihtlntronggicng.Cquaymtvochng,ctmhimcaanhvmihngquenthucdchu.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Nhngvavngtaytlneoanhthcnghetingatrkhctrongphngbncnh.i,xiny,cngh.Mmichoconncchybagithim.
Chomthmhaimiphtnai.Haimiphtthi.Hymnmtrngingthmchtna.mrbhtcigicmtitny.
Nhngtingkhccngtohnna,khcnhxdaxtht.Janedyrakhiging,ddmtrongbngtirirakhiphng,ngcacnthnGabriel
khngbnhthc.Cbtntrongphngchotrvnhngngmtanglnvgothtcacongi.Micbangytuimconlmmmtphri,
Janenghricixungbanhln.
Cthycimingthamlamangicb.Janengixunggh,vchochoconbnhngbmchlsthamnnhtthi.Btkcchonbth
no,runrasao,nngnunngtngonmcnothatrvnngnguygiygiakhngchuyn.Mnhlmgsaich,cbnkhonkhinhnxung
atrangcauckia.
Saomnhlilngngngthnh?HimkhiJanecmthythiuttinnhngtbangynayatrlmcccmgicmnhthtvdng.Bngisng
cgichomctvnnhngkinhnghimlmm.Nhngkinhnghimcxemltthnctrongmingim,thmJanephihckhs.
ngkhcnacongi,ngkhcna,mxiny,Janengh.Mmtlmri.Mchmuncquayligingngthi.Thmconkhngchu.M
cngkhngbitlmthnoconngc.Cngdyilitrongphng,vaivaruatr.Conbmungnh?Saonckhchoith?Cbconi
vobp,ngruconvthymnhkitsc.
C ngh v khong thi gian trc khi lm m, trc c khi c Gabriel. Lc c c th tr v nh sau gi lm, bt mt lon bia v ngi ung ngay trn
ging.Cyucongi,ccngyuchngmnhnhngcthyrtmtmivckhngbitnlcnothmnhcthbvoging.
mvntrcmtvththchnykhngbitlcnomiht.Mnhkhngthchunina.Mnhcngip.Cmtbpvnhnngdnhcho
trmbnhvinphtminph.atrkhctohn.Ckhngbitphilmgkhc.Bcmnh,cvilymtcichai.
Csabtvotrongbnhdnhchotr,ncritlnbpchom.Nlbiutngcasthtbicangim.Lccabnhsaraimi
hngngmchtchicnmbnhbngcaosuvbtungunghinmt.Khngcauc,khnggiygia,chcnhngtingngvuivcamtatrang
mtsa.
Oa.nglphpthut.Kitsc.Janengixunggh.Mnhthtbiri,cnghkhithychicbnhdncn.Chicbnhthng.Cnhnquacunsch
ttnchoconcabnangtrnbnbp.NangmnvnLvlctrccangdtmtnchocongi.atrtvinvnhmvnchactn.
Vitaylyquynschmtronglngcccmgicthtvng.Conlaihnhccon?Nichomtncaconno.Nhngccongichngtgvbmt
camnhc,nvncnangbnngmcinmvgi.Laura?Laurel?Laurelia?Quym.atrnykhngphinginhth.
Nthchphquythcm.Cichaicncphnna.Lncon.Citnnynghecvhpy.JaneltntrangvnM.Cnhnquamtlottn,
xemxtcckhnngrinhnxungatrtrongtay.Mercy?Meryl?Mignon?Chngcinohpc.Cltsangtrangbn,mtcqumi,khmtp
trungc.
Saochuynnylikhthnh?atrcnmtcitn,vythcchnlymtci.Mtcltxungcuitrangridngli.Mila.Cchtthyrngmnh,
nhncitnchmchm.Cnnlnhdcxngsng.Cthymnhctocitn.Mila.Cnphngtnhinnhlnhhnnhkiucconmonovamca
ghvongngaysaucvy.
Ckhngthkhnglicnhnraphasau.Runry,cngdybanhngngonlnhquaylini.Nhngcmgiclnhngivnchaht.Vo
phngcongi,cngixunggh,mlymnhcgngtmhiuxemtisaomnhlirunnhvy.NhnthycitnMilalmctnhintrnnnhth.
atrvnngcncthvncnrun.Jane?Gitmnh,cquaylithyGabrielangngcnhca.Saoemkhnging?Emkhngthngnic
lcuEmkhngbitlangcchuyngvimnhna.Anhnghlvemmtquythi.Anhbcvophnghnlntccribo:Emnnquayli
gingngi.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Chai,emquttrongchuynny.Emangnichuyng?Khngainichoembitlnlikhkhnnhth.Nhngchuyncabmy.Thm
chemcnchngthchonbna.Ngaycnhngconmongungcnhtcngbitchoconmnhbthmemth...Emthtvdng.
Nclmmlnthi.Cvginngngonlnhriy.lvemchonungsabnh.TmtcibnhCststEmkhngbitphilmth
nona.Nivhtmlntrongkhiemchngiy.AimcnmtbmkhimconmnhlithchsaSimilacch?i,Jane.
ylthlmchoembunyh?Khngau.Anhcciu.Nhngginganhnilniu.Thtqungungctiniuny.Anhngh
emqukitscythi.Emphidymylnri?Hailn.,khng,baln.Chai,githemchngcnnhcna.
Emnngianhdych?Thmchanhcnchngbitlemdyna.Nkhngphichlvatr.Ncnl...Janengngli,ninhhncn
lvnhnggicmna.Anhkomtchicghligncvngixung.Emangnivnhnggicmg?Cngmtgicmnhngclunlplivci
mtrongbnhviny.
Trongmembitciugrtkinhkhngxyranhngemkhngthdichuyn,khngthnic.Emcthcmnhncmutrnmtmnh,
emcthngithyn.Emsnni...Emschticvemnghlmucaanh.MicbangythimJane.Emvncnangtrongqutrnhhi
phc.
Emchmunnbinithi.Emcncthigianvtquacnhngcncmng.Chaichngta.Cnhngngmtmtmicachng,cm
lmchmru.Anhcngmthyngkhng?Anhgtu.Anhkhngnichoembit.Chngtakhnggpcmngmilch?Gicmcaanhlv
cig?Em,atr...anhngngli,mtnhnichkhcanhkhngmunniviunychtno.
Hcngynlng,khngainhnai.Cchmtqungatrangngngonlnhtrongni.Nlthnhvinduynhttronggianhkhngcnhngcn
cmng.ychnhliutnhyulmchongi,Janengh.Nlmmnhlos,khngphidngcm.Nnhenhngchicrngcchchcchil
cnvocucsngcangi.
Gabrielrnngicmtaycvni:inoemyu.ingthi.Httntrongphngtrssinh,itrongbngtivphngngcamnh.Trongchic
chnlnhanhmlyc.Mnmchuynsangmuxmbnngoicas,nhngmthanhcabnhminhcngangbtu.
Vimtcgisinhratrongthnhphthnhngtingxetichrc,tingcixethnquennhlihtruvy.BostoncamnhthcgiccngllcJane
chmvogicng.Cbnhthcbitinght.Cnghkhngbitycphimtgicmkhcnakhng,mtgicmhnhphchnnhiu.
Ngilinhngknimtthithb.Cmmtthynhmttrilplnh.Cngphi2gichiuri,Gabrieli.Crakhigingichntrnxung
bp.Cdnglingngca,ngcnhinvthymAngelaangngibnbpnsngviatrtrongtay.
Angelanhnccongi:Haibnhriy.Conbnycvbitcchny.M.Myri?Mclmconthcgickhng?Mxinlinh.Mn
khino?Vigitrc.Gabrielniconcncng.Janecingngngu:Anhygichom?Thncncthgichoaicna?Concncb
mnokhcna?Khng,conch...JanengiphchxungghdimtConvnchatnhhn.
Anhyuri?Nmiitphttrc.NhncinthoicathmtMoorethlilun.Cucgilvcigth?Mkhngbit.Chclimy
viccacnhst.Cphmiphayn.Connngiui.Trngconcnhngisngtronghangvy.
Lngnynhtconnlkhino?Bati,connghth.GabrielmangvTrungQuc.TrungQuc?Khngnou.Tlmbasnginh,
ungchtcph.Mphidndpvithy.Vngtham.Mlcnocngvy.JanevnchangdykhighmnginhnAngelaangmanh
viimtmtotrongtay.
CnhnbntaybxugilnchmvomtAngela.Mlmcchnovy?Chchonnthi.Htchonnghe.Nthchcch.Khng,conlm
lmthnonuicbaanhemchngcon?Conkhngbaogicthbitcskhkhnthnokhiphisinhbaacontrongnmnm.
6/22/2017 BinMt
MnhtlmttrongbaalilFrankiecci.Ha!Anhtraiconkhngphiakhnuinhtumchnhlcony.Con?Lcnocngkhc.
Cbatinglitnh.Viconkhngcnhnghangngoannhmtatr.Frankiethbxungquanhngtcncon,mphithcsutmru.
Bconchnggipcgc.ConlmayyvGabrielcnclmbnphncamnh.Nhngbconth...ngyningysmitlt.Miylm
ngyphtnnvthchngbaogingychmvoc.Cnhthmcquynchnvy.Csngdylngynslm,mvihaianh,Mikey
trongbng.
Frankiengtayvottcmithcnconthkhcvngcu.Saoconlikhcnhiunhthnh?Mtsatrsinhralnhngnhchuyngo
thtri.Chngkhngmunbli.Vyy,thlgimnhcthgiithchcri,Janenghvnhncongic.
ngimnh.Mnhthymnhtrongchnhcongi.Vymlmthno?Vconcnganggprcriviiuyy.Conkhngbitlmgna.Conch
cnlmnhngthnhmlmkhimthyinln.Lcmthykhngthtrongnhthmmtgiyphtnona.
Mlmg?MnhcinthoirigichobconAngelanhnJaneConhygichomJanie.ylldosaomy.Chatoraccbm
trntritnylvthm.MkhngnilphimtclngminuicmtatrunhbcixunggnatrhnNhngchcchncbbao
gicngtthnnhcnh?JanenhnAngelaththviconnhcmngh:im,conchabaoginhnracconcnmnhngno.
Chngtacbaogikhngcnmkhngnh?Chpmtchoncmtkhitrora,Janengdynbnhphacphrtchomnhmttch.ngnhm
nhicph,cvnngichomi.Lnutintrongbangyquacthymnhcnghngimtcht,ctrvlchnhmnh.
Ttcgiuthayi,cngh.Gimnhlmm.ConlpnhtngkhngcnconRegina?Janenhnm:Ticonchattnchoconb
m.Thconphiginlgch?Saokhnglytncab?Nphihpviconnach.Nuconbcnmtcitntheosutcuciconmuncitn
phithtphhpvin.
Reginalmtcitnpm.Ncnghalnhongy.Conckhcckhng?Thconnhtchontng?Janechcunschttntrn
gi.Cvaungcphvaltcctrangsch,liccmgicthtvng.CnghmnhmkhngchnccinonhanhthnsmangtnReginamt.
Yolanthe.Yseult.Zerlena.i,chttit.Reginanghevnhayhnnhiu.Mtbhongconnt.Ctquynschxung,nhnmynhnnmtchtsau
licmlnvltnvnM,ticitnpvomtctiqua.Mila.Mtlnnaclithylnhdcxngsng.
Mnhbitmnhnghecitnnyuri,cngh.Saonlilmchomnhrngmnhthnh?Mnhcnphinhlixem.Nrtquantrng,mnhnh
lChunginthoikulmcgitmnh.Clmricunschxungsn.ConkhngnhtrliAngelangcmthi.
Janehtmthirinhcngnghe.LGabriel.Anhhyvnglmnhkhngnhthcem.Khngu.Emangungcphvim.Anhgichom,
khngsaoch?CnhnsangAngela,bangbatrvophngthayt.Anhthtsngsut.Emdnanhnhth?Anhnghanhnngimthng
xuynhn.
Emngsuttmting.Emkhngthtincnkhcnhthno.ucemgilitnhtonhthngri.Vylemsnsngimtvi
iunyri.Chuyngthanh?Mooregichoanhtphttrc.Vng,embitri.BnanhgiangSchroederPlaza.
Mtvnvinhngduhiucbit.NctrongdliucaATF.Vnanhnhctilvnno?VntphngbnhcaOlena.Saukhicy
bnvinbovthmtvnctmthyhintrng.Anhtabgitbichnhsngcamnh.
Vbnanhtmrakhusngcdngtrcy.Khino?u?Ngymng3thng2.MtvgitngihnglotAshburn,Virginia.C
ng lng ngi, ng nghe st vo tai n mc c c cm gic c nghe c c ting tim mnh p trong . Ashburn. Joe mun ni cho chng ta bit v
Ashburn.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Angelaquaylibp,vnmatrvimitcenconglnnhmtvngvngmin.Reginaatrnhong.Citntnhinlithyrthpvin.
ChngtabitcgvvgitngihnglotJanehi.Moorechsy.Cquaynhnm:M,concnirangoimtlt.
Khngsaoch?Concii.BchumnhrtvuiccngnhauphikhngRegina?AngelacixungnngnngvomianhLtnamnh
sitmngkhng?JaneboGabriel:iemhaimiphtna.Emstingayy.Thi,gpnhauchkhci.Tisao?Bnanhkhngmunni
chuyny.
Chng23
Ckhngtnthigiantrangim,thmchctmtp.Cmcbutinclyrackhit:mtchicqunthngchobbu,mtchicophng
vihngchMOMCOPthungtrcmmtngingnghiptng.Ngitrongxericmitranhthchovobnghailtbnhnng.
CinthoivaricaGabriellmclolng,cdnglinnhnquaknhchiuhuthynhngchicxephasauvtnghing:Cphimnh
nhnthychicTauruslcbndynhtrckhngnh?Cphicngchicxetitrngvnungangcnhclcnykhng?NhhngJPDoylelni
luitithngxuyncacnhstBostonvmitiqunnyutptrungynhngcnhsttrcm.
Nhngvolc3gichiuthnythchcmimtcgiangquythungnnhmnhiccrutrng,bntrnlchictiviangphtknhESPN.
JaneithngtiquybarvotrongphngkhchnicnhngbcnhknimcacnhstBostondntrntng.NhngmubovKennedy,TipONeilv
cnhstBostonctreoylulmri,chicctreophatrncngcvvng.
Vocigigiatravtinythchchaibncngi.Mtbnlhaivkhch,rrnglkhchdulchvthyctmbnBostontritrnbn.Jane
iquabncahnmtchictronggcphngniGabrielvMooreangngi.Cngixungcnhchng,nhnxungtptiliuangtrnbn.
Ccanhcgchotixemno?Moorekhngtrlimmmcimtcchmymckhicphcviti.Cho,thmtRizzoli.Trngchligyric
phcvbo.Khnggybnghitrc.Nghenichsinhcongi.Nlmchngtiphitnhgicsut.
ycllchiduynhtcaticnungynny.Cphcvcikhiarabnthcn.Vythmicnpnnglng.Thcratimun
mttchcphhn,thmmylttonanh.Lachntty.Thcnccqungcnhnmyanhchngbncnh.
Thmcphchoti,chcnththi.ChngtisnginhncynMooreni.Hvngiynlngtronglctchcahcrtthmcph.Min
khicphcvatonchoJanevixariMooremichuyntptiliuquachoJane.Bntronglmttpnhkthuts.
Cngaylptcnhnravnbntrongvtrccnhngcimcbitdatrntmthpsng.yllnnsngtrongbnhvin?Mooregt
u:ylvntkhusngmJohnDoemangvotrongphngbnhcaOlena.Khusngmcydnggithn.
BnnokimtrachngtrndliucaIBISvcktqu,nltATF.VgitngibngsnghnglotAshburn,Virginia.Cchuynqua
nhngbcnhtiptheolimtlotnhvvn.Chngctrngnhaukhng?Cngkiuthitkbncbit.
Haivnkhcnhauhaivkhcnhau.Chngucbnratcngmtkhusng.Vgithchngtackhusngy?Thcrathcha.N
phictmthycngvithithcaOlenach?Ctalngicuicngginm?Nkhngchintrng.
Nhngchngtaxemxtcnphngm,ngkhng?Khngcmtkhusngnoclihintrng.NgimangtheosngJoe, th
trongbalcaanhtakhngtmthythmchlvn.KhicnhstBostonticthmithkhngcnhmbay.Hdndpschshintrng
?ThcnhstBostonnisaovchuynny?Cvnhchngtachngthlmgc.
FBIbolvnanninhqucgiavhkhngmuncbtcthngtingbltrangoi.HkhngtincnhstBoston?Chngaitinaic.Chngta
khngphinhngngiduynhtbchorara.MtvBarsanticngmunnhngbngchngtphanohcvngtacngkhnghhilngkhithyi
6/22/2017 BinMt
cnhimdnhvo.
iunygingnhcctchclinbangangchnglinhau.CnhstBostonchnhmtconchutnginhnhaiconvoinhnhauthi.Janenhnxung
nhngtmnhnhribo:AnhnivnnycngchintrngvnAshburn.NgaytrckhiitkchvothJosephRokecngangnhnicho
chngtibitvvAshburn.
NgiRokertcthsnichotabitchuynxyraMoorenirilytrongchiccpcaanhtamttptiliukhc.AnhtntrnbnTi
nhnccinysngnaytphacnhstLeesburg.Ashburnlmtthnhphnh,iLeesburgmtrchv.
NkhngphinhngcnhhayuJaneGabrielbo.LicnhbocaanhkhngphiiuJanechi.Hcngnhautheodirtnhiunhng
cakhmnghimtthi,nhnthynhiuxcchtrivcchabaogithyanhrunc.Thmginanhcngthykinhhongtrcnhngthnythkhng
bitmnhcnnxemkhngnh,Janengh.
Cchngthmithigiansuynghnammlunraxem.Bcnhutinlhintrngvgitngi.Khngtlm,cngh.Ctngnhnthy
nhngcnhcnghhnnhiu.Mtcgimnhkhnhtcnunmpmtxungbccuthangnhthcangcbilntrn.
Mtdngmuchyxungphadi,ngthnhvngdichncuthang.ylnnnhnsmtMooreni.Anhkhngcnhndngcacy?
Chng ti khng c nhn dng ca bt c nn nhn no trong ngi nh .C xem tip bc nh th hai. Ln ny l mt c gi tr, tc vng, ang nm trn
ging,chnkolntnc,tayvncnbuchtvolpvinhmonginsbovc.
Mtdngmuchyratvtthngtrntrn.Rtchuynnghip,chmtvinnnhngrttrngch.ylnnnhnthhai.Vncnnhngngi
khcnaMoorebo.Janenghethygingcnhbotrongcucaanh,cthyhilolngkhilttiptrangkhc.bcnhthba,cngh:cinycvt
hnmtchtnhngkhngsao,mnhvnnhnc.
lcnhcnhcat,mutrnratphatrong.Haicgitrtcdingimnhaucht.ylnnnhnthbavtht.Khngaitrongshc
nhndng?Dutaycahkhngclutronghsdliu.Chngtacnhngbncgirthpdny,thmkhngcaitrnhbomttchsao?
Moorelcu.
Hkhngphhpvibtcthngtinngibmttchno.Anhtachvobcnhhaicgitrongtni:Chnhvnctmthytrongchictny
khtvisliucabnIBIS.ChaicgiubbnbicngmtkhusngmvinanninhmangvotrongphngbnhcaOlena.
Thcnnhngnnnhnkhctrongnginhny?Cngcngmtkhusng?Khng.Hbbnbimtkhusngkhc.Haikhusng?Haikgit
ngi?ngth.Thcrathchachnhnhnothcslmcthybunnn.Cmtipbcnhcuicngmkhnghlongibcnhvnnnhnth
nm.
Lnnythbcnhlmcgitmnh,vaphibn.Nhngckhngthkhngnhnbcnhchmchm.Cchcthnhnnhngbiuhinvcicht
trngngmtcannnhn.Nginbnygihnvnngnhn,khongbnmitui.Btabtrivomtchicghbngmtvngdytrng.
ylnnnhnthnm,cnglnnnhncuicng.Bncgikianhanhchngttth,mtvinnquau.Nhngcnnginythkhngkt
thcbimtvinnvoummichonkhi...Michonkhichuynnyclmvibta.Baolu...JanenutkhanBtacnsngcbaolu
trckhicht?Datrnsccvtgytrnbntayvctay,thcrathttcxngcabtaubdpntht.
Bnphpychorngctnhtkhongbnminnmmiphtbapxungngibta.ubakhnglnlmnnmiphtpchgytn
thngmtdinnh,nhngkhngmtcixnghaymtngntaynothot.Janegptptiliuli,khngcbngdnomnhnbcnhluhnc
na.
Thmhaxyranhngnhngkccnlithkhmphaim.Vylchngsphictnhthaitn:Mttngichtbta,cnmttntribtavo
gh.Mttnsgitaybtatrongkhitnkialmchuyndman.ChcchnscnhngtinglahtJaneninhVysaokhngainghethybtago
6/22/2017 BinMt
tht?Nginhnmtrnmtconngbitlp,cchxanhcakhuvcxungquanh.
Nhlnvothng2.yllcmingiungchtca.Nnnhnchcchncngbitlskhngainghethybta,skhngcsgiicuno
c.iuduynhtbtacthmongillngnhntcamtvinn.Chngmungbta?Chngtikhngbit.
Chcchnphicldochovicny.Cthbtabitiug.Chngtathmchcnkhngbitbtalai.Nnnhnthnmvkhngmtaic
trongbngnhngngibmttchc.Lmsaomchngtalikhngbitbtciugvhnh?Janenitrongkhiquaynhnchng.
Gabriellcu.Hnhlmavy.Khngtn,khnggiytnhndng.Thcnnginh?LcncthubimtnginhcMarguerite.
lai?Chngphimtphnnou.Nlmtcitngi.Chai.Chuynnycnhchngtaangrcvohangthvy.
Nhngnnnhnvdanh.Nhngngithunhkhngtnti.Nhngchngtabitailchnginh.MtcngtyctngilnhmutKTE.C
nghagkhng?C.CnhstLeesburgmtcthngdran.KTElmtcngtyconthuctponBallentree.Janecmgicnhcnhngngntay
lnhngtttrngymnh.
LilJosephRokecththoAnhtanivBallentree,vAshburn.Sthnonuanhtakhnghinchtno?Bnhliynlngkhicphc
vtivibnhcph.ChkhngthchtohthmtctahikhithyJanechngngnmtmingno.,nngony.
Nhngcvnhtikhngthyinhtng.Ri,hnhnhkhngaimunngnchtgthphi.Chiunaycvcnhiunginych
ungcphcphcvhiphnnn.Gabrielngngln.Cnaikhcna?,anhchngngkia...cphcvngnglikhithychicbngn
trngkhng.
CnhnvaiChcanhtakhngthchcphcniribci.criccchngtrai.Chngtacvphiriiri.Moorenhanhchngdndpng
tiliucamnh,bchngvomtphongblnribo:Chngtaithi.HrakhiqunDoyle.Bnngoinngvrtoibc.
TrongbiuxehdnglicnhxecaMoore,licnhnngphvnhngchicxebncnh.Chngta,bangihaicnhstvmtmtvFBI,c
ngh,vcbaanglolngxemxtkhuvcny.Gitnhthno?NngoitmtaycacnhstBostonMooreniTiclnhkhngcnhngtay
vovnyna.
ThcndliuJanenhnchicbaongMooreangcmtrongtay.Ticnkhngnghmnhsnhncnhngthny.cri.Gitivncn
angtrongthikngh.SchngaiarayucugchotiucniricmlychicphongbttayMoore.
CivphachicSubarucamnhriniviGabriel:Gpanhnhnh.Jane.Khicngivosautayli,Gabrielcngmcaxengivocnh
c.Emkhngbitmnhangdnthnvovgu.Thanhbitchc?Emthyhlmgvinginbriy.
lloingimchngtasphiimt.CnhnrangoiditheoMoorebcvoxevlii.EmnghmithsquacninhS tt thi.
Chngtasngst,vyhytiptccucsngcachngta.NhngnchaktthccnhnchngEmcnbittisaonhngchuynnylixyra.
Emcnbitncnghag.Hyanhlmvic.Anhstmranhngiuanhcth.Thcnem?Emvarakhibnhvinm.Ctrachavov
nmy,phralunghinngtngx.Emucphitriquacaphuthutlnnou.Emchsinhmtatrthim.
Ldocngemtrnhxachuynnyri.Nhngymichnhliuanglmphinem,Gabriel.Chnhviunymemkhngthngni
cngidavoghychnhlldotisaonhngcncmngkhngchurii.Nphimtthigianmtcht.
EmkhngthkhngnghvncnhnbixeEmbtunhthmcviiu.iug?Nhngtingp,tinglaht,tingsng.Saul
mutrnmtem...ylgicmmemkchoanh.Vemvntiptccnhnggicmy.Cnhngtingngvnhngtinglaht.
6/22/2017 BinMt
CmutrnmtemMucaOlena.Khngcgngngcnhinc.Nhngcmtsthkhc.Emchakvianhvnbivemangcnhli.
NgaytrckhiOlenachtcycnichoemiug.Niviemgch?Cyniviemmtcitn.Mila.
Cyni:"Milabit"CnhnGabriel.Ncnghag?Emkhngbit.Gabrieltnhinquaynhnraph.Anhditheomtchicxeangchmchm
iquarikhutvotrongmtgcph.Saoemkhngvnhi?Thcnanh?AnhsliythmmtltanhghngihncYuemanhniri
bcrakhixe.
Cnhntheoanhixenucchmtqung.Nhnthyanhchotayvotinhangtmkhaxe.Cqubitchngmnhnnichcnnhnvai
anhlbitnhcaanh,bitanhangnhnltnhanhbixe.Chimkhithyanhlolngnhthny.iunylmclongi,cbitanhangrtlos.
Anhvotrongxevnmy,icitrcrimii.Chnkhicribiuxethanhmibtulixera.Anhlixetheocquavidynh.Anh
yangxemxemmnhcbtheodihaykhng,cngh.Thnhnglcanhlixeingkhcthclithymnhnhnvogngchiuhuxemcai
ngsaukhng.
Ckhngtmracldonoaiphitheodic.Nhngbituc.Ckhngthcsbitciugc.CMoorevbtcaitrongtiu
tranmngbitcchnhxcchuyng.Chckcvmttingththm.Mila.Milalai?CnhnquaphongbcaMooreghngsau.
Chng24
Mudnhntncitay,Mauraangxmxtphnbng,nhcrabrutbvochu.Gabrielngynlngnhnquacaknh.Anhkhngthyvbiu
hingtrnmtMaura,chcstptrungcaocamtnhkhoahc.CuicngcacichuchoYoshimaricmdaolntip.
nglcycnhnrascmtcaGabriel.Tislmthmbamiphtna.Anhcthvotrongnynumun.Anhmcokhocngoi,chegiy
bngnilngbovribcvophngthnghim.Dclcixcgiahinhngnvnnmy,khngthkhngnhn.
Mtphnvibkhungxngvdaangphibyngaytrcmt.Tinsvchnn.TmthychttrongchnhcnhcactaMaurani,trli
chocuhichanicaGabriel.Cycnqutr.Haimibytui.icpcunittcnhnggthyctrongtlnhnhctachlraudipvpepsi
dnhchonginking.
Chtitrnmtmnhtgiuc.Maurachotayvobngthymtkhongddytrngtrn.Yoshimacnglcphikimtrahpscacta.Nh
thnglhvnlmvichimkhitraoi.Hthabitngikhccngnnlinitrnnkhngcnthit.
Cmunnivitichuyng?GabrielboMauradngli.Trongtayclmtquthntrngnhbbaobcbimtlpmngens.CvYoshima
nhnnhaulolng.NgaylptcYoshimavilychiccabtuxlphnhps.TingnlmtcutrlicaMaura.
Khngphiy.Chaphilccninh.Yoshimacaphnchps.Mauracinhnphnnotrong.Chibnggingkhvuiv:Thnori,lmt
ngby?Khcxavinhnggtitng.AnhchchncitnReginah?BRizzolinichochngticitn.
m,tithylcitnhayyMaurahutthixungMtcitnngha.JanertgnnlithnhReggie.Khnghaylm.Maurathogng
tayrinhnYoshima.Anhgtu.Ticnchtkhngkhtronglnhcnichngtanghmtlt.Hbokhocngoi,cithngrakhiphng.
Minkhirakhitanhnkhuuxecmibtunichuyn.Xinlivphinilngvngvianh.Bannytikhngmunnivtinghchngta
phigibmt.Chuyngth?mqua,vokhong3gisng,icuhaMedfordanmtnnnhnbchttrongvtainn.
Thngchngtikhacatbnngoivhphigingitrclymkha.Lcnni,hnhnracakhnghkha,votrongthnsng.H
ginhnvinbovnkimtratanh.Btcaitnhpvotrongthcngrtvivngvthmchngnkotcativncnm.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Ngnkotrongvnphngcac?Mauragtu.MytnhcabcsBristolcngbbtln.AnhylunttmykhiriphngvolcnamC
dngliMytnhangcmnmcdliuvvicgiiphutthicaJosephRoke.Cgblykhivnphngkhng?Khng,chngtikimtrali
ri.
Nhngciubygitirtbnkhonvsvic.Aitrongvnphng,trongcphngthnghim.Chngtikhngbithcg.Tikhng
philnhgithuythcnhngcnhnvonhngsvicxyra:Haicixcbarakhitmkimsothpphpcachngtabngchngtvinno
hccngbavWashington.
Vyanhnghxemailmnhngvicy?Anhnhnbiuxeangngtngtvhinng.Chcclphilnhngngicvthrtcao.Thcngha
ltaskhngngctih?Nhngkhngcnghaltaskhngth.Janetnhdytrongm.Nhngliththmtronggicmvncnvangvngtrong
tai.
VnltingnicaOlenaththovictrclccht.Tisaoccmieobmti?Hynichotibitcmung.NichotibitMilalai.Nhng
tingththmvttanbinchcnhithcaGabrielbncnh.Tipltingkhccaccongitrongphngbn.
Cnhnhngrakhigingchochngngtip.Githchontontnhtonhngvnbnhngmthanhtronggicmmnh.atrp
tungchnravangkhuakhonghainmtaynhxuhnghng.Ncvangrtsnsngnhnhaumtcucchinvichnhmcamnh.
Regina,ReginaJanevathdivabconbrakhini.Giclithycitnnybtrasaolitnhinnth.Clnglbmsinhconb
mangcitnReginanyri.NhngcngmtmyngyJaneminhnraciunyvthikhngcngucilimna.
Clmccngbitcitnnytrtluri.Saomcghtphithanhnchuynnvy.Nhngcvnphicngnhnlmlunngtrong
rtnhiuth.Tncaatrny,bnhsanyvhnnablicnlngisnsnggipkhiccn.iunymiliukhchunhtivic.
Ckhngmunthanhnchuynmnhcnsgipcangikhc,khngmunthanhnrngmnhkhngbitphilmg.Ccthlmttcng
viccamnhtrongiiutranmng,cthsnlngcnhngcon"quivt"theocnghaenlnnghabng.Nhngboclmsaochoatrkhi
khcchngkhcgyucuciphbomnguynt.
C lic nhn quanh phng vi hy vng s c mt b tin tt bng no y ang ng u , sn sng vung cy a thn ln gip mnh.Nhng khng,
chngcbtinnoc.Chcmnhmnh.Reginadngnmphtngmbuvbnphi,thmnmphtnachovtririsauslkhongthigian
dnhchosabnh.
cri,mthtbiviconri,ngnhmtconbsavy,Janenghribngconvobp.TronglcReginahhingmbnhsathJanengi
xunggh,hilngvinhngkhonhkhcimlngngnngi.Cnhnmitcen,ngncacongi.Cngh:tcxon,gingmnh.
MAngelaclnnirng:Sclcconcmtccongimconngcc.Githngri.Mtccongilcnocngno,khngbaogi
chubnglngc.nghtrongbpim3gisng.JanevitaylytptiliumthmtMoorelitiqua.CcxongcctiliuvvAshburn,gi
cmtipmtfilekhccacnhstBostonvxecaJosephRokeChicxebblicchbnhvinvidynh.
JanecnhngghichpcaMoore,xemvibcnhchpphnphatrongxe.CmtbnbococatrungtmAFISvduvntayvcclinica
nhnchng.Tronglccbkttrongbnhvinthccngnghipcacrttchcclmvic.Htmkimtngmuthngtinvkbtgicontin.
Mnhkhngnc,cngh.Bnbcamnhbnngoi,chinuvmnhvychnhlbngchngchovic.Cnhnchkcamtvinthmt
trongbnkhaicanhnchngrimmci,ngcnhin.Ghqu,thmchcDarrenCrowekkhngitrichungviccnglmvicrttchcc.
Mtisaolikhngnh?Nuthiuctrongithanhtalyaimchtrchcch.Clttinhngbcnhchpphntrongxe.Trongthycnhng
tgiygithcn,nhnglonRedBullrngvtytrnsn.Qunhiungvcaffeincinychcbcsnonhnvocngthylongi.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Trnghsaulmtchicchncdnthnhng,mtchicgivmttbolcitWeeklyConfidential[6].TrnbabolnhMelanieGriffith.C
ctngtngcnhJoenmtrnbngghsau,ltmytrangbolcicnhngtinminhtvccbatic,cccgivitnhkhkqucmckhng
tinohiuni.
CthanhtathcsquantmnthgiiHollywood?Bitunhnvocucsngcahsgipanhtathycucimnhdchuhn?TWeekly
Confidentiallthtiukhinvhichonhnglccngthng.CtfilecacnhstBostonsngbncnhrivilytptiliuvvAshburn.
Lithmlnnacphiidinvinhnghnhnhvhintrngvn.Thmlnnacphidnglitrctmnhcannnhnthnm.tnhin
cthymnhkhngthnhntipvocnhmume,vocichtthmna.Lnhgaingi,cngtptiliuli.
Reginang.Cbngcontvonirivligingng.NhngcvnchahtrunchodhimcaGabriellmmctmchn.Ccnng,rt
cn.Nhngckhngtinolmynccinghnntrongumnh.Qunhiuhnhnhtronguc.yllnutinchiurcnghaca
cmtqumtmicthng.
Ctngbitnhiungiphivovinvthiung.Clcphinhanhchngvtquagiaionnynukhngmunnhth.Phinhanhchngtng
khnhngcncmngiricnilovnhngnhucucaatr.Mnhphivtbnhnggicmny.Gabrielvngtayquangic,anhgi:Jane?
Vng.
Emangrunny.Emlnh?Hihi.Anhmchtchnna,simchocbnghimcamnh.Reginatnhdy?Viphttrc.Emvacho
conbnxong.nltanhrim?nglcemcngvatnhgic.Saoth?Ckhngtrli.Lilnhnggicmphikhngem?Cvnhcyvn
eobmem,khngchuri.
Chngmcylilmemkhngthngc.OlenachtriJane.Vygilbngmacacy.Emkhngtinvomaqucm.ngth.
NhnggithEmthayisuynghrisao?Cquaynginhnvomtanh,thynhsngcanthnhphlunglinhtrongmtanh.
Gabrieltuytvicac.Saoclimaymnthnh?Clmgcchoanh?Cchmvomtanh,latayvotcanh.Thmchsaumcisu
thngcvncnngcnhinvmnhchiaschicgingcamnhvinginngny.Emchmunmichuynlinhxa,nhlcbanutrckhi
ttcnhngchuynnyxyra.
Anhkoclignmnhhn.Chthmixphngtrndathtanhmihngcachngc.Hychonthmthigianem.Clemcncnhng
gicmny.Emvnangtrongqutrnhhiphc,emphicthigiantriquacnchnngtml.Hoccngcthemcnphilmg.
Lmg?LmiumOlenamunemlm.Anhthdi.Emliangnivcibngmay.Cyniviem.Emkhngnhrlc.Nhngn
khngphimtgicm.Nlkcvmtiugthcsxyracxoaynginmnga,mthnglntrnnh,mtnhnvobngm"Milabit".
Chng25
LchpmybaytiWashingtonReaganngcccngcngvrtau.Cthcihisgiiphngsgiiphngmchcatrmigipc
c.NhngReginagikhngtrongtmtayc.CongicgiangtrongvngtaybngoiAngela.NhnquacasmybayJanethmngh:Congica
mnhmichaituntui,vymmnhlibnnh.
Mnhnglbmti.NhngbygikhithnhphBostonxaphadi,ckhngthyclinamthayvolmtcmgicnhnhmnhtrt
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Cchuyngvimnhthnh,ctnh.Mnhthydchukhixacongicamnh?Bmti.Gabrielttaylntayc:nchem?Vng.nglo
lngqu.Memrtthchhpvinm.Cgtu,vnnhnrangoicas.Saomccthnivichngmnhrngmnhlmtbmticch?Mtb
mlunmunthotrakhinhvquaylivinhngcuctruyui.
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Cnhcngvicnmcchcnthyhnhnhcnhsttrntivilcthyrunlnvghent.Cchhvihngghctingtrconkhc,ngcJaneli
cngln,nngsa.ychnhlhnhphtchomnh,cngh.VtibReginanhithny.Vicutinclmkhixungkhimybaylvobungv
sinhn.
cdngnhngminggiy,tvtsamnhvorixi.Cbnkhonkhngbitnhngconbciccmthythoiminhthnykhngkhibu
sacachngcvtcn.Thtlngphnhngckhngbitphilmthnotiuthssayngoivicchontritheodngnc.
KhiquayrangoicthyGabrielngi.Tthnchaem?Ph!ThmtEddieWardlawLeesburgtrngkhngcvgcbitc.Anhtatm
bnmitui,khunmtlnhlng,khngthctnimtncichodmianhtacci.Janekhnghiuldoanhtamtmihaydokhchuvcuc
vingthmcavchngc.
Trckhibttay,anhtahithcahvkimtratngcimtlunmcbcmnh.Clmnhhlnhngkmodanhkhngbng.Lcxongxui
uyanhtamibttaytngngirimihiquachicbnkimtra.TinichuynvithmtMooresngnayanhtanitronglcdnhidc
theosnh.
ChngtiboanhylchngtitiygpanhJaneni.AnhycmbovanhchWardlawnirilitrongtiqunramtchmchakha,
nhnhTicnbitmtsiuvanhch.Vynntimiphihilngvngnhth.Anhchcngbitchuyngangdinrayriy.
ThcrathchngtikhngrlmJaneniChngtiangcgngtmhiuchng.Vyh?Chomngccvticulcb.Anhtammtcnhca
ridnhvotrongmtphnghpnh.Trnbnlhpngtiliuvcnhstngcimt.Wardlawchngtiliu:Anhchcththychngtic
nhiutiliunmcno.
Chngtikhngthphthtc.TichgichoMoorenhngthcth.Nhngthnyltiliumt,vvytiphichcchnvngisxemxt
n.Rath.VyanhcmunkimtralilailchcatikhngJaneniAnhcgiinticquanti,mingistipnanhvnirmiiuv
tichoanh.
Mingiubitti.Khngphic,thmt.Vicnhstthtikhngcvng.NhnganhchngFBInyth...anhtanhnGabrielTibuc
phithntrnghnmtcht,cbitlkhihiutmquantrngcavn.Gabrielplibngmtcinhnrtkinquyt,cinhnmJanetngtri
nghimtronglnutingpanh.
Anhni:Nuanhthylolngvtithhynichuynngaybygitrckhichngtiisuhnvovnny.Tisaoanhliy,mtvDean?
Anhvnhngnginhanhxemttccctiliuchngticricng?FBIcngthamgiavovnysaoJanehiyngcnhin.
Hyucubnphtcattccctiliu,tngmnhgiynh.Hkhngtinphngiutratiphmcachngtinnphimangchuynvincah
tiykimtraccchngc.FBIxemhtttcAnhtaquaysangGabrielVynnnuanhcbtccuhinovvnysaoanhkhnghing
nghiptrongvnphngcaanh?Tintii,tismbochomtvDean.
Tilyanhym.Vng,MoorecngnichotibitviuWardlawlcuciFBIlymtcnhst.Nghehiqunh,ticthikhng
bitcgingchlymohaykhngAnhtavitayvothnglyratptiliuThicri.ylnhngthanhchcn.
Cctiliuiutra.Nhngbnbocognyanhtalyratngtpmtttrnbnccbnbococaphngthnghimvphngkhmnghim.
Nhngbcnh,tintctccbo...anhtadnglinhchtnhraiugTivacmtthkhcclsctcdnganhniriquaylicaTis
ilyn.
Mtltsauanhtaquaylimangtheomtbngvideo.TictntrongngnkocamnhanhtaniThyFBInhngtayvottcnhngthtrong
nynntinghmnhnnctnvomtniantonAnhtainbnmtchict,quayumyvideoraChngtacmtvnbnhthngnhngli
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linquannnhiutchcchnhtranhtaniricminanhchbity,cccquanhnhphpcpcaolichaycx...Vinmtrcvcamtngi
nghsbgitkhichicMercedescabtaangitrnnhngconngcachngti.
Rcrilngilixelikhngphichngbta.ThnnaanhtalilisNga.AnhchcngbitFBIcmtynhanhnhthno.Anhtabtti
vivngthngdy:Tiangcvithquantrngtrongvnyy.AnhnghcdnhlutichnhtrGabrielhi.
Anhbitailngichshucanginhkhng?Chngtimthngtuntmran.MtcngtyconcatponBallentree.ychnhls
dnhlucachnhtr.ChngtaangnivngikhnglcaWashingtony,bnthncaNhTrng,cngtychuynbovlnnhtnc.
Tikhngckingvchuyntibcvomtnginhtmthynmngiphnbbncht.Cctchcchnhtr,FBIcngcanthipvovgi
thtiangsnsngnghhusmvvyWardlawchobngvoumy,nntPlay.Trnmnhnhxuthincnhcyciphybituyt.
cvlmtngyptri,nhnnglplnhtrnbng.911nhncinthoivotm10gisngWardlawboGingcamtnginng,
khngchunirmnhlai,chmuntrnhbochuynxyratrongmtnginhngDeerfieldvnicnhstnnnkimtra.
KhngcnhiunhtrnngDeerfieldnnxecnhstkhngtnnhiuthigianlmn.Cucgiltu?Mtchicinthoicngcng
cchAshburnkhongbamilmdm.Chngtikhnglycdutaylitrnmy.Chngtikhngbaogitmracngigicucinthoi.
Trnmnhnhxuthinkhonggnchcchicxeangbnng.Trnnnnhngtingnocanhngnginnggingcamtngiquay
phimangtngthut:"Hmnaylngymng4thng2,11gi35phtsng,tiachs9ngDeerfieldthnhphAshburn,Virginia.
ylthmtEdWardlawvtithmtByronMcMahon..."ngscatiquayphimWardlawbollixevotrccnh.Anhchcth
thyncbaoquanhbirng,khngchngxmxungquanh.ngknhmyquayliatipquahaichicxecuthng,mingiangnglnxn,hi
ncthotrathithcah.
Cuicngthngknhdnglinginh.Bctngtrng,nhngcascchnbngccthanhst.cimkintrccanginhgingnhmt
tanhchungctrongthnhphchkhngphimtnginhthucvngnngthnyntnhnhthny.MyquaygitptrungvothmtWardlawang
ngtrnnhngbcthangtrcnh,trngnhngchnhangchnkhch.
HnhnhlitrtratrcsnkhithmtMcMahoncixungkobcgiy.SaulinhnhnhtrccanhritheoWardlawvophatrong.Hnh
nhutinpvongknhmyquaylmtthanggcmmu.Janebitchuyngcthxyravxemnhngbcnhvhintrngvn,cng
bittthmingichtthno.
Thmkhimyquayquaynhnhnhnhngbcthangcvnthytimpmnhvnhngcmgicshidnln.Myquaydnglinnnhnu
tin,nmpmtxungcuthangylngibbnhaiphtWardlawboBnphpynivinnutinbnvolng.
Cthnnnhnnyangcgngchytrnlnphatrncuthang.Davotnhmchvlngmucgimtcthdoncycthsng
trongkhongnmnmiphttrckhibbnphtthhaivou.Theotithtnstnhnbngccviphtsngutin,sauitmnhngngi
khc.
Lcquaytrlixungcuthanghntanhnranginyvncnsngnnbnphtthhai,gitchtcWardlawnhnJaneMtkcnthn.Bao
nhiumunhth,thphicnhiuduchnli.Ctrngclnphadi.Digclmchngtabnkhonnht.
Chngtithychaidugiylncxemnhdugiycahaitngitngi.Nhngngoiracncthmhaiduchnnhhnna,nhngduchn
nylitrongnhbp.Canhngngithihnhphplut?Khngphi.Chngtinhintrngchsaukhivnxyrasuting.
Mulckhri.Nhngduchnnhchngtithylictorakhimucnt.Vylduchncaai?ChngtivnchabitWardlaw
nhncp.Bygimyquayilnphatrncuthang,chngticthnghetinggiybcgiycvocuthang.Lntihnhlangphatrncuthangmy
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quaychuynquabntriquamtcnhca.
Suchicgingcttrongphng,trnsnnhyquno,btabnvmttilnkhoaityrn.Myquayliangangphngvdnglichic
gingcnnnhnthhaibgit.NginynhncvnhkhngcchinotrnicWardlawninmtrongchnvlnhngaymtvinn.
Chicmyquaylidichuynquanhngchicgingrithngtichictquno.Tcatmyquayphngtohnhnhphnsaut.Haicgicco
ngilinpsaucnhtckhngbphthinnhngtnstnhnvntrngthyccckhichngmcat,hnbnhaivinnvouhaingi.
MingimtvinWardlawbonhngtnnyrtnhanhvchunxckthut.Ttccccnhcaubm,nhngchictublctung.Khng
cmtchnotrongnhnytrnc.Nhngnnnhnkhngcbtcchino.Anhtavilyiukhinrituanhanhtiponbng,nhnghnhnh
nhymatrnmnhnh,linnhngphngngkhc,timtchicthangrinmtgcmi.
Sauliquayvcuthangphadi.WardlawnntPlay,hnhtrnhlichmli,myquayitipvotrongphngkhchrivonhbp.yanhta
ninhrinntPauseNnnhncuicng.Btacmtmkinhhong.Nginbbbngivomtchicgh.
Vinnbnvolngmybnphilmubtangrasau.Btachttronglcmthnglnphatrn,chtvigngmttimt.Chaitayu
trnbntrcmt.Chicbadnhmutbncnhhaibntaydpnt.Rrnglchngmunthgtbtavbnykhngmunhockhng
thachochngWardlawbo.
AnhtanhnJane,trongmtnhcnngnhnghnhnhmhmngtngra:nhngnhtbaplinhi,pnttngrxng.Nhngtinght
vangvngtrongnginhnhngtinghtcamtnginbcht.AnhtanntPlaytipvonphimbinmt,bliphasauchicbnmmuv
thtnt.
Vncnrunry,hcngimlngditheonhnghnhnhcaphngngphadithanggcrivotrongphngkhchcbitrnhngchicghph
khnxanh.Cuicnghquayliphngngh,chncuthangnihbtu.ylthchngtitmthyWardlawbonmphnbgit,khngai
cnhndng.
Haikhusngkhcnhaucdng.Chngtichorngctnhthaitngitngiicngnhau.Khngcmtchnnochonhngnnnhnxus
cahtrn,Janenghthm.Cnghtihaingitrongt,mnhauvrunrythnokhinghetingnhngbcchntign.Chngbcvovgitnm
ngiphnGabrielboChngcthphitnkhongmttingnghtrongnhbpvinnnhncuicng,pnttaybtavichicba.
Ccngkhngcbtcthgvhaikgitnginy?Khngcduvtnolmbngchng,khngduvntay?Chngtitmthycnghndu
vntaytrongnginh.Phngnocngcnhngukhngxcnhc.Nunhngngitaangtmclidutayinathcngkhngkhpvi
btcdutaynoclutronghscaAFISWardlawlyiukhinrinStop.
iGabrielni,mtdnvomnhnh.G?Tualii.Baolu?Khongmigiy.Wardlawnhumy,bnkhonviuGabrielyucu.Anhta
aiukhinchoGabriel:Anhtlmi.GabrielnhnnttualisaunPlay.Myquaylcnynphngkhch,quanhngchicghviviphck.
Rinxungthanggcrinthngcatrc.Bnngoinnganglplnhtrnnhngcnhcycnngbng.Hainginngangngpha
dinichuyn.Mtngihngmtvotrongnh.GabrielnhnntPause,phngtohnhnhnginngangngylJohnBarsantianhni.
AnhbitngtaWardlawhi.ngtacngxuthinBoston.Ravy,ngtacvcmtkhpminithphi.Chngtinnginh
trconngicaBarsantikhongmtting.ngtacchenvobuilmviccachngtinhngchngtikinquytktthcviccanthipy
ngaythmca.
ChominkhichngtinhnclnhtTanyucuchngtiphihptc.LmthnomFBIlinghevvnynhanhthnhJane hi.
Chngtichabaoginhnccutrlichovicny.Wardlawtinnlycunbngrarittmy,quaynhnc.
6/22/2017 BinMt
yliumchngtaangphiimt.Nmngiphncht,khngaicdutaytronghslutr.Khngaikhaibomttch.Ttchul
JaneDoe.NhngngincngoikhngctiliulutrGabrielnithm.Wardlawgtu:Tionhlngingu.
TrongphngngdigccvitbobngtingNga.TgiycmybcnhMatxcva.Theonhngthkhcmtatmthytrongnginhchng
tacthoncnghnghipcah.Trongchnthycrtnhiuthucpenicillin,thucdngsaubasng,vmthpbaocaosuanhtalymtfilec
bnbocovkhmnghimachoGabrielXemphntchANDny.
Gabrielmnphnktqukimtra:"Quanhtnhdcvinhiungi".Wardlawgtu.Kthpttcnhngiunyvinhau:mtnhmphntr
hpdnsngcngnhaudimtminh.Muavuichonhiunginngkhcnhau.Chngtakhngthniylmtnhtuknc.
Chng26
Conngchyctquanhngcysi,cythngumtm.Vitianngriquatnl,lplnhdimtng.Nhngtncyto,rpmtchenlnvi
nhngcytmthpcvnlnnnng.ChngtrchhngxmkhngthnghethygvomJanenikhinhnrngcyandyEmthmchcn
chngnhnthycnginhnoquanhyna.
Anhnghnchngayphatrckiathi,saumcyny.ithmmtonnaconngtnhinmrngratrcmt.Xecahchmchmi
trongnhchiumun.Mtnginhhaitnghinratrcmt.Dkhngcsasanglinhngcutrccankhttvchcchn:Gch,carng.
Nhngcvnhkhngcvgchomnghn.Nhngcascchnsongbngst,bincmtcnhthngth,cmccaolncvongli
xe."lcivytaychoiviknomunxmlnkhuvcny."Wardlawbohtbvicsangsanginhhaithngtrckhithitbbovt
nhinbbtlaridnchylntntrngc.
Ngn la vn li nhng vt en trn cc khung ca. Nhng mnh knh v vn cn y. C l ngn la l mt li cnh bo, Jane ngh. Ngi nh ny
khngthnthinchtno.CvGabrielbcrakhichicxehthutrongthnhph.Trnxebtiuhannbygihmibitngoitrioibcngt
ngtthno.
Dchngnhnthyconmuinonhngccthnghetingchngvovexungquanh.ataylnvvomcthymutrnbntaymnh.Thy.y
lttcnhnggcngheckhunyChcctingcntrng.Khngxecquali,khngtingchimht,thmchcycicngngyn.
Cthycmgicgaigaitrongngi,khngphivtriqunngmvtronglngcdilnmtmongmunlrakhininy.Lnxe,ngcalivli
i,ththi.Ckhngmunvotrong.No,xemchakhacaWardlawcnhotngkhngno?Gabrielniriincachnh.
Chnchmtltriccngbctheoanhlnnhngbcthmyclan.TrongbngvideocaWardlawlclmang,connglixekhngc
c.Githnlancvotrongnyri.TingngcaGabrieldnglitrckhavngh,cikhanydngkhamingitrong.
Anhtrakhavoriyca.Cnhcakuctktrimra.Anhcthngicmikhivncnmli.Duvtcavhahon.Mycthdn
schnh,snlitng,thaycctmthmvcc.Anhnghribcvotrong.Ccngbctheoanh.Chingcnhinkhithysngtrngtrn,
trongbngthcmttmthmxanhcktridisn.
Chccbilcngitadndphintrng.Trongphngkhch,trnnhcaoctranghongbingnnchmvinhiutiutitrtpm
khngththyctrongcunbng.Nhngvtbnlmthnhnhngmmyentrntrnnh.NginoxynginhnychchnphictinGabriel
nhnnh.
Cbcnbncas,nhnrangoimcyci.Chiuangchuynsangti,hchcnmttingnatrckhittnng.Lcmixychcnphil
mtnginhrtpcbo.Nhngthiyluri,trckhitmthmdnhybivnhngthanhstbhoeng.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Trckhixyrathmkch.Hbcquaphngkhchtrngtri.Nhngbctranhtreotngquanhiunmngmuvrchmp,mymithucl.
Hnphngnriivotrongnhbp.Bnghcai.nhnngchiuriquacckhungcalmnginhthmmuscliutrai.
ylninginbctuicht,Janengh.Btangigiaphng,btrichtvomtchicgh,nhngngntaythdpntdinhngnhtba.
DJaneangnhncnbptrngnhngcvncthhnhdungrachnhnhcantrcyGingnhtrongcunbng.
Mihnhnhcngnhsngnghntrongnngchiu.LngcthiGabrielni.Hrigianbp,nchncuthangdnlntnghai.Nhnlntrnc
ngh:ylnimtnginabgit.Cgiychtngaytrnnhngbcthangny.Cgivimitcvng.Janechmtayvotayvncuthang,cmthy
nhnghnhkhmtrngsivthymchptrnccungntay.
Ckhngmunlngc.Nhnggingnikialivangln.Milabit.Mnhsbitiugnuilngckia.Cthmngh.iugmgingniangc
dnngchomnh.Gabrielithnglngc,Janechmchmitheo.Cquaynhnxungdi,cmthytcgydnglnkhitaychmvolpgvncn
dnhct.
Trongbngtilmbmtgvnnhlnnhngscxanh.Nhngngilaudnchccxavtmubngct,clauinhngiukinhkhng.
Nhngchngvncnnguynynimucannnhnchytrn.ychnhlnicycht,chtbtrnnhngbcthangchnhchJanevachm
ti.
Gabrieltrntnghaivixemxtcccnphng.Ccngchytheoanh.ymikhinngnchn,sncltbnggsi,giydntng
muxanhlcy.Nhngcnhcamtungltnhsngvotronghnhlang.Cntrcmtcnhcabntayphi,nhnvocnphngtrng.
Trntngcmthnhvungmaquilnitreotranhtrckia.Ngingnhbtcmtphngnotrongmtnhnghbnhthng.Midutchtrong
cnphngbxasch.Cnbncas,nngtmrmln.Nhngchnsongvncnnguynvn.Nhnncngh:Nuchahonythchu,khng
ththotc.
Thmchnuctrocrabnngoithncngcchmttkhxa,trtchnngthnglhtcch.JaneGabrielgi.Citheotinggica
anhsangmtphngkhc.Gabrielangnhnvomtchictmtoang.Nhnnyanhninh.Cnbnanh,chmvobmtgyct.
Clilintngnhnhnhcxemtrongcunbng:Haicgimlynhaunhhaingitnh.Htrnycbaolunh?Chictkhng
lnlm,hithshinhvnquanhquttrongphng.Cngthngdy.Cnphngnhqumcng,qutkhthphi.
Cirahnhlang,chnlnhcng.ylnginhcanikinhhong,cngh.Nuchnghemnhcthnghecnhngtinglaht.cuihnh
langcmtcnphngcnphngnybbtla.Trongphngmikhimc,chaicasumtoang,ngpnhnngchiu.
Clyttrongtiramtchicnpinivophng.Ngnlalmccbctngloangl.Csoinmtchictbthiucnh,chcbchymt
trongtrnhahon.Lcnhncacchiuvolngt,cthynhsngbinmt.Caumy,clignthymtlnhvanhtmtngntayquart
trongvnhn.
Aikhotcilygiaphngngvcit.nhnvtquatrnu.Cgitmnhnhnln.Gabrielangtrngcmi.Cquaylihnhlang.nh
sngbanchiutt,cnnhchmtrongmtmuxm.Nycgiithnolntrnhanh?Tmtrongphngngtnghaiy.
Ctmthymtchicthanggp.Ctroln,thuvotrongcnphngnh.CthyGabrielangsoitmtrongbngti.Cgtrnny?Mtconsc
cht.emlcgthvkhng?Khng,chathygc.Ctrohnvotrongvtnathpuvotrnnhthp.
Gabrielvnangtptrungvovictmkim.nhnchmchmrsottngngcngch.ngtrnhxacigcraanhbocSnbhngrinn
anhsnskhnganton.Cinmtukhc,chcmtcasduynhtanglelichtnhsngcuingy.Cnhnthycasnykhnghcchn
song.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Mncnguccn.Cnngtmrmca,thurangoi.Bnngoichcmtgtngrthpvmngsntrngtrnphadi.Mtngthot
thnchonhngaimuntst.Cngtmrmli,nhngtnhinkhngngi,nhmtdnvomcycibnngoi.
Trongrngthycmsngnhmttnla.Gabriel.Tuyt.ylicmtconscchtnany.Caingoikia.Gc?trongrngy.Anhbc
quachcvnhnvotrongbngmdyc.u?Emvanhnthynmtphttrc.Clccixenoychyquaanhquaylitcasrith
thmchttit,pinsphtri.
Anhpvochicnmycinhngchchonphtractiasngyutrittngm.Cvnngnhnquakhungcaschcnhrng.Tnht
mnhtrongcnnhmany,cnghvthymnhlnhxngsng.Cquaysangchng:Emmunikhiy.ChngtannthaypintrckhivnhNo
anh,nnny.
Anhchtnhnravlolngtrnggingnicac.Chuyngvyem?Emkhngnghlmtchicxechyqua.Anhliquaynhncasvnglng
yn.Simlngcaanhlmclolng,simlngcnglmtngnhptimcac.cri.ChngtaithiAnhni.
Htroxungthang,iquaphngngnimuvncnbmtrntquno.ixungcuthangnivncnindunhngiukinhhongxyra.Nm
ngiphnchttrongnginhnyvkhngainghethytingkugocah.Cngskhngainghethychngta.Hiracatrcntrchin.
Lnhngikhicnhsnglamtchiuvo.Janeataylnchemt.Cnghetingbcchntrnnnsi,nhnthylmbadngngiangtinli
gn.Gabrielbclnphatrcc,anhltinhnhngnniminkhianhchelungsngtrcmtcminhnra.
Bnhyrimtgingnictln.TicthbitmnhangctipchuynaikhngGabrielhi.Hytgiithiutrci.Nuanhhthpn
xungmtcht.Chngminhth?cri,cri.TiangtmtrongtigingGabrielimtnhTikhngcvkh,cvticngth.
Nirianhttrttrongtiracivvaraphatrc.Nblykhitayanh.TntilGabrielDean.Cnylvti,Jane.ThmtRizzoliJane
phngcnhstBostoncnithm,lamtvnhntnhinchiuvomtc.Githcchngthnhncnhngnginngkia.
Ccmthyhangsmsoimnh.Ckhngthysnamthydntcgin.CnhstBostonlmgy?Nginnghi.Thccanhlmg
y?Cvcli.Ckhngchicutrli,ccngchngnhncn.NginngatrvchoGabrielrichanhnvphachicxethuca
h.
Chng27
Janengimtmnhtrongphngphngvnnhnhnhphnchiucamnhvngh:Cigngmtchiuquiquny.Mnhnghmnhsaiphari.C
ngitrongnyctingngh,strutnbntmcaxemcchinothotrakhngnhngnlcnocngkhakn.
TtnhinlhphitchGabrielrakhicri.ylcchngitavnlm,ccngtnglmnhthkhithmvnai.Nhngmithbygirt
khcvitnhhungctriqua.Nhnggkiachngthmgiithiugc,khngth,khngbngtn,khngs.Hchlnhnggmcen,nhngg
bovtrittbibncavtr.
Bnhphimangnhngtbinhcamnhvotanhquamtcigarangmckhinhnrahlmvicchoai,chovnphngno.Nhngcnphng
thmvnnythchcphiutrongthnhphReston.NyJaneinchtmknhvplnmtnCcngikhngcquynlmthnyviti.
Ccngilyinthoicati,tithmchkhngcgilutsnasao?Ccngicvnri.Cchngnghethyaitrli.Ngcclibtuau.
Limunchosarari.Nhnglmsaoccthvchoratrongnhngtmknhmtchiunycch.Cpvocaknh,mnhhn.
Githchngcncmthysnavcbithlnhngngilmvicchochnhphnhngngicpkhngnhnggiyphtqugicavchng
c,cedac.Cbitckhnglmgsaic,cbitquyncamnh.Lmtcnhst,clunnlcbovquynlichnhngcamingi.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Vythccngcquyniquynliychomnh.Quatmknhcchnhnthyhnhmnhphnchiutrong.Tcnuvinhnglnxon,cmvung
ngngnh.Nhni,mytnkhnkip,cngh.Dsautmknhclaiinathccngicngangctrngthymtcnhstangcutitvngy
cngmtkinnhny.
Ny!Cgolnvpvomtknh.tnhincabtm,cngcnhinkhithymtphnbcvophng.Dgngmtbtacnkhtr,chc
chnlchaquatuinmminhngtccnhiusibc,lmthnhmuilpviimt.Cnggingnhnhngngnghipnamcamnh,bcng
mcbencngquo.
ylslachncamtngilmvicvichcnngcanng.ThmtRizzolinginbniTirtxinlibtcphiilu.Tic
gngnyngaykhicth.Giaothngthnhphm,cbityBtaniriatayraTirtvuivcuicngcnggpc.
Janekhngthmbttaybta,cnhnthngmtbni:Ticbitbkhng?HelenGlasser.BTphp.Tithanhnlccquyntcginmt
lnnabtaatayrackugimttingningtnhquacibttay.LnnythJanebttaybta,gingcibttaycanhngnginng.
Chngtiu?Anhysgpchngtatrngc.Timuncchiginghavictrc,trckhichngtaivobncngvic.Chuynxyrati
naychldohiunhmthi.Chuynxyralsviphmquyncachngti.Glasserchtayracarini:Miclngc,chngtasbnvchuyn.
Hirahnhlangvothangmy.Glassernhtvomtchicthcmharinhnntlntngtrncng.ngkiulnvoixungchy.Cnhca
thangmymravhcngbcvomtphngccasrtlnnhnratoncnhthnhphReston.Cnphngchngcvglmtvnphngchnhph.
Janethyghdicngcchtayumuxm,gialtmthmdynhtnho.Mtchicbncbnhcph,khayngccchnva.Trn
tngtrangtrmimtbctranhmtbctrutngvihnhqubngmucamnhnchngcmt.Treocinytrongmtncnhstth,cngh,cc
ngichcchnlmttncmccla.
Thangmymralnnalmcquayra,thyGabrielbcvo.Emkhngsaochanhhi.Channiinlnnhscin.Nhngem...cdng
li,nhnnginngcngvabcrakhithangmyphasauGabriel.Gngmtnginngnyxuthintrongcunbnglcchiucxem.
JohnBarsantinghingucho:ChothmtRizzoli.Janenhnchng:Anhbitchuyngangdinrakhng?MittcmingingiGlasserbo
nlcchngtacnphigrivivnri.JanengitrnghdicnhGabriel.TronglcGlasserrtcphvchuynccccntrcmtmingi,
khngainiviaicuno.
Saucchixhnhnctrcthylcchnhngngikiaangcuha.NhngJanethkhng,cskhngicngindtrongngich
lymtncivmttchcph.Ckhngthmnhpmimtcccphxungbnmcchobkiacmunlmlnhnhthno.
Chngticphptcuhich?HayylcucthmvnmtchiuJaneni.Timongcthtrlittccccuhicac.Nhngchngti
phibovmtsthchocuciutracamnhGlasserniNkhngcchtrchghaingic.ChngtikimtracbnvcvmtvDean,c
hainginimnhlnhnvinthihnhlutphp.
Nhngccngikhngtinchngti.Glassernhncbngnhmtlnhnhmutccabta.Chngtikhngcquyntinbtcai.Nhtltrong
mtvnnhycm.MtvBarsantivticgnggibmtcngviccachngti.Nhngmibcicachngtiubtheodi.
Mytnhbtnhp,vnphngcklvocnticngkhngchcinthoicamnhccnantonkhngna.Aiangcchenvocuciutra
cachngtibtatcccphxungGitimunbitanhchanglmgyvtisaolinnginh.
Cthcngldombnghing.Anhchbitchuynxyra.ChngtixemccfiletliucathmtWardlaw.Anhchphiimt
qungngrtxa.CiugngquantmtrongvAshburn?SaobkhngtrlicuhicachngtitrcJaneboSaobtphpliquantmn
cichtcanmcgiimnhvy?Glasserimlng,khmccnhngbiuhintrngngmtcab.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Bnhpmtngmcphnhkiucuhikhngphidnhchob.Janekhngthkhngthythnphcbtavbtakhimtnh,khngthhin
mtnhnhncbitnochodbxcphm.Rrngbtalngicquynralnhy.Haingibitnhndngcaccnnnhnkhngcxc
nhGlasserni.
ng.Chngtitinhlnhngngincngoikhngctliulutr.Chngtiangcgngtmraxemhvonctabngcchno.Ai
ahvoyvquabingiinctabngngno.CphibangnicinyuthucvvnanninhqucgiaJanehi,khngkhicchtnghi
ngtronggingni.
Nchlmtphn.Tv11/9dnMthanhnmtiulchngtacnthtchtanninhbingiihnna.Ngitachorngchngtaphitrcxut
htnhngnginhpcbthpphp.Nhngiunygnnhlkhngth.CcphngtingiaothnggiaMexicovMluntpnpnhtrnngcao
tcvy.
Hngdmngbbindikhngcgimst.BingiiCanadalihimkhictuntra.Dnbunlulibitrttcccconng,cngnhcc
mnhkhe.acccgivonctalvicngin.Khimanghvoyrithvichlmvickiuykhngphikh.
Glassertlicccamnhlnbn.Bngngivphatrc,mtmchiu.Haingicbitcbaonhiungipbucphilmcngvictnhdc
nctakhng?tncvnminhdnchcachngtay?tnhtlnmminghnngi.yltichaningiim.
Hulnhngnl,philmnhngiutrivimuncamnh.HngnghncgibmangvotM,nihsbinmt,khngmtduvt.Htr
thnhnhngphnvhnh.Thnhnghngayquanhchngtathi,trongthnhphlncngnhthnhphnh.Giumnhtrongcccha,bkhatrong
nhngcnnh.
Rttngibitnstnticah.Janenhnnhngcascchnsongchcchnvnghvscchbitcanginh.Nkhngkhcgmtnh
t.Chnhxcnlmtnht.Nhngcginylunlosphiimtviccnhchctrch.Nhnghbucphitipkhchiu mi thc s kinh
khng.
Thmchnumtcgictrni,cquayliquhngmnhthctavnblntheovktcccnthnccichtbtadnglimingi
xembocokhmnghimcannnhnthnmriy.Ngigihny.VngJanenutkhan.Chuynxynchobtalmtlinhnrtrrng.
Lmtnhvichngtaovchngmysktthcnhthny.Chngtikhngbitbtalmgkhinchngniginnhth,btabitnhngg.
Cthbtalystinkhngphicabta.Cthbtanhlmntrongvny.Rrngbtalchnh,ltbtrong.
Nhngiukhngcubta.Btkbtalmiugsaithbtacngphitrgichoiu.Cnnhngcgi,hcngphitrgicng
vibta.VycciutracabkhngphilvkhngbGabrielhi.Khngbthclinquangtinhngiunych?Nhngngincngoikhng
ctiliugnilhntvngngucthcmilinhvinhmChechenlmch.
Nhngngiphnnycavonctachnhmmcchthngmichkhngcldonokhc.GlassernhnmynhnGabriel:Aic
tngvkhngb?NghsConway.Thmnaccphgimccctnhboqucgiacngtinnhth.DavidSilver?AnhtabaytiBostontheotinggi
camtvbtcontin.
ylcimhtinlhangphiimt.edakhngbcanhmChechen.Glasserci:MtvDean,DavidSilverqumnhbinhngtn
khngb.Anhtathyhdimichiccu,trnmituynng...Anhtanichuynnyccnhngcquancpcaohnquantm.
ChnhgimcWynnecanhtati.ylcigimmyvcpcaocacctnhboqucgiaphitr.Lcchccngykhngnhstntica
mnh.Vinhngnginythttculkhngb,lcnocngth.NghsConwaycngcvtmniuny.
Anhtinnghs?Ticnnkhng?AnhnichuynnhiuviConway,ngkhngBarsantihi.Nghsnmtronghingtnhbo.Chngtic
gpnhauvilnvcngviccatiBosnia.iutraticchintranh.Nhnganhcthcshiuanhtakhng?bltikhnghiungkhng?ng
6/22/2017 BinMt
talmnghscbanhimkriGlassernicthkodiclunhthanhsphicrtnhiunhnghpng,nhngdnxpvthahip.
Hycnthnvingimanhtintng.ylttcnhnggchngtiangni.Chngtihccbihcycchykhluri.Vykhngb
khngphilthlmngbquantmyngkhngJanehi.Miquantmcatilnmminghnphnbinmt.
Hangphilmnlutronglnhthcachngta.lslmdngconngi,hbbcltbinhngvkhchchquantmtivntnhdc
bngnglilyhiylttcnhnggy.Cinynghecvgingmtcucthptchinhvconngicab.
Glassergtu.gnbnnmnayri.VytisaoblikhngcunhngngiphnAshburn?Chcchnbphibitchuyngxyratrong
nginh.Glasserkhngnig,thcrathbcngkhngphini.CinhnkhchucabkhngnhiuJanedon.
JanenhnBarsanti:ylldotisaonglicmthintrngvnnhanhnth.Gnnhcngthiimvicnhst.ngcngbitchuyn
xyra.ngphibit.Chngticcumivingytrcy.Vymngkhngnhyvongaylptc?ngkhngcunhngngiphny?
Chngtikhngctrangthitbnghe.
Khngccchnotheodixemchuyngdinrabntrong.ngbitlmtnhcha.ngbitcvichbnhttrong.Nhngnnguy
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Chng28
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no.
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nhngtptiliuvnhngbnghich.
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Scanthipcacctchclinbang,tchthuccchngccabnno.FBIangtrongmtcucchingingcoviLuNmGc.Kbtgicon
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CBigfootnach.Cngnhcnchuynna.Cchuynntrangthnhtvthhaisauntrangthba.Cdnglixem.Biny
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hn,tayttrnlngghcngiBcsIslesginganhtabngnhinnhlinhththmvotaicCcmunnichotibitiucangnghkhng?
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Tiangcktnimithvinhau.Ccthybngakhng?Sao?ylcchtinikhitnhintithymnhangvomthoncnhthv
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Conway.
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Chng29
Mila,clai?Cangu?mtninochcscduvtcacy,Janevanghvartmttchcph.Cngigh,xemxtttcccti
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Mtlnnaclithyciugkhnghplmttbokiunytrongxemtnginng?Joecthcsquantmnnhngrcrica
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Saoc?,cinmvgi.Tilmnhthvimythngconnhtivchngngnhnhngthinthn.Janebithaicucontrainhbta.
Thin thn khng phi l t thch hp cho bn chng. B OBrien c ni trc khi phi nghe thm vi ci mo cho mt b m ti B t bo Weekly
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LiuRokecthchthvinhngtinnkiunykhnghayammvithitrang?Liuanhtacxemphnphuthutthmmritnh:Khngdnh
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cchtdnglitrndngqungconhngchrtquenthuc.
Cichtnnh.Bndilngygivmtsinthoivimvng617MvngcaBoston.Cmtycthchlmtstrnghpngunhin,
cnghthm.Cthlmtcptnhnhnnolnlthnnhau,hayhnlythucphin.NcvnhchnglinquangnOlena,JoevMilac.
Timpmnh,cnhcinthoitrongbpln,quaysghitrongmcqungco.Ctingchungreo.Baln.Bnln.Nmln.Khngcainhcmy,
khngctingninotrnngdy.Nctiptcchungnlcckhngnhnbaonhiuna.Cthnlsinthoicamtngiphn
cht.
Algingmtnginng.Janelnhngi,cangnhdpmy.Cpstngnghevotai.Caikhng?nginnghi,gingcv
mtkinnhn.XinchoJaneniAiudyy?Hm,ai?Clngigiincm?Tixinli.
Ti...m,ticachosinthoinynhngtikhngbittn.Thh,khngccitnnotrnngdynyc.ylinthoicngcng.
Anhu?FaneuilHall.Tiangingangquaythnghethytingchunginthoi.Nucangtmkimmtaithxinlitikhngthgipgc.
Cho.Anh ta ni ri treo my.C li nhn xung mc qung co ln na vo nm ch: Ci cht n nh.C li vi tay nhc in thi v quay s. T
WeeklyConfidentialygingmtphntrli.XinchoJaneboTimunvitmtthngbo.EmphibnvianhtrcchGabrielniAnh
khngthtinclemtlmchuyn.
EmucthigiangichoanhJanetrliHncuingqungcol5gichiunay.Emphiquytnhlun.Emucbitaistrlin,
msdingcaemlicintrnmtbo.iutnhtcthxyralemsnhncvicgikquc.
Ththi.HoclemsdnthnvonhngthnguyhimhnnhiusovichngtacthnhnthyGabrieltcginnmtbokiaxungsnbp
ChngtaphichuyncinychoMoore.CnhstBostoncthkimtraccccucgi.Emphinghniunych?HyniJaneanhnhnckhn
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khon.
Emkhngth.Emnivianhri,qumunri.Chai.Tiphichynchyovnphngsuthaitingnghritrvnhthyv
mnhangchitrgiinnguyhimtrongbpcamnh.Gabriel,nchlhaidngqungcothim.Cthscaigichoem,nhngcngcths
chngaithmngngngnnc.
Nucngigithsao?ThemsMooregiiquytn.EmschoanhyGabrielciylviccaanhy,khngphicaem.Emvn
angtrongthigianngh,nhkhng?Nhlmtnhhungthmgaycn,mttinglakhcmctlntrongphngatr.
Janechynbnnicongi.Vnnhthnglntunghtchnravangvungvynmtaynhkhchuvnhngyucucankhngc
png.Hmnaykhngaichuvuivvimnhc,Janenghkhibanhrakhini.Cchocimingangingukiavongcmnhvnhnmt.
Mnhangcgnglmmtbmtt,cngh,thcsmnhrtmun.Nhngmnhthymtmivmisachuavmiphntrcon.Mnhmtmiv
nhngchuynthny.Mtngtruyuinhnggkhnkip,conbity.CbReginavobp,ichnlintccgichoconbthythoimitrong
khicangmunnicu.
Thmchnuemcncththemcngkhnghymcqungcoycni.ThyGabrielnbninthoi,chi:Anhnhgichoaiy?Moore.
Anhystipqunvnytbygi.Nhngldingcaemcm?Lcaem.Nhngkhngphiviutracaem.
Emkhngnilemmuntheouicvny.Emachohngygichcchn.Chngtascngngivinhauvotivixemaisgiin,
cch?Anh,emvcMoorena.Emchmunkhiinthoirungthi.EmcnrakhivnyJane.Nhngemlmtphncanri.
EmcRegina.Giemlm.Nhngemchacht.Anhcngheemnikhng?EmChaCht.Nhngtcninhtreollngtrongkhng
kh.Stcgincaclmtingninhcnhrabimtchicching,cvangvngmi.Reginangngb,mtomtnhnmnhngcnhin.
Anhchabaoginiem...Gabrielninh.Nhngtronggingcaanhthcnghalemcthnhth.EmcRegina.Bygiemcmt
cngvicquantrnghnnhiu.Emcnnhmvtsa,chonoemmcnti.Emlmtcnhstvemcncquaylilmvic.
Emnhcngviccamnh.Chtmthiringixungcnhbn,gingcgilithnhmttingthnthc.Emlmtcnhst.Gabrielcngngixung
ribo:Anhbit,anhbitemlcnhst.EmlikhngnghlanhbitiuyclytaylauncmtAnhchngbitemlaic.
Anhnghrnganhlymtngikhc.Mtbmhonho.Anhbitchnhxcngianhlylaim.Lmtkngghtchg?Vyy,emlth
y.manhgtucngthnhthong.Khngphiemchabotrcchoanhuycngdy.Reginavnimlngmtcchllngvvnnhn
Jane.
CvnhbmbngnhintrthnhmtcigrtthvquanstAnhqubitemlaivluncquynlyhaykhngcniriira
ca.Jane.Reginacncthayt.Mckn,emanglngtrnhcuctranhlun.Cquayli.Emkhnglngtrnh.
Vythngixungyvianh.Vanhskhngchykhiemu.Anhkhngcnh.Cnhnanhvngh:Thtcngthng.Hnnhnthtcng
thngvngs.Anhyngvmuntrntrnhcamnh.Ttcnhnggmnhmunltmnmtnikhngaicthlmtnthngmnh.
Ckomtchicghringixung.Embity,miththayi.NkhngcnginghichngtachacReginana.Ckhngnig,vncnbc
mnhvanhnimnhlngght.Chodiucng.Ginucchuyngxynchoemthkhngphichmtmnhemaumemcnccongi
na.
Emcnphinghnnhiungikhcna.Emangtrongthigiansinhchkhngphitrongt.Cphiemangchorngemthyticlchngta
cconb?CcinhnRegina.Conbvnangtrnmtnhnnhthncthhiumitng.Khng,ttnhinlkhngri.
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Emch...clcuEmcnhnlmtngim.Emcnlemna.NhngGabriel,emangnhmtchnhbnthnmnh.Cmingyemlicm
thymnhbinmtmtcht.GingnhconmoCheshirevngtthntin.Ndngnhngycngkhnhramnhlai.Rianhvnhvchtrchem
vvicngmuqungcoy.
Anhcngphithanhnlmtkinsngsut.Vgithemngh:cri,Jane.Mythcsbinmt.Thmchchngmycngqunmt
mylai.Anhngngilign,nhmtnhtchyc.Emcbitanhnhthnokhiembgitrongbnhvinkhng?Emcnghgviuykhng?
Emnghemrtmnhm.
Emkhocmtkhusnglnngivtnhinemtrthnhmtphntuytvi.NhngnuembthngthkhngphichmnhemchymuJane.
Anhcngschymu.Emcbaoginghnanhcha?Ckhngnig.Anhcinhngtingcilithnhmthanhcamtconvtbthng.
Anhcnhmtthngngcy,lcnocngcgngbovemtchnhbnthnem.Aiphilmiunyvemlkthtitnhtcachnhem.Em
lFrankieRizzolicoithngaemginh.Mtacongi.Emvnkhngphilngithchhpchivinhngcucontrai.
Vemskhngbaogicth.Cnhnanh,bcbivanhhiurc,bcbivnhngmitnchnhxcnhngccanhvabn.Janeanhvitay
ngangquabngichttayctrckhickpgitraEmkhngbaogicnphichngtbnthnmnhchoanhhayFrankiehaybtcaikhcc.
Anhbitlcnyrtkhchoemnhngemsquaylivicngvictrckhinhnraiu.Vyhynghngimtltiem.Chocanhna.Hyanh
ctnhngnhnggiyphtkhithyvvcongimnhcnhanton.Anhvngichttayctrnbn.Cnhnxungtaycamnh,caanhvngh:
Nginngnyskhngbaogibungtayrabtktacyanhynhthno.
Anhyslunbncnhta,bovta.Btktacittvianhyhaykhngthanhyvnlunbnta.Chmchm,nhngngntaycahanvo
nhaucucchintmngng.Chunginthoiku.Reginacttingkhc.RiGabrielthdiGiyphtynbnhkhngkodiLcu,anhngdy
ngheinthoi.
Jane ang a Regina ra khi bp th nghe anh ni C ni ng. Dng ni chuyn ny trn in thoi.C thy lo lng, quay li xem phn ng trn
gngmtanh,xemsaogingcaanhlinhvy.Nhnganhvnquaymtvotng.Thlcnhtptrungvonhngcngcavaianh.
Chngtisicanhnirigcmy.Aithanh?Maura.Cyangny.BAMIMTMaurakhngxuthintrccnhcahmtmnh
mcncmtnginngkhhpdnvitcenvructagngng.ylanhPeterLukascgiithiu.
JanenhnMaurangvc.Cumangphngvinn?ChngtacnanhtaJane.Chngtacnnhbotkhinovy?Lukastmtcchchovui
v:Rtvuicgpccv,thmtRizzoli,mtvDean.Chngtivonhcch?Khng,khngnichuynyGabrielnikhiJanebanhra
khiphngrahnhlang.
Chngtasiu?Lukashi.Theoti.Gabrieldnnglntrngc,hlnncnhtngtrncng.Tiynhngngithunhthitk
mtkhuvnnghngivinhngchucyxanhmt,trncngiche.Nhitmahtrongthnhphvomahcnglmntrnnkhnngnc.
Nhngcycchuaoingivnng,mydynholcngisangmunuvnngqu.JanetReginatrongghchotrcondibngcachicbn.
Mconbnghng.Tchnyhcthnhnsangnhngvntreotrnminhkhc,chonnhngmngmuxanhtrongnhngtanhbtng.
Lukastmttptiliucnhatrangng.BcsIslesnghrngccvsquantmntiliuny.Gabrielmtptiliu.Bntrongcmtmnh
bovihnhnhmtgngmtnngangcivdngtiu:Mtnginngchttrnthuyn.Mtthngnhnmttchtngymng2thngHai.
CharlesDesmondlaiGabrielhi.MtnginngmtngibitrLukastrlichnhiunythuhtti.ylldotisaotitptrungvo
cuchuynny.Chodbnphpynhnnhlmtvtst.Anhnghingquytnh?Khngcbngchngnochngtrngkhngphi
lmtvtstc.
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Desmond c tm thy cht phng tm trong chic thuyn my ca ng ta. Chic thuyn m ng ta th neo trn mt bn thuyn trn sng
Potomac.ngtachttrongbntmvihaictaybcat,mtbcthtuytmnhtrongphngng.Lcngitaphthinrathngtachtc
mingy.
Bnphpykhngcngbbtcbcnhnonhngchcccvcnghiunsnhthnochobngiiphu.Ticlkhngnntngtngra
nJanenhnnh.Bcthngtalikhngtitliugcbit.Tituytvng,cucsngthtkinhkhng.
Tikhngthchungthmbtcngynona.Desmondcbitnlmtnginghinrunngvlydcnmnm.Ncngdgii
thchchotmtrngchnnncangta.Ttcnghecvrthplgiithchchomtvtstngkhng?Vytisaoanhlikhngthyhpl?Tic
cmgicnhth.
Gicquanthsucanhbochotibitcmtiugangdinra,mtiugcthdnnmtchuyntotthn.ylmtnginng
giucvimtduthuyn,bmttchmingytrckhicainghravicitmngta.Ldoduynhthchracngyngtamttchldavochic
xectmthybiuxecabnthuyncvghingymng2thngHai.
Hngxmningtathngxuynirancngoinnhkhngthycglkhimttunkhngtrngthyngta.irancngoi?SaolithJane
hi.Khngaicthnichotibittisao.Hoclhkhngmunnichoanhbit.Lukasci.Ccuchaynghingngikhcthmt.
Ticngvy.NcnglmtithytmvDesmond,bnkhonliucngkhctrongchuynny.CcvcngbitvWatergatebtuthnori.Mt
vtrmcthdntinhngchuynlnhnrtnhiu.Thtrongchuynnythiuhnlg?Nginngnylai?CharlesDesmond.
JanenhnbcnhgngmtDesmond.ngtacncidchu,cvtgngng.lkiunhcthxuthinbtcmtbibonovitvcng
tyquntrdoanhnghip...Cngcnhiunghivnvngtathcngcnhiuiulra.CharlesDesmondchatngvoihc.
ngtaphcvtrongqunihaiminmvchyullmcngvictnhboquni.Nmnmsaukhingxutngngtacmtduthuynpv
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chobitngtalmvicchomtcngtyctnlPyramidServicesJanenilg?cngliulmtibnkhon.
Titnvingytmhiun.SautitmracngtyPyramidServiceslcngtyconcamtcngty,ccvonthxemnlcngtyg?ng
botinlBallentreenhJaneni.ngriythmt.JanenhnGabriel.Citnlixuthinngkhng?Nhnvothigianngtamttch
MauraningylmtichNgymng2thngHai.
NgytrckhixyravthmstAshburn.Mtstrnghpthvngkhng?NichochngtibitthmvcngtyPyramidGabrielbo.l
mtcngtychuynvnchuynvanninhthuctponBallentree.ychlmttrongrtnhiudchvmhcungcptrongnhngvngxyrachintranh.
Btknhucucaanhlg:Htng,bov,vnchuynhaythmchsdngvlccacnhstBallentreeucthpngchoanh.Bnhlm
vicnhngnikhngcchnhquynthcth.NhngklmlinhuntchintranhJanebo.ngvy,tisaolikhng?Crtnhiutinctora
trongchintranh.
TrongcucxungtKosovo,nhngngilnhtcaBallentreebovmtthython.GihcngangsdnglclngcnhsttKabul,
BaghdadvnhngthnhphquanhbinCaspian.TtctinuctrbicckhonthucaM.ycnglcchmCharlesDesmondcthchitrcho
duthuyncangta.
TianglmvicchomtlclngcnhstkhnkipJaneboCltinnngktiKabulvticngcthkimcmtchicduthuyn.C
khngmunlmvicchonhngnginyuMauraboChonkhinocbitcgthamgiavona.cvnlhlmvicnhngvngtrn
mc?KhngLukasniVnylhbbbucvimtsbnhurtkinhtm.
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Btckhinocnmtvngchintranhccngsphiimtviccnhmmafiatrongvng.Vvynncnthitlptnhbncctnstnhn
khngktthccccngtynhBallentree.Cchenbunbn,traoimaty,vkh,ruvnb.Micucchintranhlilmtchi,mtthtrng
mivttcmingiumunginhcchinliphm.
ylldotisaoliccccuctranhchpchocchpngbov.Khngphivbnthncchpngmlvchikinhdoanhcccheni
cng vi chng. Nm ngoi Ballentree kim c nhiu hp ng hn bt c mt cng ty bo v no khc Lukas dng li Mt phn l nh Charles
Desmondlmrtttcngviccamnh.
lg?Hnlkilmhpng.MtgmcbnbLuNmGcvcthcnhiubnnhngchkhcna.Vttcnhngiumngta
lmthngtacnhnthnyJaneni,nhnxungtmnhcaDesmond.Mtnginmchtmkhngaiphthinratrongsutmingy.
Mtnginngbhimvihngxmnmckhngainghtivictrnhbongmttch.CuhiylLukastipTisaongtaphicht?C
phildonhngngibnLuNmGccangta?Haymtnginokhc?Khngainig.Hinngcngngtngthn.
Cyciphadicngnhtarahihngkitqu,tingxecm.tnhinJanenhnraReginatnhgicvangchmchnhnmnh.Thttuyt
vi.Mtcontimithngminhlmsao.Janecththymtphnangtmnngtrnmttngmikhc,bbikinim,tmlngtrnlplnhnhdu.
Cnhnthymtnginngangngmtbancngngheinthoivmtcbangchinviolngcnhcas.Trntri,lnmyimnhng
vttrngcamybaybayqua.Cbaonhiungicththychngta?Cbnkhon.Cbaonhiumyquayhayvtinhvothiimnyangtheodi
chngtatphatrnminh?Bostontrthnhimtptrungcaminhmt.
TichciunyxuthintrongumingiMauraniCharlesDesmondtnglmtnhbovinquni.NginngOlenabntrong
bnhvincngtngllnhtrongquninhngduvntaycaanhtabxakhihs.Vnphngticngbnhmng,tnhp.
Vyththmaqugy?Cthlmtcngtylmch?BallentreevFBIluncmiquanhmtthitLukasniiunychngcgngngc
nhinc.Hcnglmvictrongcngtnc,thucngnhnggnhnhau.KinhdoanhdacngvongunthngtinanhtanhnGabrielVgithh
cngxuthiny,trnchnhncnh.
TuynblcedakhngbvchnhphMphixemxtbtchnhngno,btcstiudngno.Nhngqukhngcnhcnthrakhi
chngtrnhhotng.ylcchnhngnginhDesmondphiktthcvinhngchicduthuyn.HayktthcvicichtJanebo.
Chng30
ThmtMoorestrutnhnnghkhingnim8giti.LngnynhtJanengitrongphnghingcatiutranmngllccang
mangthaithngthchn.Githcquaylicnphngycngviccngnghipnhngmithkhchn.Cnphngnhngtngthntheotng
phttriqua.
GabrielngiidinviMoore,thmtFrostvCrowengiubn.gialtrungtmchcattcmingi:chicinthoicaJane,ckt
niviloa.ChngtaangnrtgnriMooreniCcthythoimikhng?ChngtacthFrostnghemy.
Khng,tiphilmvicJanetrliNumtnginngnghemycthlmcyhongs.Crowenhnvai:Nucgibhimnychugi
in.NuanhthyttcnhngchuynnychtnthigianthanhkhngphiquanhqunynauJanepli.
Tichyxemchuyngxyrathi.Chngtiskhngmunquyryanhu.CnbaphtnaFrostcanthip,nhmikhianhluncgng
lmmtngihagiigiaJanevCrowe.CthctakhngccbiqungcoCroweni.TbotrnspnmngynayriMoorebo
Cycnhiuchicn.
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Nucykhnggiincnghalcyquytnhnhth.Hoclcycht,Janengh.iunychcchncngltquatmtrmingi
nhngkhngainira.inthoicaJanechungvttcmingiuquaynhnc.StrninthoilmtstFortLauderale.
ychlmtcucinthoibnhthng,Janettrnannhngtimcpmnhvs.ChtmthisurinhnMooreanhtagtu.Xincho
Janenhcmy.Mtgingnngctln.Nhngthqungcotrnlgvyh?Trnnntingniylmtgingcilnvmthanhmcanhng
ngixungquanhangrtthchthvitra.
Anhlai?Janehi.Chngtiyuangrtbnkhon.Cicumcemqungcocnghalg?Cu"Cichtnnhy"?Anhanggi
chotichhiiu?ngvy.ycphimttrchikhng?Chngtisphion?Xinli,tikhngcthigiannichuynvianhlcny.
Tiangimtcinthoikhc.Ny,nyc!Chngtianggintmtnirtxay,chcht!JanettmyrinhnMoore.nglvvn!Nu
lmtcgitiubiucatConfidentialthtinaysrtvuiyCrowebo.CthchngtascthmvicucgitngtnhthyMoorecnh
bo.
in thoi li rung. Mt cuc t Thng .Jane li thy mch mu ca mnh nh cng ln. Al?Xin cho ging mt ph n Ti nhn thy mc
qungcocachtrntConfidential,hingitianglmmtnghincuvccmcqungcocnhn.Timunbitxemchlmqungcoycphiv
mcchlngmnkhnghaylvmcchthngmi?ChaiukhngJanekhchutrliricpmyChai,cchuyngvinhngnginyvy?
8:05:inthoiliku.
Mtsinthoivmtcuhi:"ycphimtcucthikhng?Ticnhncgiithngnugiinkhng?"8:07:"Tichmunxemxemcai
dngsnykhngthi."8:15:"Ccphimtipvinhaygkhng?"n8:30khngthyccucinthoinona.
Haimiphtsauhcnginhnchicinthoicmlngchmchm.TinghttcchcthCroweniringdyTisgitinaylmtti
nggicachngta.iFrostniChngtaangnphnchnhri.Cig?BiqungcocaRizzolikhngnirmithigian.
Gimichgn8githnhphKansasthi.ngyMooreniHyngignliy.Ttcccmigi?Vythchngtasphiyn
namCrowebo.ThmchcthmunhnFrostboNukcHawaiina.VyclchngtannmangtheobnhpizzaCrowekhtmi.
CuicngthFrostcngphirangoikimmyvngxcxchlnvbnhtcahngDominov.Lclvokhongthigiangia10v11gi.H
cngnhaun,ungsodavcngiinthoi.McdJanekhngilmcmtthngnhngmnaylmchocccmgicmnhchabaogiri
cngvicc.
Cvnangngicngmtchicbnvinhngcnhstangrtmtmi.Ttcunhthngl,Darrenvnlunlmcbcmnh.Chkhcmt
iulGabrielcngngiycnghcnttcukhngcgthayi.Mnhrtnhn,cngh,Crowevttcmith.
Mnhrtnhlcmnhclmtphntrongcngvicchungcamingi,mtphncacucsnlng.inthoikukhiangndmingpizza.
Cbvinxung,lygiylaungntayvngcnhnnghtrntng.Chnhxc11gi.SinthoitrnmnhnhlmtsBoston.
Cucginymunmtbating.AlJanenhcmy.udybnkiaimlng.AlJanelpli.Chlaimtgingconginhtingththm.Git
mnh,JanenhnGabrielvthyanhcngnhnrachitit.NgiginitingAnhbnggingkhngphicangiM.
TilmtngibnJaneni.Tikhngbitch.Olenanivitivc.Olenachtri.Chnhlcy.Janenhnquanhbn,thymingiu
angkhsngst.ThmchnCrowecngphingvphatrc,vmtchi.MilaJaneniHynichotibitchngtacthgpnhauu.
Lmn.Ticnnichuynvic.Tihansantontuyti.BtcchnocmuncnghetingbnkiacpmyChttitJanenhnMoore:
Chngtacnbitvtrcacy.AnhchatmthynchiFrost.Frosttrli:VngWestEnd.Tmtinthoicngcng.
6/22/2017 BinMt
NgaytrnngcachngtaCrowenivchythngraca.nlcanhracngoithcyiluriGabrielni.Mtchicxetuntra
cthtrongvngnmpht.Janelcu:Khngcmcngphc.Nucytrngthynginomcngphccysbitchuynnyc
xptvtismtchilinlclivicy.
VycbochngtannlmgbygiCrowehikhidngca.Chocythmthigiansuynghvchuynny.Cycscati.Cy
bitlmthnolinlcviti.NhngcykhngbitclaiMooreni.Viulmcys.
Cychmunmbolscanton.Ngheny,ctacthskhnggiliLilCroweycthlmtchinhngcngcthlchi
duynhtcachngtaactavy.Hylmngaybygi.AnhyngyMoorenhnJaneboNcthlchicuicngcachngta.
SaumtthongJanegtu:Thic.ithi.FrostvCroweriphng.Viphttriqua,Janevnnhnchicinthoivnghngi:Clmnhnni
cngh.Mnhnnlngirakhiytmcy.ChnhdungcnhFrostvCrowengtrnconphWestEndtmkimmtngiphnmhkhng
hbitmt.
inthoicaMoorechung,anhnghemy.QuabiuhincaanhtaJanebitkhngphitintt.Anhcpmyrilcu.Cykhngc?
Janehi.HgichobphnCSUkimtraduvntaytrnchicinthoianhnikhinhnthyntthtvnghinrtrnmtJanetrathgichng
tacngbitlcyctht.
Cyvncnsng.LcnythiJaneni.Cnhstthcngphivocahngmuasavtlt.Janengtrongkhuthcphm,Reginatavongc
ctrongchictieophatrc.Cxemxtnhnghpsachotrbyytrngi,xemhmlngdinhdngghitrntngvhp.
Chngcungcp100%nhngnhucucatrtAnZ.Cinocngvcnghonho,cngh,vythsaomnhphicmthyclinh?Regina
thchsabtm.Mnhcngphinhanhnhanhricnvlmvicthi.Mnhphirakhigingvthikhngchnginhnnhngcucrtuicacnhst.
Mnhcnphinhanhnhanhrikhicahngthcphm.ClyhaitiSimilacriinkhubntgiyPamperriithngnquythanhton.Bnngoi
bixenngnmcmhitaratrnngi.TrckhichoReginavochngicatrtrnxecdnglimtcht.
Nhngxehngtpnpyqua.Mttingcivgingmtnginnggtln.Khngcnginomuntrongthnhphvociginy.Ttcu
munnmtrnbibinvnkemchkhngphichenchcnhaucithnhphBostonny.Reginabtukhc,tcmmhibtvom.
LimtngiBostonkhchuna.NvntiptcgolnkhiJanechuynconbvoghngitrongxe.icvidynhrimconbvncnlaht.
ngthng,Janeligpnthmlnna,cngh:Chai,choconsngquachiunay.inthoichung.Ckhngthnkumicnhng
khilynrakhitivnhnthysinthoihinln,ckhngbitlscaai.
Al?Quatingkhccaatrcnghethycuhi:Chlai?gingninhnhngquenquen.CccbpcaJanenhcngln.Mila?ngcp
my.ngcpmy.Hynichuynviti.Chlcnhst.nngchuynsangmuxanh,phasaucmtchicxenhnci.
ngcthanhnTilcnhst.Tichangcgnggipcthi.Saochbittnti?TicngOlenakhicy...Khicnhstgitchy?
Chicxengsaulincivmuncnhanhnhanhtrnhngchon.Chttit.Clixequangt,inthoivnptrntai.
Mila.Olenanichotivc.yliucuicngcyniltinnitmc.mquachcnginbtti.Tikhng...Haingi
nng.Tinhnthyh.Hlbnti,Mila.Chngtiangcgngbovc.Cngoimtmnhsrtnguyhim.
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Chngsgittitrc.Ai?Imlng.ngcpmy,Janengh.Hygimy.Cvnpmyvotaichbnkiani.ghsauReginavntiptckhc
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Nhngchnichlcnhst.ng,tilcnhst.Tinivic.TntilJaneRizzoli.Tilthmt.CcthkimnhiunyMila.Chygi
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Chng31
Khusngnngbnhngcvkhllm.Ngibngicacbkhavblngquntrongngnkohngtunnay.Githclynrachovohp
ngsng.Dclunnhnthccscmnhkhngkhipcannhngcchatngngnngicmn.Vymhmnaylcnhnnchichnch.
Cnghchchndoviclmmnnmith.CnghtiReginaChcnmtngntaybtcnmtcht,vinnbnracngcthcpmtcon
b.ucphilemGabrielni.HangcngngivinhautrnchicxeVolvocaGabrielutrnngNewbury.Nhngcahngthitrangcng
btungca.
NhngqunnvncnngkhchvlngythBy.Ccvkhchnmclngly,vuivvinhngmnnvnhngccru.ChngbchoJane,c
lolngnnichngthncgngoivimingthtquaymmangn.NgitacthcmtncnhstncmGabrielniEmcthngi
ngoiquanst.
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nlcemphiquaylivinricnhnnghbnphtnachingnghipMingisnsngccha?QuatainghecthygingMoore.
Chngtivovtr.FrostgimstBeaconvArlington,titrccahngFourSeasons.AnhsngaysauemGabrielbo.Vng.C ni ri
bcrakhixe,kochicokhocmngxungcthchekhusngbnngi.ingclnphNewbury,thngvphangciquartnhiudu
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vnhoacngcng.
TrnphNewburyrttpnpnhngychcvikhchdulch.Mtitnhnhnangngimnhautrnbngghcnhbncnhkhngbitg
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angnmbtrncna,vichbangchighita.
Janedngchnbnbncvnhnvotrongnhngbngrm.Cycykhng?Cycangquanstmnhkhng?Chngthycaingnc
c.Cichmchmmtvngquanhhnc.Banngychcscvichicthuynthinngatrnncvnhnggianhngiquyqunnkem,nhngnhc
schitrng.
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ctn.
TiyMila.Hynhnchoki.Ccththyltichcmtmnhthi.Saumtlt,cngixungbnggh,cmgicnhmnhangdinmtvkch
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phnxataytlnhpsng.
Taycdnglitrnhpsngkhinhnthychlnginngrchrianglctmchail.Timpmnh,cngidavothnhgh.Mtcngi
nhthiqualmxnxomtnch,layngnhngnhndinc.Gnhtrclchcchvctheocibaocamnhnmtthngrccnhghngi
cacvlibtubi.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Gtanhkhngi?Bcmnh,cngdynhtrnhxagta.inthoirung.Cchotayvotilyinthoi:Al?Al?Imlng.TiycniTi
angngicnhhnicbotii.Milaphikhng?Cchnghethytingtimmnhp,udybnkiavnimlng.
Cnhnquanhrsotkhuvccngvin,vnchlnhngngibanny.itnhnhntrngh,mtrconvnginngvitirccangta.
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ng.
Tmlyvaihn,Janenhnthngvomthn.Dinhnngcnhnthyimthmsuvbrutuata,hithgphmiru.Hngttay
cra:Clmciquigth?Rizzoli?TingMooretrongtaingheCccnhtrkhng?Khng,khng,tikhngsao.
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Gtakhtmiribci,koltircphasauvlmbmCngvinnhngngynyngltonmtlin...Cquaylinhnramingiquanh
mnh.
Gabriel, Moore v Frost u quy quanh c lm thnh mt hng ro bo v. i tri cthdiTi c yu cu cu tr u? Bn anh khng bit
chuyngangxyraGabrielni.Githchngtalmhngmivicricnhnquanhcngvingidngnhvngvhntrc.
itnhnhntrnbngghi,nhngatrvinghitavncn,ciadigccy.NuMilavnangtheoditathcysbitchuyn
nycspt.Cyskhnginongntiu.9gi45phtriFrostboMinginghsao?Moorelcu.
Bquachuynnyi.Tinayskhngcchuyngxynnau.Emanglmngtheokhoch,emuccnmtksnongipu
Janebo.Gabriellixevokhuphasautanhcahrittmy:Bnanhucbitchuyngangxyra.Thyemuitheonginngvnh
kiuanhtaangchunbnhem.
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m.Chngtacthsmtcyanhbitkhng?Chngtamtcy.Anhnicnhchnghquantmtichuynvy.
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bcra.Anhcnhemlmgsngkhng?Anhangcgngkhngnh.Bngnhincngviccaemlikhngrasaoc.
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phibny?Gimanhcthtrnhxan.Vyanhnghemslmgy?Anhcmthayy.EmhynhviRegina.
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tinclanhangninhth.AnhbitemlnginhthnotkhiciemGabrielcquayngiivotrongtanh.
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vianhAnhbcchmchmlncuthangchonkhihimtvinhauTrcyanhchabaogiphilolngvbtcai,vbtcthganhcth
sbmti.
Anhkhngbitrngnslmanhshinhthno.Githanhbitmnhc"gtchnAchilles"ccklnvttcnhngganhnghcl
phibovn.Anhkhngthbovn.nginchlanhsphisngchungvin.ylvicsphinkhianhcmtgianh.
Nhngnslmtsmtmtquln.CacnhtnhinmvAngelathurangoisnh:Mnghlnghethytinghaiangoiny.Jane
chuynging:Chom.Mvachoconbng,vthninhthi.Conbthno?Ynhconhinh.
6/22/2017 BinMt
Tlm?Janevonhthymithurtgngng,ngnnp.Btacraschvpgn,khnngtenphtrnbnn.Cthikhng
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khakcithngkhng?Lcnoconcnglmthm.Vtrconvisng...cri,crimmJanethosngchovongnkoConbcn
chacmtthngmm.
Nlnrtnhanhy,gingynhconAngelanhnGabrielbaogimkchoconchuynJanelmkhinbatuichanh?M! Anh y khng

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,ngyAngelaniMqunhtmithvchuynri.M,saokhngitronglcconchmvthkchuynchoconnhGabrielni
rivitaylyokhocchob.TrongmtphngkhcReginatnhinkutolnnhtuynblnchahng.Janequaphngconbnrakhini.
LccquayliphngkhchthGabrielvmi.ngbnbnnctrongbp,mttaybRegina,mttaycmvinclyncvotrongm
unphasachoconb.Cangoictinggi.JaniegingAngelaChomvockhng?Mqunciknh.Mlni.Janenhnkhacavchsn
trccaiaknhchob.
KhngthcninukhngccinybnirihnachuNgoannhcng.Thimiy.Nnmyri.Tmbitm.Janequaytrlibp,
mncsi.Ctbnhsavoncnngchonmln,iquanhphngviccongiangkhc.Chungcalivangln.
i,mmnh.Lnnythquncigykhngbit?Cbnkhon.Lcnybnhsamnncchoconbungnhngconbdngnhkhngmun,
nhtravkhngcn.Conmunghcongi?Cnghkhibngconquaphngkhch.Connichombitconmungno!Cmcachom.
Nhngkhngphimcngtrcca.BAMITKhngnimtlicgilchquaJanevotrongphngvchtcali.Cviinbncasv
kormxung,htcinyncikiatrcssngstcaJane.Cnghlcanglmgvy?Cgikiavngliimtvic,ttaylnmiraduim
lng.
Ckhnhnhn,gingmtcbhnlmtphn.Thnhnhgygcchephbingobng.Bntayxngxu,citieotrnvainh
nngthnhnhnhnhn.Tcctngntrnghoangdnhkiuchnhccmkotctchomnh.imtxmtrongnhgng.
Khunmtcvinguvluchacntt,xnggmgln.Comtquanhphngnhtmxemcchtrnnokhng.Milaphikhng?
MtlnnaMilalittaylnmi.CnhnJanevinglmphinclcny.Imlng.Shi.Reginacngnhhiu.
Conbtnhinlngim,mtmtovphngvnmyntrongvngtayJane.yccantonJaneninh.Khngcninolantonc.
tigichoccbnti.Chngtasccnhstbovngaybygi.Milalcu.Tibitnhngnginy.
TilmviccnghJanenirivitaylyinthoi.CgichythnglichntayJanetrninthoi.Khngcnhst.Janenhnmtcgi,trongy
chayslolng,hongs.cricniritrnhxachicinthoiTicnglcnhst.
Saoclitinti?MilanhnReginavJanengh:ychnhlldotisaocylimohimtiy.Cybitmnhlmtbm.Clntoraskhc
bit.Tibitcangphichytrn.TibitchuynAshburnJanebo.Milanbnghngixung.tnhintrngcnhnhbhntrongconmtca
Jane.
Vainghingvphatrc.Cbgcuvohaibntaynhkiuckitsckhngthngnglncna.Timtqucththm.Janelign
nhnxungmiuctngn:Cnhnthynhngkgitngi.Hygipchngtinhndinchng.Milanhnln,imtsuthm,vhn:Tiskhng
sngcnlc.
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Janecngngixungghnhnc,ReginacngangchmchmnhnMila,cvthchthvmtngimixuthin.SaocliyMila?Cmunti
lmg?Milalychicticubn,lctmtrongriliramtbngvideoachoJane.ylcig?Tisphigin.
Tianchoch.Chhynivihlkhngcnna.ylbncuicng.Clynu?Ccmlyicanraxanhthnlmtvt
nguyhim,mtththucccntrnhxa.CthphokhiJanecmlycunbng.JanetReginavoghcaconbrinbntivi.
CchocunbngvideovoumyrinPlay.Trnmnhnhxuthinmthnhnh.Cnhnthychicgingng,chicghvnhngtmviche
cas.Tingnhngbcchnngnvmtcgivophng,tingcanglivtiplhnhnhmtnginngvmtnginb.
Ngiphncmitcvng,vyngnlthnhnhtuytp.Nginngmcophngpolovqunkaki.cringinngthdikhi
thynginbchacicco.Ccivyrinlt.Cynginnglnging.Anhtanmnga,bngchcciqunchovkonxung
dihng.
Citrnngianhta,nginbbtuchodngvtcaanhtavomingmnh.Chlmtbngkhiudm,Janengh.Saomnhlixemnnh?
KhngphionnyMilanirilyiukhinttayJanetuabngchytip.onbngctuanhnhnhmtcgitcendi.
JanegitmnhnhnrachnhlOlena.onbngvnchy,nhnghnhnhlalnmtrngingcacccgiltquatrnmnhnh.Janecht
nhnralmnhtngnhnthyphngngnyri,cnhhnhnhchictqunovimtlthngquatng.ychnhlcchccunbngny.
Mtchiccameractngaycilthng.Ccngnhnracgitrongonbngutinctachnhlnnnhnthhaitrongcunbng
cathmtWardlawcginmchttrngingvitmchntrmknngi.Ttcnhngnginbtrongcunbngnycht.
Mnhnhgichuynsangmutrng.yMilaninh.CnntStoprilinPlay.Vnlchicgingynhnglnnykhntrigingkhc.
Nhngchicgicthuvibnghoa.Mtnginnggiivo,uhi,knhcdyeovmcmtchicsmichngccdc,eocvt.
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vnkhnghnhnran.tnhinlotangbtdy,quaysangmtthmmyquaykhngquaync.lmtcgi.
Cyvnangkhc,chngilivicny.GingvanxinnghegingtingNga.Ckhngmunvotrongphng.Cthnthckhilnhmtcittvnghe
theomnhlnhcamtnginbkhtnh.Cbydivophng,ngtrnsn,dichngnng.Cnhcanglivtingbcchnxadn.
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TrivinhcamnhJanelingntivihn.Ckhngthkhngxemn.Cgitrongbngthmchcnchantuivthnhnin.Conbmc
chicohngvmtchicvyngnlichnxanhxao,gyg.Trnmvninhnvtttcamnbkia.Nhngvtthmbmtrncnhtaylbng
chngcanhnglnbnhpbngchngtic.
Dgnngngtrcmtcnhngcgivnimlngkhngtuntheonhngggmun.Ciora.Cgivnchngnhnngta.Gvycon
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SaunitcginhinrtrnmtgnniJanecngrun,ngtrnhxativivchiuchuyngsxyratiptip.
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Hnlingichtctaycb,trolnngi.Tronglcangmicchocicaqucamnhvomhcb,hnlngtayphicb.Ngaylp
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Hntarnlnmttingcuiringngixungbncnhcb,nmth.Hnnmthnngntrongmtlt,cthnhqukitsc.Dndnhili,
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Khnkip!Taobomydyi!Cbvnkhngnhcnhch.Hntatrtxunggingngnhncbmtlt.Hntatngntaylncckimtra
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camrarilingvo,nhngbcchnvivchyraxa.Thigiantriqua,chicmyquayvntiptctptrungvochicgingvimtcthkhng
cnssng.
Nhngtingbcchnkhclign,ctinggcavmtgingbngtingNgactln.Janenhnranginbbcvotrongphng.lMama
chttrongnhbp.Tibitchuyngsxynchob.Hslmgvibntaycab.Tibitbslahttrckhicht.
Nginblignginglaycbdyvhtlnralnh.Cbkhngtrli.Btalili,chetaylnming.Saubtnhinquayliphachic
myquay.Btabitny.Btabitnangquayphim.Ngaylptcbtaithnglichmyquay,tingcnhcamtungvsaulmnhnhtrthnh
mutrng.
Milattuvideo.Janekhngthnig,cngixunggh,chmtrongcmlng.Reginacngynlngnhthccthiimnykhngphilc
khc.Mnlcnyqurunryschngchcnn.Gabriel,cngh.Emcncanhy.Clicnhnmyinthoivnhnraanhinthoi
dingcaanhnhvcskhngccchnolinlcvianh.
ngtalmtngiquantrngMilani.Janequaynhnchi:Saoc?JoeninginngcvtrrtcaotrongchnhphcachMilachln
mnhnh.Joexemcunbngri?Milagtu:Anhyachotimtbncopykhitirii.Chngtimingigimtbnphngtrnghp...c
dngliphngtrnghpchngtikhnggplinhauc.
Cunbngnyltu?Clycntu?Mamactntrongphngby.Chngtikhnghbit.Chngtichmuntmtinthi.ychnhl
ldochovthmst,Janengh,ylldotisaonhngngiphntrongnginhbgit.Bivhbitchuynxyratrongcnphng.
Cunbngnychnhlbngchng.ngtalaiMilahi.Janenhnlnmnhnhtrngkhng:Tikhngbit.NhngtibitmtngicthbitC
niriinbninthoi.Milanhnccnhgic.Khnggichocnhst!Tikhnggichocnhst.Tigichomtngibnboanhyny.
Mtnhbo.AnhybitnhngngiWashington.Anhysng.Anhysbitnginngnylai.CmcundanhbtmtncaPeter
Lukas.achcaanhtaMilton,ngayphanamBoston.LccquaysccthnhnthyMilaquanstmnh,rrnglchahntintng.
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Mnhmisaimtbcthi,Janengh,cginysbchymt.Mnhphicnthnkhnglmcys.AltingPeterLukas.Anhcthn
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NcthlgiiPulitzerchoanhyLukas.Cngibmchungngoica.MilanhnJaneshi,nhctivithngncas.iMila,ng...
CRizzoliLukasgiChuyngngyvy?Anhichtnh.TisquaylingayJaneniricpmy.
Milavnchytcasnysangcaskhctmkimmtlithothim.KhngsaouMila,bnhtnhlinoJanetrnan.Hbittiy.Chngta
thmchcnchabitaingoicam.xemaicnhnntktniAiy?ThmtRizzoli,tilJohnBarsantiy.
Ticthlnnhkhng?Milangaylptcchyvophngngtmngthotthn.Ch!Ccthtinnginy.Lcnycginngthanh
chncastrongphngngln.Ckhngthic.TingchungcalivanglnlmMilavitrolnthnhcas.
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tayMila.Tisicngc,cch?Chngtasicngnhau,ngbimkhngcti!NhanhlnMilaththm.
Janequayngi.ab.Milatheocvotrongphngkhch,lolngnhnracatrongkhiJanelycunbngravnmnvotrongtingt.Cm
ngnkolykhusngricngblunvotrongtingt.phng.Tingchungcalireovang.JanebngReginatrntay.
ithi.Milatroxungthangthothimnhanhnhmtconkh.Janecngnhanhkhngkm.NhngbygicphicnthnvcangmRegina.Ti
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tuyti.
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PeterLukasimlngxemonbngangchiutrnmnhnh.Lccunbnghtanhtavnkhngcng.MikhiJanetttiviianhtavnngi
yn,mtnhndnvomnhnhnhthanhtavnangnhnthycthcginmchttrnging.Cnphngtrnnynlng.
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gcuxung.
Ctivanhuth.Tisaolicaiquaynhngthnhthnynh?Nginngrrngkhnghbitmnhbquayphim.Chiccamerac
giukntrongtquno,ccvkhchkhngththyn.Clylmtngunthunhpkhc.Bncccginyphcvsex,quaycccnhsaubn
rangoithtrng.
Cchlmnothcngchvkimtin.ynglmtkiunhchactrng.Ballentreecvnglhotngkhadng.Nhngylonphim
cnhgychtngi.Ballentreekhngthbnnc.Khng,nulmththsqumohim.Mchchabitriu.
Btagiuntrongchicti.Milanihmangcititheohngthngtrimkhnghbitcunbngcg.SauJoemntrongmtphng
khchsnJanenhntiviGithchngtabittisaonhngngiphnAshburnlibgit.TisaoCharlesDesmondbgit.
Bi v h u bit v khch ny, h c th nhn dng ng ta. Tt c bn h phi cht. Vy tt c nhng vic ny ch nhm bt u mi mt v git
ngi.Cgtu.NgaylptcJoenhnrarngmnhangcmmtkhithucntrongtay.Philmgvibngchngny?Anhtakhngbittintngai.
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Maichunghemtngibdncimcmcbnhhoangtngcch?VynnchcanhtagichoanhmtcunbngMtbncopycacun
ny.Ciutichabaoginhncn.Sauthhtchnhaurakhibbt.Nhngmingigimtbn.Olenabbttrckhicycth
mangcunbngcactitpchTribune.
CaJoethchcblytrongvtkch.ylbncuiJanechvotivi.LukasquaysangMilaangngmtgcphngnhmtconvtnhb
sphingnngi.CtngnhnthynginngtrongcunbngchaMila?Ngivonginhy?TrnthuyncnivhirngmnhTi
nhnthyngtabatictchctrnthuyn.
CcnghcyangninchicduthuyncaCharlesDesmondkhngLukashiJane.TinghylcchBallentreekinhdoanh.Thgiica
Desmondlmtculcbgmtonnhngigia.Cchpngbov,nhngbnchiviLuNmGc.Btckhinocmtcucchicanhngigia
nhiutinthchcchnscsexthamgiavo.
MtcchtipcncchpngmClybngvideorarinhnLukasAnhcbitnginngnylaikhng?Ngitrongcunbngy?
Lukasnutncbtmtcchkhkhn.Tirttic.Tivncnangkhmtinccunbngnyltht.Nginngchcphicmtvaitrquan
trng.
Nhnvottcmithngtaclmmxem,nhngngunmngtacthgitrgipnhmlychoccunbngCngdytrcmtLukas
ngtalai?Ckhngnhnra?Ticth?Trkhickhngxemchngtrnhnghsthngtrc.ngtalCarletonWynneGimcmicacc
tnhboqucgiacachngtay.
Cthhtraringiphchxungghidinvianhta.Chai.Anhangnivmtngicquynhnhivihtthyccvnphngtnhbotrn
tncchngtay.Lukasgtu:FBI,CIA.Tnhboquni,ttclnmmivnphngtnhbobaogmcccchinhnhanninhtrongkhuvcv
Btphp.
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mundngnhtm.NdctheosnhyLukasninh,thmchkhngthmnhnMilakhicirakhiphngkhch.nhmtanhtavndnvoJane
ykhngphimtngidbltu.
VicunbngnythanhcthltcKingKongych.GimcWynnecmngliquanhrngrivinhngngiLuNmGcvcctp
onln.ngtacthlngcvinchochcTngthngy.Gingtaslcati.TishbngtaJanecuknh.
Chungcareo.Janegitmnhngngmtln.BnhtnhLukasniringdyCthlhngxmcatiym.Tihachmschconmo
choanhtavocuitun.DctrnannhthnhngJanecngngithngdynghengngkhiLukasngoica.Anhtachohirtbnhthng:Xin
cho,mivonh.
Mithnchgingngikhch.Vng,chngtiangngixemvideo.VolcyngraJanephithycchuyngkhngnnhnggingnirt
thoimicaLukaslmckhngphng,nlmcccmgicantontrongnginhny,visbovcaanhta.Vkhchivophng.
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ngdy,timpthnhthch,ckhli.CquaynhnLukas,trnmtanhtachcmtvphntrcngkhinhvmtcinhnvaivihmRttic,ilth
m.
Gtcvngnhnquanhphng,hnnhnchmchmvoReginaangnmngtrngh.NgaylptchnquaysngvoconbvJanethyshitt
cngnhccondaoangkvongcmnh.ngnhiulihnniviJane.Hnbitchnhxcphilmthnokimsotc,chcntmraimyu
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nhtcangimConimuhnhiLukas.
Trongnhtm.tiitmn.qumuncnhbochoMila,Janengh.GicchtlnthMilacngkhngtrnikp.Vymychnhlcon
cmmtaongheniyhgtcvngbo.Cm,conim.Liugnycbittnnhngngignhgitkhngnh?TntilJaneRizzoli.
Khngnglc,ngchthmt.Hntabittnc.Ttnhinri,mtkchuynnghipthphithch.Hncnbitcchgikhongcchanton
vic,xacthxlbtcbcdichuynnocac.Thmchngaykhikhngcsngthhncngkhngdbcnhgc.
Cicchkimsottnhhnhcahnnilnmtiurngnukhngcvkhthckhngcbtcchinonhlichn.Nhngmvkh...Jane
licnhnxungsn.Cvtcitituvykhngbit?Ncsaughkhngnh?Ckhngtrngthynuc.
Mila?GingLukasvangratphanhtmTrongnch?Reginatnhinthcgicvbtukhcnhonhnhkiunthcccchuyng
khnghayangxyravmnanggpchuyn.HytibconbJanebo.Nnmylcri.Nuanhkhngtibnthconbskhc
golny.
M n th bit cch phi go tht th no. MilaVn ging Lukas. Anh ta ang p ca nh tm M ca ra no c ch? Mila!ng nh d on,
Reginabtukhcthtln,Janenhngtcvng,cuicnggcnggtu.Cbconbtrongtay,cdnnhngchngnthuag.
Reginacthcmnhnctingtimmnhpnhanh.Ncththycnishicamnh.Tingmngoihnhlang,sautingxcaca
Lukas.Hnpgycanhtm.Vigiysauhnquayliphngkhch,mtbng.Niri.Cig?Casphngtmbm.
Chcntrnrangoitheoli.Nginngtcvngchnhnvai:Chngtastmnsau.Cunbngmilcingythcsmun.Chngta
cn.Anhchcylbncuich?Nlbncuicng.JanenhnLukas.Anhbitvcunbng?Thckhngnghvvicmtnhbothcbao
nhiuthrctronghmthcamnh?Cbaonhiunhngnhhcthuytvnhngkhoangtngngoikiabcmnhvcngchngkhngchutinh?
TivitmtbibovBallentreevbngnhintilmtngibnmittnhtchottcnhnggJosephRoketrongtncny.
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cah.ylvicnnlmJaneboLiumngitamongiccnhbo.Thccbitnhbonogiuckhng?Nuiquanhngsiusao
innhthliucbaonhiucitncnhc?Thctlcngchngchnghquantmgnsthtgc.
Nucthcngchlvilibntntrongmytun.Nucchuynintrntrangnhtvitiu:Gimccctnhboqucgiabkttivgitngith
cbitsthnokhng?NhTrngsthhinnikinhhongvcuchuyny.CarletonWynnesbkttivsausgyrartnhiuvxcngan
Washington.
Nhngrivithngsaucngchngsqunhtmychuyny.Vti,tisliquayvvinhngbibothngngy,trkhonthchpcativli
conxeToyotacccchhntalcuNgaykhinhnthycunbngOlenagichomnhtibitcinyscngitrhncgiithngPulitzer.
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xemthxemtrongcg.TingaylptcnhnraCarletonWynne.nkhitigichongtathngtavnchabitlccunbngy.
ngtanghngtachcntruylnghaiconimkiathi.Thmtnhinnlircrihnvcnthnna.ngtathathunvianh?Thc
s khng lm nh vy sao? Khi bit chuyn cun bng y c th lm g c? Bit rng vn cn nhng bn khc ang u bn ngoi? Anh cho rng
Wynneschoanhsngsao?BygianhachongtaJoevOlenathngtaschngcncnanhlmgc.
Gtcvngxenvo.Ticnmtcixng.NhngLukasvnangminhnJane.Tikhngphimtthngngu.Vngtabitiu.Cixnggkia
qutln.CmtchictronggarayLukastrli.Lynchoti.LcLukasivphagaraJanenivitheo:Anhnglnguxunkhitinrngmnhc
thsngcnlchngmntiny.
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Reginagiimlngtrongvngtaym.Anhthynhngnginychitrnythno.AnhbitCharlesDesmondchtrasao.Ringitacng
stmthyanhtrongbntmnhmnhvictaybt.Khngthbnchngcngscnhithucngvohnganhridmanhxungvnhnhlmvi
Olena.
Khngthcignycngschoanhmtphtnvou,rtnginvnhnhng.Lukasquaylinhmangtheomtcixng,hnachogtc
vng.Khurngsaunhcsukhng?Gtcvnghi.NlmtphncakhubotnBlueHills.Quaylicngmtcdm.Chngtacnactai
xa.
Ngheny,tikhngmunlmbtcthgvicta.ylcngvicngtatrtinchoanh.Vythanhlogiiquytchicxecactai.i
LukasvirasaughvarachictingtltchogkiaTikhngmuncbtcduvtnovsxuthincactatrongnhti.
anchoti,Janenghthm.achoticitichttity.Nhnggkiakhoclnvaivbo.ibvorngnothmt.Janevncnquayli
nhnLukasvimtnhmtkhinhmit:Anhsnhncnhngthngvimnh.Anhscht,khn.Bnngoi,navngtrnganglplnhtrnbutri
ysao.
Jane long chong i qua nhng bi rm v con ng mn di nh n ca g tc vng c sng pha sau. Hn ta vn rt cn trng i cch c mt
khongantonkhngchocbtcchinohnhng.CkhngththmchnukhngcReginaina.Reginacongicmicsngtrni
micvitun.
CongitikhngthlmhianhcJaneniNcnchaythng.Gkiakhngnig.mthanhduynhtltingbcchncah,tingcyl
xoxc.Qumvymkhngcaiquanhynghethynhngtingngny.Numtphnbngtrongrngmkhngainghethy...Anhcthgi
conbJanebonumngitacthtrngthy.
khngphiviccati.NmichlmtatrGingJanenhva.Cdngligianhngthncy,mchtcongitrongtayvncmt
chctrora.Reginacttinggnhonhnhanic.Janepmtvotcconb,hthmithmngtngotrntcvcmnhnhimtrnmn.
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vim.Ciigkiabo.Trcymchinuvsngst,cngh.Mcthlmlichuyn.Mphilmli,vcon.
Haylcmunktthclunyghi.Chtmthisumicalmvcycixungquanh.Cnghvnhngphnstlicaconngimc
kimtratrongkhubotnStonyBrookmahtrc.Cnhccdyleobquahcmt,bchtlyhpsnhthno.
Ccngthynhngcnhtayvbnchnbthvtgmnhmrasao.Cthymchpmnhtrnungntayvnghvnhngmnhxngcnli
trongtay.Nthtddngbphntntrongrng.Clitiptcbcisuvornghnna.ivphatrc.Cngh.
Shithmysmthtchinhphnta,chicuRegina,ttc.Thnkinhcacrtscbn.Ccthcmthymuchytronghuytqun
mnh,cmthyttcphnttrongkhngkhchmvomtmnh.Myphisng,cngh.Ngayckhimychunbcht.Taonghchnycrigkia
bo.
Hangngmtkhongtnh,trng.Cycibaoxungquanhmtvngencanhngnhnchngcmlng.nhsaolnhlochiuxung.Khi
mnhraithchngcthgtrongttcnhngthnythayic,cnghthm.Nhngngisaotrntricngchngquantm.Cycicngkhng.
Hnnmchicxngxungchnc.oi!Thcnconti?tnxungribtuoi.tycngqu.Thgimythchghnnmchic
tingtxungchncribotnnmxungy.Janequxung,timpmnhhnna.
Cnghchcnsvngrakhilngngcmt.Mnhcmtchi,cngh.Chotayvoti,lykhusngvsausthayitnhhungtrckhihn
tanhnrachuyng.Khngthngxtgc,chcnmtphtvouthi,thlxong.Tinghipconcththokhicingixungchicti.
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CnhnhngchotayvobntrongMstconxungytayctrtquachicv,mtchicbnhchotr,tlt.Khusngcamnh,nu
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ymritxungtittrnmtt.Cnhtchicxngrittngdy.Tdngcthycnkithtmihyvng,htsclc.
Hnngquxaccthqungchicxngvohn.Mnucnmcvohnthhncngchchongvigiythi.Khngthigiankpb
Reginavbchy.Cnhnxungmtt.Dinhsngcanavngtrngtrnu,cthycvichicltrnlpru.
Chng33
Canhanhangm.Gabrieldnglisnh,thylos.Anhnghethynhngtingnibntrongnhvtingbcchnilitrongphng.Anhyca
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ukhngmtvDean?Cykhngnhsao?Anhhiriquaynhnvkhchthhaivairatphngatr.
chnhlHelenGlassertBTphp.Mitccabcbucchtraphasau,trnmtlvlolng.Casphngngmtoangbni.Lmth
nohaingivotrongnyc?NgiqunlchungcchochngtivoGlasserboChngtikhngthchthmc.
ThJaneu?ycngliuchngtimunbit.Cyngraphiych.Anhicbaoluri?Anhgpvlncuilkhino?Anh
nhnGlasserkhinghethyvkhncptronggingnicab.Tivaikhinhcmtting.Tichmcyvnh.
Janecgichoanhtkhianhikhng?Khnganhinbnchicinthoi.Cycngkhngtrliinthoi,mtvDean.Chngtic
gichocy.ChngticnphigpccyGlasserbo.Anhquaynhnh.Chuynquigth?Glasserhinh.
LcnycycicngMilakhng?Cgichatngxuthin...anhdngliCcvbitchuyn.Ccvcngtheodicngvin.C
gilnhnchngcuicngcachngtaGlasserniNucyangcngvanhthchngticnphibitiu.
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Vtibittchmscmnh.Cyskhngthamgiavonhngtnhhungnguyhimmchacchunbtrc.
GabrielniriinbnngnkoniJanethngctsng.Ngnkocmvkhusngcngkhngcntrong.Cymangtheosng.Mtv
Dean?Gabrielngngnkolirivophngng.ngnhGlasserni,casmtoang.Githanhthtsshi.
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cyslm.Nunhcykhngchornginthoicthbnghetrm.Vythcysnscnhst.
CyslithngnSchroederPlaza.ChngtigichoscnhstBoston.Cykhngc.ChngtacntmchoccgiBarsantibo
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Cuicngthanhcngnhra.CphiPeterLukasykhng?ng.TilGabrielDean.Janecnchanhkhng?Imlngmthi.Mtsimlng
kl.Khng.Sao?Scaanhctrongdanhschsvagi.Chccygichoanh.vngLukasciCymunxemnhngbivitcativ
Ballentree.
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Tinivicyltichnhtchngri.Khino?tinhxemno.Khongmttingtrc.Ththi?Cykhngnigna?Khng.Sao?
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anh.
Cchuynkhngny.MtvDean?AnhquaynhnGlasser,hi:BbitgvPeterLukas?Cihgisutiugi.Janexcthmmtxngt
narihtlnphatrnmingh.Ncmtthikhngchynamthaybngmhi.Clmvictrongimlng.
mthanhduynhtltingxngscvotvtingnhngvinsivavonhau.Reginacngimlng.Cvconbhiurnglmmlnchngchli
g.Sphnncngnhsphnmncnhot.Khng,nchacnhot.Chttit,chngcgcnhotc.
Janelimxngxungnntvdlngau,tayrunrycvncmthymumnhnhangsilntronghuytqun.Myskhngclmau
contao,cngh.Taosvtcmytrc.Chttlnmingh.Saunvmtmigichngcnquantrngna.
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hnnhngcbithnangtheodimnh.Cocgnmtgingh.Minlccacangbcihnyngntr,ngthischtmcagkia
cnggim.
Liuccchnomtngiphnkitscchnglicmtgnngcvkh?Cchngccchnoc.Chcsbtngvcnthnhn
camtbm.Phtsngutincahncthbtrt,nsvophnmnhchkhngphiphnu.
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Khusng.Phitmthykhusng!Cbra,bquanhngbirmdtmkhusng.Mtcmgingxungmtc.Cnmtrnt,thkhngra
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Cthygngngaytrcmtmnh,ciugchekhutcnhngvsao.CnghetingkhchtcaRegina,nhngtingkhccuicngcamtcuc
ingnngi.Tinghipconyu.Conskhngbaogibitmyuconnhngnno.VocihngaygniGithnsuriy.
ngbtconti.Ncnqunh...Voi,conkhn.Hnvomngsnclmclnvngtrnmtt.Ckhngthhtlncvquau.
Vo!LyhtsccdnggibnbnRegina,cmthycigmmchyratmi.mcontrongtaychnlnmitccacon,munhcxungucon
b.
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GabrielnhnvotrongchicxeSubarucaJanevtimanhnhiln.Dingcacvnttrnbniukhin,ghngichotrtrongbngghsau.
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ylxecacy.CyuGabrieltiptchi.Lukasataylnchemtkhinhnsngla.Chccygicalctiangtm.Tithmch
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Tisao?C y l v anh m anh khng bit ?Gabriel n tm ly c hn nhanh n ni hn khng kp phn ng. Hn ng ra pha sau vo xe ca
Barsanti,upvomuixe.Chtth,hncovotayGabrielhngthotranhngkhngnthua.AnhDeanBarsantiniDean!GabrielbungLukasra,
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Lukasgiangphphcdichnanhhovthkhkh.Gabrielivotrongnh,chylnccbcthangvchyptungcanh.Nhkmttranh
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lchmchakhacaJanennmngaytrntmthmphasaughngi.
Anhnhnnvnihongscngtngln.Emy,anhngh.EmvcReginaNhngtingsnglmanhgitmnh.Anhchyrangoinh.N
vangrattrongrngBarsantini.Ttcmingiucngngikhinghetingsngthba.Ngaylptc,Gabrielchyvorng,mcknhngdygaichc
vongi.
nhnchiulonxkhpni,soixungnntynhnglvrongru.Lino?Lino?Anhcingngkhng?Nhngdyleocunvochn
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Hygipanhtmcem.Hychngchoanh.Anhngthngdyvlngnghe.Nhnghngcyxungquanhnhnhngthanhchncanht.Di
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Anhnhngngmtxanhxaovmitc.Mtcgi,anhngh,mtcgimnhkhnhangruns.Milaphikhng?Sauanhnhnthymtthn
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Cdavongianhrunry,taymchtRegina.Vngtayanhmlychaimcon.Cgianhhonttrongmtvngtay,vngtayyuthng.
Anhnghethytingsng,anhngh...lMila...Sao?Cylysngcaem.Cyitheoem...Janestst,ngclnnhnchngPeterLukas
u?Barsantiangtrngchnghnta.
Hntaskhngthotcu.JanethphoriquaymtvotrongrngNhngconthnxcsny,chngtacnaxccahnrakhiy.
Xccaai?emchchoanh.Gabrielngcnhnhngchiccy,ngtrnhccthmtvicnhsthintrng.
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nchiuvoxccagnng.MauraangngibncixcngdyquayquabnthmtMoorevCrowe.Tithycbavtthng.
Haingcvmttrctrn.ngnhchngtinghethyGabrielboBaphtsng.KhongthigiangiaccphtbnlbaonhiuMaura
hi.Gabrielnghlivthmmtlnnathyhongs.Anhnhlcmnhmbvorngvnishitngtheotngbci.
Haiphtkhlgnnhau.Phtthbacchsaukhongnmnmigiy.Mauraimlngnhncixc.Cnhnmitcvngcagvcccvaikhe
mnh.criCroweniTisgivnyhontonchlmthnhngtv.Khngainig.Khngphivkhithucsngvncntrnmt,khng
phivvickhongcchgiaccphtsngmttcuhiu,hubit.
Gabrielquaylivbcvphanginh.Connggiyxec.Anhdnglimtcht,lamtvnhngnhnxecnhst.AnhthyGlasserang
gipcgingivoghtrcxecab.Bnhacyiuanhhi.Bquaylinhnanh,tcquanhnxelmthnhmtmuxanh.
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nmtninoanton.Cmtninonhthchocysao?Tintii,tistmcmtniGlasserdnglicaxeAnhbity,cun
bngsthayimith.ChngticngsxlLukas.Anhtagichngcnlachnnokhcngoivichptcvichngta.
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bCarletonWynnekhng?Khngaicaohnlutphpc,mtvDeanGlassernhnanh,cnhthptrongmtKhngaicNiribngivosautayli.
i.Ticnnichuynvicgimtcht.Cnchngtithphiiri.Mtphtthim.Gabrielnbnchicxemcacnhghcgi.Milavn
angthumnh,vngtayquanhngi.Nhmtatr,anhngh,nhngcymnhmhnhtthychngta.Chcnchocymtnachithicys
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Milaanhninhnhng.Cquaynhnanh,nhmtvnchatinanhclckhngbaogitinmtnginngcna.Tisaoch?Cy
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