Chapter 12

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12 We drove down the winding road with the whisper of a small breeze. Ambigo glanced at me. “Did you recognize this woman you saw?” I leaned back and furrowed my brow. “Yeah. I saw her in the drug store yesterday afternoon. The owner called her Bertha.” Ambigo raised an eyebrow and glanced over his shoulder. “I see.” I frowned and leaned toward him. “I can see, too. You’ve got to spill a scoop to a reporter when she’s the one holding it.” Ambigo sighed and returned his attention to the dark road. “We can’t be sure it’s her-” “But you are,” I interrupted. “Is she elderly, about eighty?” he asked me. I nodded. “About there, and she seemed pretty friendly with the owner.” Ambigo pursed his lips and glanced over his shoulder at Troy. “Does that sound like Bertha Aude to you

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