range. this whole area had been a commune. MarthaV Davis shouted.

 and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back
 and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back. Class IV. My job was to keep him on the line until the trace wascompleted. ??What??s the saying -??catch a tiger.????Not going to happen.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. actually. You??re still my love slave. Victims hung by feet from oak tree. ??There aren??t any cats in this park??? Davis asked. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. the sunset - the whole ball of wax. He was a small man. ??I hear you.??Big Dawg??was a pet expression they used for everything over-sized - from jet-liners. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious.??she extended her hand and smiled as I took it.??Inspector Hughes??? I asked.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace.

 she went down hard.????Good to be here. ??You??re what - thirty-nine. We were at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. ??Now what??s the catch? There has to be a catch. For God??s sake. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. which are situated between the lateral and the first premolar on each side of each jaw.??Tell me about Betsey Cavalierre. As I told you before.????Not going to happen.Dr Alien Pang took his time examining both bodies. too. They were like sharpened knives. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone.??Help your grandma around the house.??I said to Damon.I made my own notes based on hers: it was my kind of shorthand and I used it on every case I worked. ??That was the old me.

 incomparable. San Francisco. Gaining ground fast. this whole area had been a commune.William was twenty. They would help.Soon the thick fog would blanket the bridge and bay completely. Patricia Cameron. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. ??And that sounds like the beginnings of a gracious loser??s speech/she said. Partner. One of them hit her with a closed fist.She laughed out loud. Then he said.??said Martha Wiatt. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone. Then he looked at Jamilla and me. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride. FBI headquarters. but they??re kids.

?? Things went from bad to worse. almost under his breath. which serve different functions. had been found dead and severely mutilated in a hotel room downtown.????I did. ??You can relax. He was laughing maniacally. Inspector Jamilla Hughes will meet your flight if she can. Why there? Visit park if possible. We were having dinner at Marcel??s in Foggy Bottom. Romantic. Dr Cross. Also cut with sharp object. He reiterated that he believed this case was as important as it was terrifying. I recognize the number the FBI in Quantico. important cases notched on your belt. which looked to be close to a hundred years old. moved at a fast pace as the evening fog began to roll in like a sulfurous cloud across Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.??Explain. Walter Lee.

 At one point during his examination. The casts should be ready in a day or two. ??I understand you??re making casts of the bite marks. I remembered the victim. Happened last night in Golden Gate Park.??I could get used to this. For now anyway.??No.??Well. I was reeling. He wore a black pocket T-shirt and powder blue shorts. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation.??because that??s what you are.????Thank you.I arrived at Betseys house in Woodbridge. but he was grinning.?? Martha said in a steady. I can??t wait.??Nothing ever starts where we think it does. that beautiful bridge.

 missing her terribly.????Not going to happen. hard. though. butchered Betsey??s. Last one to the parking lot is dog chow. Died from massive blood loss. but it did no good. but I knew I couldn??t. bouncing like a wet ball. in fact. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. too. wouldn??t mind having more/I added. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. Dr Cross.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement.??She truly does. I shook my head in disgust. My sense of balance was off.

 So was Michael. The casts should be ready in a day or two. of course. white. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent.The second one brutally murdered in two years. ??Ecstasy.?? ??Well. The sound was almost unearthly. Such as listening to some of the things that actually interest me. but most of all that he loved what he was doing. MarthaV Davis shouted. as I walked off the plane and into crowded San Francisco International Airport. Maybe he??s on a cell phone in a car.?? He finally turned to us and made his pronouncement. still running as I spoke. now it??s back in the city.??Walter Lee said. I wanted to yell at him. tried to focus her eyes.

??Everything??s fine.??I??m not exactly sure where to start.?? the FBI techie complained. I only thought that it did. I went back to join Elizabeth at our table. ??He??s living up to his name.?? ??Alien.????A tiger??? Jamilla was the one to express the disbelief we were all feeling. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. I called Sampson in Washington and he picked up on the second ring.??Damon and Jannie chorused. I shook my head in disgust. but the lawyer has to give him his soul and the soul of everybody in hisfamily.?? Our waiter returned. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner.??I will be home for Damon??s concert on Saturday.??Everything??s fine. I was just rucking with you. I only had a carry-on bag; I had promised to be home by Saturday for Damon??s concert.?? Jamilla said.

?? With my kids. The male was severely bitten. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket. Sergeant Davis O??Hara.?? With my kids. More than anything. Maybe there were a couple of??Big Dawgs??loose in the area. or run her tongue across. Alex. He??s a good friend of the medical examiner. and found my head shaking back and forth. though.What game were the killers playing? Autoerotic? I remembered the related case in Washington. Is that even remotely possible? What animal would attack a jogger in a big city park? Seems far-fetched to say the least.??he said. I shuddered against my will. As William stared off at the foothills. She was a little afraid now. in the middle of the night. you??re impressive.

 Of course. Did you miss me? I missed you. I was inside an FBI vanthat was already on the move. right? Listen to this one. I was planning to catch him. Damon. She was wearing jeans. ??C??mon. hard.?? Damon scoffed. so I began to look for signs directing me to public transportation. . Maybe he??s on a cell phone in a car. I??m right here with you. I wondered what else he knew. even with her. of course. thank God.????I don??t know why this is so goddamn hard. Davis.

 He carried himself with confidence.?? ??Alien. I hope to hell he tries.?? Kyle laughed. white. you??re next. Bad joke.????Kyle. I??m right here with you. She didn??t particularly look like a homicide detective. Very nice. A court order had been putthrough the FBI and the phone company was involved in ??trapping??the call.Less than fifty minutes later. but at least it stopped her fall. I??m on my way back to Washington right now. You left your partner with them. But you won??t be fast enough. John Sampson. You can??t get away from me. Michael was a beautiful man-child.

??Damon reminded me.I knew instantly that the murder had happened in there.??Don??t know exactly. Then I spotted the tell-tale holster under her jacket. wasn??t it? So welcome to San Francisco.????You missed quite a few already.??On the plane trip from DC I read and reread the faxes I??d gotten that morning about the horrific murders in Golden Gate Park.????Yeah. Did you miss me? I missed you. It??s a whole lot more interesting than any trolley-car ride. But Davis had been attacked by something vicious. I??ll talk to you tomorrow. quietly. I??m off duty tonight. Under ordinary circumstances its prey would have been pigs and piglets.I took a deep breath and walked inside.??You??re up early. They were like sharpened knives. Extraordinary. What??s up? What happened?????He said he??s coming for you and Nana and the kids.

 and gave Dr Pang a pat on the back. that settled any future debate about who was in better shape. The police. good. Moisture jumped off her close-cropped reddish-brown hair. I noticed Inspector Hughes give a wink to the ME.??All right. Dr Cross. and that was probably good. Inspector Hughes?? preliminary crime-scene notes were precise and detailed. ??Where the hell is he?????Shit.????You??re so funny.????Thank you. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky. ??You can relax. massive drug-takers.????Be careful.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. not the middle of Montana. This case has caught your full attention.

It was him again.??said Martha Wiatt.??Inspector Hughes??? I asked. Their mother had taught William and Michael that having sex with anyone.??she called over her shoulder. she ran forward in a clumsy stumble. he defiled her. I thought so. too. My sense of balance was off. He??d punished Betsey with it. ??Isn??t it exquisite? You??re so lucky.????Not going to happen. The tiger??s massive jaw opened wide. Jamilla Hughes and I were inside the morgue at San Francisco??s famed Hall of Justice. A tiger was involved in these murders? How could that possibly be? Dr Pang stopped talking. but I didn??t have any trouble rinding it. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range.M. In a daze.

??Everything??s fine. So why are you still playing the dating game??? I understood exactly what Elizabeth meant.??Your crime-scene notes brought it all back to me. He was a tall man. I??m having dinner with an attractive.?? I said. good.??Help me. ??But enough bad poetry. Now what had happened?Kyle knew who was calling back. very dignified voice. to sexual apparatus. but none could be proved.??Hugs too. I??d resist the sell out of any idea that originated with the FBI.??Everything??s fine. Died from massive blood loss. At poor.????Good to be here. it just skipped out of the country.

 ??I think I just figured out the catch. He was going to be the next Luther Vandross. seeming to paint the lawn and front porch with bright. it??s exactly what I came out here to see. crashing into the base of a small tree. Says he can make the lawyer a senior partner. Elizabeth. The night couldn??t have been going any better. Eventually their code of personal freedom turned bad and got them two years at a Level IV correctional facility. do the dishes. and right as he was pouring a steaming cup of coffee for Elizabeth. The Boys Choir was one of Washington??s secret treasures.??she called over her shoulder. Davis??s screams had stopped. Jesus.The tiger was eight feet long.I arrived at Betseys house in Woodbridge. Loser buys at The Abbey. I??m right here with you. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years.

 and she gave me a wink. Certainly.????Good to be here. this is San Francisco! ??Please stop. It was a sharp little dig. I just couldn??t leave her like this. especially tigers. blue-skied morning in Washington - well. dangerous streaks. please stop. other than to say that these two homicides are most interesting to me.??I love you two.????Is that important in terms of these murders??? Jamilla Hughes asked Dr Rang. She seemed a little too normal to be a cop. do you remember a case you and I worked about fourteen months ago? A runaway girl was found hung from a lighting fixture in her hotel room. you know. the murder in DC was awfully similar. Elizabeth. ??C??mon. Kyle has been a solid friend for many years.

 but I pretended to look slightly puzzled. recurved canines; and molars that have evolved into cutting blades. eerily quiet. Then we headed into the Third Street tunnel. ??You forgot that you used to walk barefoot. I hated taking his calls. The sounds of the next growl and the heavy footsteps crushing leaves were really close.Teeth marks on male appear to be those of large animal. Detective?You should/said the Mastermind. we??d better hurry.Lieutenant Martha Wiatt had definitely picked up her pace. and the dental expert. Alex. We had him. like a mountain lion variety of cat?????No. very dignified voice.After the waiter left with our orders for dessert and coffee. ??What??s happening now??? I asked the agent in charge. O??Hara. So I took an extra few while I could get them.

 doing sixty or seventy on the city streets. Then he pounced. Has to be. Alex. running as fast as she could. Alex. but he was grinning. MarthaV Davis shouted. It??s her case and she??s supposed to be competent. I do it in the hopes that I??ll have nice movies to watch when the two of them go bad in their teenage years. who often come on a little gruff. Walter??? ??Yes. He loved it out here.Her body was discovered when the fixture had eventually fallen with a loud crash. and we??re lucky to have him on this case. Also.??I know who this is and I even know where you are. How could that be? They tore into her and Martha screamed until her throat was raw. okay. we??d better hurry.

 Rumor had it that she was an attractive black woman.William walked away. imitating Nana??s wicked cackle. They had instructed the boys that the outside world was not only dangerous but wrong. powerful body moving effortlessly. You??re still my love slave. the prey would have been eaten. For now anyway. So did I. How??s that for showing you the sights of San Francisco???I shook my head and grinned. massive drug-takers. I thought so. and I was pretty sure that Elizabeth would agree. good. however. or ethics.?? I returned the smile as I shook hands with her. Beside it was a printed reminder for her next shooting qualifier at the FBI range. this whole area had been a commune. MarthaV Davis shouted.