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“The contrast is a little jarring.”
“Women usually say that.”
“You actually know women?”
“Not… exactly.”
“Why not? You’re a pretty good-looking kid, uh, guy.”
“Listen, if I knew…”
Holly stopped walking. “It’s across the street,” she said, nodding toward the shop.
“You mind if I do this alone?” Ty asked.
“Why?”
“I don’t know; there doesn’t seem to be any advantage in double-teaming them.”
“Okay, sure, go ahead. I’ll wait here. Holly turned and began loo
king in a shop window.
TY WALKED INTO THE SHOP, which was not very large but packed to the ceiling with recordings, and approached a girl at the sales counter. She was dressed entirely in black, had long, black hair and wore black spectacles. “Excuse me,” he said.
“Yes?” she asked pleasantly, smiling at him.
Ty produced his I.D. “I’m Special Agent Morrow, with the FBI, and I’m looking for someone who may be one of your customers.”
Her face fell, and her brow furrowed. “FBI? You think I would rat out a customer for you federal pigs? You made a friend of mine’s life hell for two years, and I wouldn’t give you the time of day. Now, unless you’ve got a search warrant or something, get out!”
Ty took a step back, stunned by the reception he’d received. “I’m very sorry,” he said. He turned and left the shop.
HOLLY SAW HIM COMING. “That didn’t take long,” she said. “Did you have a look around?”
“Not exactly,” Ty replied.
“You’re all red in the face. What happened?”
“The lady in the shop wasn’t exactly receptive to a visit from the FBI,” he said.
“What did she say?”
“You don’t want to know. Apparently, a friend of hers was once hassled by the Bureau.”
“You flashed your I.D.?”
“Of course; we’re trained to…”
Holly burst out laughing. “What have you been doing since you got out of the FBI Academy?”
“Working in Washington, coordinating bank robbery investigations.”
“In an office?”
“Well, yes, kind of.”
“You need to get out into the world more, Ty. Everybody hates the FBI. Didn’t you know that?”
