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Pro smiled. “I know.”
“What?”
Pro reached into the attaché and pulled out the email with the notes she had written. “I translated it,” she added triumphantly.
Max took the paper, gave it a once-over, and gave a smile of pride. “You sure did! This is good work, Pro.”
“I am a detective.”
“How did you figure it out?”
“Because of you. I remembered when I was little and saw the mentalists at A Night of Wonder and thought they were real. You told me how the trick worked and showed me the Kellock Houdini.”
Max frowned. “You were barely five years old…”
“I know, but it all came back to me, and I was able to find the book online and find the page with the code.”
“And then you just figured everything else out,” Max said. “Wow! I have a really smart daughter.”
He raised his hand and wiped his eye as Pro stood in amazement.
“Are you…crying, Max?”
“Just something in my eye,” Max said and blinked rapidly. “Kid, between the two of us, we could figure this case out.”
“Max…” Pro lowered her voice. “I am serious. You have to turn yourself in. I’ll call my partner, we can escort you to the precinct, make sure no one gets hurt.”
“I can’t do that, Pro. Two people are dead because of my invention. I have to stop the killer.”
“Right now, there are people who think you are the killer. Max, there is an APB out on you. Somebody might shoot first and ask questions later.”
“I’m good at hiding.”
“Max…Dad,” Pro pleaded, and Max looked at her in surprise. “Dad, I don’t want you to end up dead.”
Tears flashed in Max’s eyes. “Well, that’s a step in the right direction.”
“So sit down, let me call my partner, and I can still have a father, okay?”
A tear fell from Max’s left eye. “Okay, pumpkin, you’re right. I went too far.”
He walked over to the padded chair and sat down with his back to Pro. “Okay, call!”
Keeping her eyes on Max, she went to the kitchenette and pulled out her cell. In moments it was ringing, and Chu picked up.
“Can’t I get a night off?” he said, annoyed.
“Tom, I have Max at my apartment.”
“What? How did he get there?”
“I’m still trying to figure out how he got my address,” Pro said, and looked at the chair. She hadn’t turned on many lights when she came in but could see Max’s silhouette plainly.
“Wait! He broke into your apartment?”
“More likely picked the locks. He’s very good at that.”
“I know.”
