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<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">星期一晚上九点格雷厄姆在芝加哥他住的公寓门外放下手提箱，在兜里掏钥匙。www.maxreader.net</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">他在底特律花了整整一天的时间，在雅各比太太搬家前做过义工的一家医院访问在职职工，查看就业记录。他想找到一名流动的医务人员，在底特律和亚特兰大，或者在伯明翰和亚特兰大都工作过，并且有可能有一辆面包车和轮椅。这个人在潜入两个家庭作案之前看到过雅各比太太和利兹太太。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">克劳福德认为这种调查是浪费时间，不过他还是放手让他去做了。克劳福德说对了。可恶的克劳福德。他总是对的。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">格雷厄姆可以听到里面电话在响。钥匙被裤兜里的线头缠住了，等他拽出来的时候，带出了一根长线。硬币从裤子的夹层里跑出来落了一地。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">操他妈的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">他刚走到屋子的中间时电话铃停了。也许是莫莉在给他打电话。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">他打电话到俄勒冈。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">威利的祖父接电话的时候嘴里还吃着东西。在俄勒冈现在还是晚餐时间。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">就请莫莉吃完饭给我回电话吧。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">格雷厄姆告诉他。他正在冲淋浴，眼睛里进了洗发水泡沫，电话铃响了。他冲了冲脸，头上还滴着水就跑去接电话，</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">你好啊，甜心。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你这个油嘴滑舌的家伙。我是伯明翰的拜伦</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">麦特卡夫。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">噢，对不起。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>