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Post by margaret1234 on Aug 20, 2008 13:05:53 GMT -10
Mmmmm.......now father Downey is telling John to back off.............and I loved this sentence
"“If she needs friends, she shouldn’t be so d**n evasive… That’s half the reason why she’s a suspect, she’s hiding something and I need to find out what it is.”
Go for it John is all I can say..........there is still a lot we don't know about this secretive woman.
Great wp Chris.
Margaret
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Post by lucymalta on Aug 21, 2008 3:23:31 GMT -10
Hmmmmmm..... So... is John going to take the father's advice...? Course he is.... Lucy & Chris Chapter 4 Part 2 Frances struggled with her groceries, swearing a little when she almost dropped one of her bags. Due to the large amount of work she had had over the last couple of weeks, she hadn’t had a lot of time to go shopping and was now paying the price. She was low on almost everything and had to stock up, the result was that she could barely see where she was going. “Whoa, careful…” The voice made her jump, peeking over the top of the bag she could just make out the red hair and a pair of twinkling blue eyes. “Oh Mr Kelly, sorry about that…” John smiled, “Need a hand?” Frances hesitated before accepting and was relieved when he took half the bags from her, leaving her with the lightest. Noticing his suit, she realized he was dressed for work, “Am I keeping you from your job Mr Kelly?” John chuckled, “No, I’ve just finished and please… call me John… all this Mr Kelly business makes me feel a little uncomfortable.” She smiled back and nodded her head, “Thanks… John, I appreciate the help, with the workload recently I haven’t had chance to stock up.” Leading the way, she went up to her apartment which was on the first floor and invited John inside. “Nice place… A little different to what most people around here would choose.” Frances smiled, “Most people would react the same way – I happen to like oriental art – especially Japanese calligraphy” John chuckled, “So I see… and Bonsai if I’m correct…” Frances smile grew wider, “Actually that is something I’ve only recently become interested in, but it is another art form I guess.” John noticed that she suddenly became uncomfortable and turned away from him, putting her shopping away. “I’m sorry I can’t offer you a beer or anything, but I don’t keep any.” “That’s ok… I should get going anyway.” Noticing the bag of rubbish near the door he smiled, “Would you like me to take your trash out for you? I could throw that orange juice carton out for you too.” Frances looked up from where she had been pouring the juice from the carton into a large glass jug, a look of amusement on her face, “Thanks for offering, I’d appreciate it.” Seeing him to the door, John wished her a good night and went down the stairs, dropping the trash in the bin at the bottom. However, the carton he took with him… &&& Twenty minutes later, Andy arrived with a forensic officer who bagged the carton and nodded to John before turning to Andy, “You do realize that we can only use this for identification and not as evidence.” “Don’t worry about that, if her prints match the third set, I can get a warrant to get them from her officially – that we will be able to use.” The forensics officer nodded and left, leaving John looking at Andy, a thoughtful look on his face. Andy noticed, “What’s up?” John sighed, “I don’t know Andy, I get the feeling that she’s not the person you’re after…” He quickly told Andy about the conversation he’d had with Father Downey the day before, “He even said he’d vouch for her – and that’s not something he’d do lightly.” Andy pulled a face, “Then why is she so d**n secretive?” John shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t know Andy, I really don’t know.” Andy pulled a face, “Stay close to her John… I want to know what the hell is going on…”
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Post by pinkyster on Aug 21, 2008 4:00:03 GMT -10
Awww I love this chapter, it put a smile on my face while reading it. Oh and that WP helped the smile too. So John, very smart to grab the carton and now they will be able to get fingerprints. However, I don't think they will be a match though. Frances maybe hiding her past, but I don't think she is a thief. So she seems to be warming up to John just a little bit. That's ok, John will get her to warm up more and more.
Jen
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Post by margaret1234 on Aug 21, 2008 4:32:35 GMT -10
So looks like Frances is thawing slightly...........and good on John getting a sample of her fingerprints. Is John being swayed too easy though because of father Downey's comments.
Good chapter and wp.
Margaret
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Post by sanne on Aug 21, 2008 7:53:45 GMT -10
So he managed to get her prints.......wonder what they will tell them....... Sandra
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Post by gonsy on Aug 21, 2008 10:22:22 GMT -10
Lovely chapter. Love the wp too. But with all this, I think John is gonna feel a bit guilty, don't you think so? Gonsy
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Post by lucymalta on Aug 22, 2008 3:16:46 GMT -10
So... Will John get closer to Frances.....? Are Frances' prints on the frame...? Time for a few answers I think.... Lucy & Chris Chapter 4 Part 3 For the next week, John purposefully ran at times when he knew Frances would be in the park, stopping to chat to her when he saw her sitting on the park bench. On two occasions, she was returning to school and he walked with her, keeping to general conversation. At the end of the week however, he timed his run to when he knew she would be returning home as an excuse to talk to her. “Hey Frances… Wait up.” She turned in surprise, but smiled shyly when she saw who had called her, “Something wrong John?” Giving a soft smile, John pretended to be a little nervous, “Can I ask you something…?” Frances instantly became wary, which John thought was interesting considering they were a little better acquainted now. “I need some advice…” Curiosity instantly replaced the guarded look on Frances’ face, “I’ll try, but I’m not great at giving advice…” John smiled softly, “I have a painting that was my mothers… but it really needs a good clean and I don’t know what to do with it…” She smiled back, this was something she did know about – though she was no expert. “How about I have a look at it for you, it maybe that a light cleaning will do and I might be able to do it for you at the gallery – not personally of course, but we have one of the staff who is quite good at the general cleaning.” “If it needs something more thorough, I can ask at the gallery where you can get it done, but it could be expensive…” “It doesn’t matter… It’s one of the few things I have left of hers and I really should take better care of it.” He became silent for a moment and Frances gently touched his shoulder, “I’ll do my best to help, when can I see it?” “Shall I bring it to your place? Or would you come to mine…?” Frances hesitated but then smiled, “How about you bring it to my place? You know where I live…” John nodded his head in agreement before settling on a time. Seeing her blush slightly at his thanks, he gave her a warm smile before turning away towards his own apartment. Inside he showered and changed before going to the office, but for some reason he couldn’t get Frances out of his mind for the whole afternoon. &&& Andy sighed, the forensics people had just got back to him to confirm that the third set of prints from the frame could not be from Frances. In addition, their other suspect was beginning to show signs of suspicious behaviour. In a way he was glad it wasn’t the school teacher, she certainly did not seem the type. &&& The forensics officer was concentrating carefully, entering the details from the latest print card onto the new computer system. The lab had only just acquired the technology and people were predicting that within 20 years this fledging AFIS system would be connected to every state in the US – not only local police departments, but also the FBI. Slowly slowly databases from all over the country were being built up in an effort to track criminals who crossed state lines. The officer pulled a face, it was time consuming work, entering the details but he did it, wondering if it really would work at all. Like others of his generation, he was suspicious of the new technology, but it was part of his job, so he continued. &&& At FBI headquarters in New York, an agent saw an alarm flash across the screen of his terminal. He was connected to the mainframe computer which received information from various PD departments across the city. Checking the information that scrolled up on his screen, he quickly made some notes and went looking for his senior officer. &&& The senior officer checked the time and made a call to Scotland Yard, sending out a warning. Someone in New York had managed to get the prints and details of someone in the programme and there was a possibility that the witness had been compromised. &&& What none of them realized was that an innocent check for prints was going to cause worse problems for the witness concerned. Frances would have no warning that her cover was about to be blown by the very people that were supposed to protect her.
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Post by sanne on Aug 22, 2008 3:29:18 GMT -10
So she's running and hiding because she's in a witness-protection-program.......Sure has something to do with her loving hubby and his work......... Sandra
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Post by pinkyster on Aug 22, 2008 4:04:25 GMT -10
Oh my, So the red flag came up for Frances, not good, not good at all. Will John be able to protect her? Now will her secret come out? So John has a painting, curious if it does need a little touch up or was that just to get on Frances's good side?
Jen
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Post by ehmalo01 on Aug 22, 2008 4:23:05 GMT -10
So...by trying to help...John has just made things a HELL of a lot worse for her. BOY is he going to feel guilty when he finds out. But somehow...I have a feeling that he won't have much time for guilt. I think she's going to be in some serious danger because of this...and he's going to have to protect her. But I don't think they'll realize she's in danger for a while. I'm betthing they'll be a couple before this all comes to a head....
em
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Post by jessica on Aug 22, 2008 4:49:51 GMT -10
Mhm..well it's time for... Haven't I told you, that running those prints through the database will be dangerous for her? Though I have to say, that I would have been happy, if I were wrong.. Well Em is right, John will feel very guilty about it and he should do so! Jess
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Post by gonsy on Aug 22, 2008 5:04:46 GMT -10
Well, I can't help but smile watching the wallpaper. ;D He seems "spellbound" looking at her. Great chapter Lucy. He's trying to get closer to her. In the other hand, trouble is coming. Expectant to see what happens. Gonsy
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Post by NV Oracle on Aug 22, 2008 6:48:19 GMT -10
Terrific chapter, Lucy. Chris. I love that wp. It really brought the chapter to life.
John's going to feel guilty for starting the mess to begin with, but the tech was the one who entered her into AFIS. I think I can feel the electricity starting to flow between the two of them. This could get very complicated very quickly. I don't envy John and Andy this mystery, that's for sure.
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Post by margaret1234 on Aug 22, 2008 7:16:20 GMT -10
Excuse me.......why should John feel guilty.......not his fault the red flag came up. And he is only trying to get closer to Frances at the moment to hopefully learn something about her to help Andy. This may obviously lead to something else as they get to know each other a little better. But, take your time John she is not for you. As she is in a protection program this can never work out for you. This is begining to get exciting.
Margaret
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Post by sanne on Aug 22, 2008 8:12:52 GMT -10
But, take your time John she is not for you. As she is in a protection program this can never work out for you. Margaret And besides that.....as far as we know....she's still married as well....... Sandra
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