" That wasn't me," she said.Now, you have to admit that was kind of a weird thing to say. If she really hadn't been there, she would have said "What a...e you talking about?" But saying "That wasn't me" meant she knew what I was talking about, which meant-- what, multiple personalities? "I don't get it," I said, cautiously."It wasn't really me," she said. "It was me playing a part. That's the only way I can do things like that for you, Ricky. If I put on an act, then I can make you very, very. " NO!" Came a shout from the hallway.Suddenly, Isobel bolted into the room with her black hair flying out behind her. "No, she shall not have you! She shall not take you from me, too." She slammed into Luria, knocking her backwards, before hurtling her body at Magnus's, causing him to fall back onto his throne. His head hit the high back and he grunted in pain."Bitch!" he shouted, rising and pushing her off of him. "Take her!"Two of his beastly guard came forward, grasping Isobel's arms and. He was listening. His profile looked so good.The strong chin and the full lips.I corrected my thoughts and continued, "We had inside help. We brokeinto the boxes on the right hand side because we knew there was valuethere. We left the other side. We had a copy of the Bank key, whichthey change every year, and three personal keys to three boxes. That iswhat we are going to pick up. Three keys with the numbers removed fromthem. I know the boxes. He has the keys." So what is the split?". "He nodded and said, "So you became a cop instead." Yes, I did." And it wasn't anywhere near as satisfying, was it?"She sighed as she acknowledged the truth to herself. In fact, she wasn't even that good of a police officer. She answered, "No it wasn't."He looked at her for a long time and then asked, "Have you thought about teaching self-defense here?"She smiled and nodded. She had dreamed about teaching self- defense for a long time. If she couldn't act directly, maybe she could act.