" Hey," one of his friends called."I'll be two hours," he promised. "Got business to do." Emily ignored the language and looked at him as he scratched...his head. He lowered his voice and looked at her. "Go to my 'ouse." Just one thing," Emily replied. "I don't want to appear 'round the town. You can take a photo I don't care but promise me you ain't gonna stick me on a poster." Course not," he instantly replied and guided the young teenager through the streets of Bournemouth until he unlocked a. I’m at the O’Dell’s house and I wondered if you could come over here and speak to Mrs. O’Dell about something for me. Trust me, I wouldn’t call if it wasn’t urgent. It has to do with Tommy and Brittany, at least in part. Please, Mom? It’s a huge favor and I’ll make it up to you, okay? I swear!” Celeste did her best to play at any heartstrings that her mother may have, however weak they might be.“Well, I need to shower and get dressed, but I’ll be there as soon as I can. Maybe I can get to the. It sure feels like it. Written there on the paper in James’ beautiful scrawl is the number 213. I know where I’ll be.The rest of the day passes like molasses. I don’t see James again. At five on the dot, I gather up my things and walk out to my car. The hotel is right around the corner from the office, so I don’t have to wait long to be with him. I find a spot in the parking lot where I’m not visible from the street. I reach into my backseat for my change of clothes and gasp when I realize I. "This is Claudia Applegate speaking. What did you want with me?"Of course, I was Claire and my sister Claudia was still run to ground over on some silly Swiss mountain probably bedded down with assorted dodgy friends from her jet-set pack."I am sorry to inform you that your sister Claire has been killed in an accident on the Swiss border. She had your name and number in her purse notating you as her "Next of kin". The embassy with take care of the details and we will ship the remains to a.