by Peche, Alec
"No, I do not need an attorney."
The Special Agent and Madeline got up and exited the room, leaving their suspect guarded by other agents.
She walked over to Jill and said, "I can see days and weeks ahead of us as we try to figure out what she did with a computer. She may have eliminated the identities of some people - death in cyberspace. How did you know they were related?"
"I watched her walk and mannerisms on the video from Dallas and thought them related. Since that is a very unproven scientific approach I was hesitant to speak about it to anyone. I wonder if her brother knew of her existence or if she was strictly a ghost to him."
The agent hadn't even thought of that. There were layers in this case that would keep her occupied for weeks to months as she figured out brother and sister - so similar that Dr. Quint saw it but so far apart in many other ways. With that, the two women parted ways. As Jill was leaving, Ortiz said "Hey could you avoid another case in this area? I need time to unravel this one before you pull me into another complicated murder situation."
Jill just gave her a small smile and left. She breathed in the fresh air relieved for the first time in days that she and hers were safe for the foreseeable future until she took the next case and sought justice for a new client. She couldn't bring their loved one back from the dead, but at least she could help identify and stop the person who caused their loss.
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As a fictional Moscato wine grower in the Jill Quint series, the author thought she would offer readers a recipe in each electronic book going forward of drinks or food to make with Moscato, if sweet white wine straight-up is not to your taste. This recipe is likely equally sweet, but you could substitute diet 7-up and make limeade from scratch with stevia or another sugar substitute.
Mix: 1/4 can of frozen limeade concentrate, defrosted with 1 cup of diced strawberries in a blender and make a puree. Run the puree through a strainer to remove some of the seeds. Add to a pitcher filled with the remainder of the limeade and 1.5L of Moscato wine. Garnish with 1 cup of sliced strawberries and a sliced lime and chill in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, top off each glass with 7-up from a 2L bottle.
