 secretary&#8217;s voice blared at him. &#8220;Jack, there&#8217;s someone here to see you.&#8221;</p>
<p class="excerpttext">&#8220;Damn!&#8221; He&#8217;d been minutes away from a clean getaway, ruined by his own procrastination. &#8220;Who is it?&#8221;</p>
<p class="excerpttext">&#8220;She says her name is Charlotte Hicks.&#8221;</p>
<p class="excerpttext">The name didn&#8217;t ring a bell, but there was no reason why it should. &#8220;Have Danny take it. I&#8217;m on my way out.&#8221;</p>
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