Alex Cross Page #2

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I know. But I'm good at my job.

- And Alex knows that.

- Yeah, Alex also knows the rules.

And this... what we're doing...

- This is not supposed to be, Babe.

- But it is.

- And we're here.

- And it's only been two months.

All right, now, listen to me, we gotta give this a

little bit of time to make sure that this is real.

And if it is...

we got some tough decisions ahead of us.

Look at you, you're just the kinda guy

my father told me to avoid like the plague.

Looking at you and I hate to see

you go in the middle of the night.

Someday you'll be looking at me...

Dunkin' my donuts, slurpin' my coffee,

- and you'll beg to get rid of me.

- The easy Irish charm. Save it.

I was thinkin' on my way over

here, Man, you know how much you've

changed since junior high school?

Since junior high? Take a wild guess!

Hey, look, I know what

you're talking about

and I don't want you worry, all

right? It's just a thing, okay?

Don't tell me not to worry about it.

Briana was a thing,

Skyler, that was a thing, this is

Monica, that is not a thing, Man,

that is dangerous. I'm tellin,

you, I'm not kiddin', Man.

- Look! It's not that simple, all right?

- How you gonna say that to me?

It's not that simple, I mean

I have real feelings for her.

It might be, ya know,

maybe I'm in love with her.

Let me simplify it for you in case

you don't understand me, all right?

You and her, that jeopardizes our team, that

jeopardizes me, that jeopardizes you, my family.

I'm not willin' to take that

risk, My Friend, so...

You need to end it, or somebody

needs to leave.. cool it.

All right, all right, I'll go.

- You... you'll... you'll go?!

- What's gotten into you do today?

There's gotta be something more

on your mind than my sex life?

I'm takin' a job with the FBI, Man.

What! Really?

I'm gonna do it, it's a... it's my psych degree

means more pay, they've been callin' a lot, and...

and I get to spend more time

with Maria and the three kids, so...

You know me, do it.

Whoa! Wait a second! Back up

a sec, did you say three kids.

- Don't tell me...

- The detective is on duty, yes, Sir!

Number three, Buddy,

and I'm very happy about it.

That is great news, Man!

Congratulations, congratulations.

However, a desk job with the FBI, terrible news.

You know you can't take that job.

Tommy, I love you, Man, I mean, you

know I do, from the bottom of my heart.

Well, you do, that's what I'm saying.

But I'd rather take advice

from a ham sandwich.

Oh, my God, now you're really insulting me. All

right, well, let me explain something to you.

You don't play the game,

the game plays you.

Listen, my mind's made up,

it's done, it's happening, okay?

And you've already discussed

this with Maria, I suppose.

I knew it. I knew it.

Well, after you discuss it with Maria...

then your mind is made up.

Thanks, Green, how you doin', Man?

Good morning, Chief, you're

up bright and early.

Yep! I got a prayer breakfast over

at the Amy Zion Baptist church in

Lafayette Park.

It's one of my Outreach programs.

You guys... get all this, yes?

- Yeah, sure.

- Good.

Crimes in neighborhoods like this are... Ah, hell,

cake eaters don't like it and it's bad for business.

Solve it, please.

- He's runnin'.

- No doubt.

This place is heavy, huh?

Hey, Guys, whaddya say ya clear out,

let Gandalf and I have this site.

- Gandalf?

- Yeah! He was a wizard, what do ya want me to say?

- Gandalf.

- Oh, Man, we got another one, huh?

Whatdya think, this is

some kind of gang hit?

Gotta be at least two or

three guys to pull this off.

No.

- This is one guy.

- One guy did all three? No shot.

One.

- You care to enlighten the Muggles, My Friend?

- That's two different movies, Tom.

Jesus, these guys were sick.

- It's one guy.

- One guy.

All right, I got a license here.

It reads:
Fan Yau Lee.

Looks like maybe she's

got eight grand in cash.

The only other item is this very elegant,

but blank swipe card.

Yeah, footprints on the glass. That was

a laptop. He must've made off with it.

- Maybe he came for.

- I don't know, I'm just...

I don't see how one guy

coulda done all this.

He knew her.

Tied her up, gonna have sex,

Then it goes bad, she doesn't scream or the

bodyguards woulda come running in, so...

He must've drugged her

with some sort of date-rape drug.

I'll run a blood-tox, but

answer me this, all right?

How does he get a gun up

here past the bodyguards?

No doubt they gave him a pat-down

before they left him alone with her.

Yeah, you would think.

But, uh...

the entry wounds downstairs are .380s,

or looked like it.

Small gun, woman's model.

So, here's what happened.

Our guy comes here, we got

manicure-man here, hits him, BAM!

He got the shot, he hits him twice.

Tough shot, but if it is one guy, we're

probably talking about a professional.

A real professional, 'cause our Asian

guy comes runnin' through the door...

so he leaves him to crawl while he goes

to his car, gets his tools, comes back,

and he lays a rose right on him,

and he heads upstairs for the encore.

I'm going to ask you a question.

And you are going to get...

nine chances to get it right.

It hurts, doesn't it?

Personally, I'm... I'm fascinated by pain.

But I can make it stop.

Your laptop, tell me what the password is.

He would've needed a password, I get that.

There is no way it takes all ten fingers.

The other nine were for fun.

So, he sat here, cuts her fingers

off and he sits here.

He's drawing.

Take a look at this.

Our killer thinks he's a Picasso.

Charcoal.

That had to take a while.

All right, well, I'll have the lab check it

out, maybe he used some kind of unique type.

Yeah, he's got some formal

training, too, he's pretty good.

All right, we'll follow that as well.

Whoa!

- That's four times our salary, Buddy, right there.

- If she's got that, there's more.

- Safe.

- There is a safe.

Whatdya got?

Looks like some kind of thumb reader.

- Are you thinking what I'm thinkin'?

- I'm always thinkin' what you're thinkin'.

- All right, Man, well, I'll let you have the honor.

- No, go ahead.

No, no, you got it. You're...

- You do it.

- No, no, I'm good.

- It's on you.

- No, Tom, it's totally cool.

- Luck of the Irish, you're doin' it.

- C'mon, you're the doctor.

Well, here we go. Jackpot!

Clever girl.

She had a backup hard drive.

Looks like Picasso didn't

think of everything.

Ya know, just once, I would like

it if you got something wrong,

'cause this is really

starting to get annoying.

- Here's the copy you asked for.

- Thanks.

I've got some background on

Fan Yau. There's not much here.

Talk to me, what is it?

28 years old, Taiwanese national, no known

family here but I'm still looking into that.

She attends Fudan University

in Shanghai, where she earns her M.B.A.,

Then she wins a Rhodes

Scholarship to Oxford,

but drops out after three months. That's where the

trail dries up. Nada for the last five years.

Okay, if you think about the house, the jewelry, and

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