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attention.
    “Watch where you’re going , will ya!” she heard as she walked into a man coming out of the bathroom, the collision nearly knocking her off her feet. He was huge, over six feet tall and nearly as wide by the looks of it. He was scowling at her angrily.
    Kat held up her hands. “I’m so sorry . I wasn’t watching where I was going.”
    “No kidding.” He sneered before walking away and out of the front door.
    It was an accident, dumbass, Kat thought as she watched him leave before heading into the bathroom.

Twenty
     
    He was still slightly nervous around Finn and held Kat’s hand tightly , but he seemed to understand now that he wasn’t a threat. Sitting Daniel at his desk, Finn crouched down on his haunches in front of him, bringing himself down to his level.
    “Daniel, you’ve been so brave so far and we’re all really proud of you. I’m afraid , though, that I need to ask you to be brave for a bit longer. Do you think you can do that for me?”
    He watched as he looked up at where Kat was standing just behind him with her hand on his shoulder as she nodded at him encouragingly.
    “Yes,” he answered in a quiet voice.
    “ Okay, I’ve got some pictures in a book that I want you to look at. All I want you to do is point if you recognize any of them, okay?”
    Standing up , he gently turned Daniel’s chair to face the desk and opened the book of photographs that was sitting in front of him.
    The tension was palpable as the only sound in the room was of the pages of the book turning. After turning several pages , Daniel silently pointed to a photo. Finn didn’t speak as he silently took a note of the number in the top right hand corner of the image, nodding encouragingly at him. It took several minutes for him to go through the book and by the time he had finished, he had pointed to seven images.
    “ Thank you, Daniel.” He looked at where Kat was standing with one hand on Daniel’s shoulder and could see she was as shocked as he was by the number of pictures he’d pointed out. “Daniel, were all these boys there when you left?” he asked gently.
    Daniel shook his head and opened the book again. Quickly flicking through , he pointed to two photos. “Only them.”
    “ Okay Daniel. You’ve been fantastic.” He could see that he was starting to get distressed now, though. “We’re all done here.”
    He turned to Kat. “ Did you get those property records okay?”
    She nodded. “Yep. They’re in the trunk of my car and I’ll start going through them as soon as I can. Is there anything in particular you want me to look for or am I just looking for anything unusual?”
    He thought about that for a moment. “To be honest, I don’t know. Anything that stands out, trust your gut Kat. You know what you’re doing.”
    “ Okay, well I’ll let you know if I find anything. For now, though, this little guy is worn out and it’s time I got back.” She gave Finn a small smile. “Let me know if there’s any news.”

Twenty -One
     
    It was early afternoon by the time they pulled up in front of the house. Jamie’s car was parked outside and Kat was pleased that she was home early for a change. Since taking over the family business, she was working hard, long hours to prove herself and Kat worried that she may overdo it. Today, though, she was pleased she was there because she needed to unload. It had been an emotionally exhausting day, for her and Daniel, and she needed to let off some steam.
    Gently telling him to go and watch some TV , she went looking for Jamie, finding her in the kitchen making some fresh coffee.
    “Hey, you’re home early ,” she said, sliding onto a kitchen stool and resting her arms on the countertop.
    “Yeah, I couldn’t seem to focus with everything that’s going and thought maybe you might need me here. Coffee?”
    Kat nodded gratefully. “Please.”
    Nothing more was said as Kat watched Jamie prepare the coffee, finding the simple actions comforting.