>"You are nothing if not persistent," he said to Ellison. "What is it this
>time?"
>
>Julia touched Derek's arm, speaking quietly before Ellison could answer "He
>wants to know what happened to Claire."
>
>Then she turned to the detective again, making herself face the flash of
>hurt in his eyes as she answered "They separated us so none of us knew who
>was there... or where. They had me locked up in a room and when I got out
>I
>found Sam and Reese."
>
>Jim kept the majority of his reaction at bay. He could tell that Julia was
>telling the truth and that whoever did this to his niece had been a sick
>enough bastard. But had to know...
>
>"The person... that.." he couldn't finish that part of the sentence. The
>'killed my niece. So he left it unsaid, knowing the other two knew what he
>meant and then continued "Tell me what happened to him. Where is he?"
>
>Julia looked at Derek.
>
Derek's expression soften somewhat. Though at first he wasn't sure who the
man was accusing, or if he was accusing anyone. He listened silently until
the question of th emurderer was brought up.
After exchanging a glance with Julia he turned his eyes back to Jim. "He's
dead," at least Derek thought and prayed that he was. The vampires were
having a nasty habit of not staying dead, at least some of them anyway. "He
won't hurt anyone else," he said confidently.
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