Now You See Me (40 page)

The
y
wil
l
neve
r
quit
e
believ
e
he
r,
althoug
h
the
y
sa
y
the
y
d
o;
Judit
h
wil
l
neve
r
trus
t
he
r
no
w.
An
d
i
n
th
e
unlikel
y
even
t
tha
t
Padd
y
eve
r
recover
s,
i
s
eve
r
abl
e
t
o
releas
e
an
y
o
f
th
e
trut
h
fro
m
hi
s
cripple
d
psych
e,
sh
e
wil
l
b
e
a
t
th
e
centr
e
o
f
thei
r
attentio
n.
H
e
wa
s
alway
s
hopelessl
y
i
n
lov
e
wit
h
he
r
an
d
I
wa
s
Tes
s,
fo
r
hi
m,
sometime
s
toward
s
th
e
en
d.I
le
t
hi
m
cal
l
m
e
Tes
s
whil
e
w
e
fucke
d.
H
e
wil
l
neve
r
b
e
abl
e
t
o
unrave
l
tha
t
subconsciou
s
confusio
n
.

I
ha
d
othe
r
evidenc
e
prepare
d
t
o
implicat
e
he
r,
t
o
prov
e
sh
e
wa
s
Dian
a,
agains
t
al
l
he
r
denial
s,
an
d
I
wil
l
us
e
i
t
i
f
l
hav
e
t
o
.

Mic
k
an
d
Sharo
n
ar
e
stil
l
occasiona
l
lover
s,
bu
t
sh
e
ha
s
move
d
int
o
he
r
ow
n
fla
t.
The
y
n
o
longe
r
trus
t
eac
h
othe
r.I
alway
s
predicte
d
tha
t
woul
d
no
t
las
t.
No
w
I
predic
t
tha
t
eventuall
y
Mic
k
wil
l
g
o
t
o
Ros
a
an
d
he’l
l
b
e
happ
y
lookin
g
afte
r
he
r
an
d
playin
g
th
e
guardia
n
stepfathe
r
t
o
Tom’
s
childre
n.I
hop
e
s
o—I
cam
e
t
o
b
e
fon
d
o
f
Mic
k
agai
n
i
n
th
e
en
d,
afte
r
year
s
o
f
feelin
g
contemp
t
fo
r
hi
s
eas
y
bloke
y
way
s.
Bu
t
h
e
reveale
d
a
loyalt
y
stronge
r
tha
n
anythin
g
I’
d
expecte
d,
an
d
I
admir
e
hi
m
fo
r
tha
t
.

Ros
a,I
don’
t
car
e
abou
t
an
y
mor
e.
I
t
irritate
s
m
e
slightl
y
t
o
thin
k
tha
t
Mick’
s
happines
s
migh
t
als
o
brin
g
abou
t
her
s,
bu
t
I
suspec
t
th
e
shado
w
o
f
To
m
wil
l
li
e
ther
e
betwee
n
the
m,
preventin
g
he
r
fro
m
seein
g
Mic
k
fo
r
wha
t
he reall
y
i
s.
Sh
e
wil
l
alway
s
fee
l
h
e
i
s
secon
d
bes
t
an
d
s
o
sh
e
wil
l
neve
r
b
e
entirel
y
conten
t
.

I
n
som
e
wa
y
tha
t
sh
e
ca
n
neve
r
expres
s,
Ros
a
know
s,
to
o,I
a
m
sur
e
o
f
i
t.
Sh
e
i
s
stil
l
disbelievin
g
o
f
Tom’
s
suicid
e,
agains
t
al
l
th
e
evidenc
e.
Sh
e
stil
l
ha
s
a
n
instinctiv
e
belie
f
tha
t
h
e
cam
e
t
o
m
e
tha
t
Sunda
y,
thoug
h
sh
e
i
s
intellectuall
y
convince
d
tha
t
h
e
didn’
t.
Sh
e
wil
l
neve
r
wor
k
i
t
ou
t,
bu
t
I
enjo
y
th
e
sens
e
tha
t
th
e
seed
s
ar
e
burie
d
i
n
he
r
somewher
e,
dorman
t,
neve
r
t
o
sprin
g
int
o
th
e
ful
l
knowledg
e
o
f
wh
o
I
a
m,
wha
t
I
wa
s
t
o
he
r
.

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Poo
r
To
m.
Ther
e
wa
s
n
o
possibilit
y
o
f
hi
m
goin
g
bac
k
t
o
he
r.
Ther
e
neve
r
ha
d
bee
n.I
alway
s
intende
d
i
t
t
o
en
d
tha
t
wa
y;
ther
e
wa
s
n
o
othe
r
wa
y
fo
r
i
t
t
o
en
d.I
couldn’
t
brin
g
hi
m
wit
h
m
e
o
n
thi
s
nex
t
stag
e,
an
d
h
e
kne
w
to
o
muc
h
t
o
b
e
safel
y
lef
t
.