Author: Janet Dailey
Quotes of Author: Janet Dailey
I need actual X-Ultra vests, not schematics and spec sheets.""More than one?""A statistically significant sample would be best. Like a hundred.""Why so many?""Target practice."Her eyes widened. "Let me make sure I have this straight. You want to blow holes in one hundred bulletproof army vests.""That's correct.""Where do you plan to do that?"He looked at her."I'll ask Norm," Kenzie said."If it's not too much trouble. What if he tells you no?"Kenzie shook her head. "He's ex-army.""Should have known. He never shaved again," Linc said."Shut up. He's a ZZ Top fan. Be glad he won't mind. He might ask you not to be too conspicuous about it. There's a smaller range off to the side. You haven't seen it.""If he has the right targets, I can pay him," Linc offered."You should see what's in the basement. Everything from paper thugs to wooden dummies. I'll borrow a gun from Norm. I want to get this done and over with."Kenzie was military all the way, but he hadn't noticed her having much interest in hardware. "Mind telling me why you're so gung-ho?""Because sooner or later I'm going to be the one to tell Christine that Frank Branigan died. And I don't want her to think I had a chance to help find out why and did zip.""Okay. I understand. But I'm the one who has to get the vests. You can't do that. They know who you are."She conceded the point with a nod."How are you going to get in?" she wanted to know."Right through the front gate."Kenzie shot him a curious look. "Let me guess. You aren't going to explain how you're going to do that because you would have to reveal your secret identity."He chuckled at her reply. "You're not that far off.""Thought so," she said with satisfaction."And," he went on, sobering, "there is one more thing I have to do.""Let's hear it.""Mike Warren and I noticed that a lot of lines are starting to converge on SKC. While I'm inside, I want to take video.""Of what?""More like who. As in everyone I can get on microcam.""How micro is it?""About as big as a button." He rose and stretched, rubbing his back. "Which is good. I may not be able to carry anything ever again.""Tough workout?" she teased."Let's just say I had more fun watching yours. book-quote
