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them and unlocked the door with his voice. It opened with an
electric whine, revealing an empty space with a few boxes in one
corner.
"No car?" Danny asked.
"Haven't had one for years."
"Damn. I was going to ask if I could barrow it."
Dodd laughed, short and sharp.
Two men and a woman Dodd had never met emerged from the
bushes and hurried into the garage. Danny Marauder gave Dodd a hug
and said, "Good night, and thank you." He followed his companions
in and closed the garage door from the inside button, leaving Dodd
alone outside. He looked up involuntarily and searched the sky for
police drones, but without a pair of spotters he would never be
able to see one --- at least not at night.
He reentered his apartment and stood looking at his friends.
For a moment he considered just going to bed and leaving them to
themselves, but then he thought that Bob and Toby had to work just
like he did. Maybe all he had to do is remind them of the fact.
Dodd leaned over his stack of video components and hit the main
power button. "Hey," he said in a loud voice, "it's after two in
the morning!"
His friend's expressions would have been funny had Dodd been
in a better mood. They looked like they were in shock. Sheila
looked angry.
"Come on guys," Dodd pleaded, "let's ambulate. The theatre's
closed."
"I didn't realize it was so late," Bob Recent said. He
yawned, and the yawn spread to his wife.
Toby was the first one to stand up. He looked sheepish. "I
had no intention of staying this late," he said. He was a
naturalized Jamaican-American from when his country had become an
American state, and his accent was still very prominent. "I am
going to catch hell from my wife."
Dodd shrugged. "I tried to get you guys outa here two hours
ago."
"You did?" Bob said.
"Yeah, you were all on another planet." Dodd looked over at
Sheila. She glared back at him. Uh-oh, he thought.
Toby, Bob and Denise said their good-byes and exited
gracefully, leaving Sheila behind in the apartment. As soon as the
door was shut she said, "Are you throwing me out, too?"
"You can stay if you want to go to sleep." Dodd pushed a
button on the computer panel beside the door, starting the routine
that would shut off the lights and silently take phone messages.


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There was a solid, loud clunk as the front door locked itself.