"Hate her to the core?" Ryker smiled disdainfully. "I just got the news that Brendan ordered his subordinates to investigate the cause of Charlene's death."

"What!?" The pitch of Emily's voice changed. "How did this happen? Wasn't he under the impression that Deirdre killed Charlene? You tampered with Brendan's bad memories and inserted Deirdre into them. It stands to reason that Brendan would not suspect anything..."

She stared at Ryker. "Could it be that your hypnotism has lost its effect ag