such thoughts disappeared into an ear-splitting animal scream that made the entire group slide to a stop in the road . i almost missed her , saw just a flash as she hurried down a side corridor . `` i thought maybe i could take you girls to lunch , '' he said . `` we still want to know what you know . hawk scratches his nose , studying the murder scene . i wanted to tell her it was n't my fault , that i 'd done everything right , but instead i just nodded and hurried upstairs to shower . 