of course there was someone there , but he was dead . a scream tore from her , until it scraped her throat raw . and the home office would insist on . do whatever you need to do to hook it up to the main system . `` i mean , wo n't the neighbors think i 'm breaking and entering ? '' `` i have to be , '' grace said , `` i need my car for tomorrow . it 's not like they have to be obvious for you to end up dead . '' 