it could be 'cause i like the way you handled pete when he lost his daughter . he chased the case , and he 's got it . '' 'i 'm willing to be convinced , ' replied the man from state . does n't look like much , he said . it had to be near noon , and ... how many days since he 'd snuck out of her apartment before dawn ? your support of her may also put your own great-nephew at risk , something neither of us would like to see happen . tears well up in her eyes . 