licking her dry lips , she studied him carefully . although christopher was surrounded by forms , documents , money , and photos - the flotsam and jetsam of his life - he could not locate their source . it 's all this business stuff , these photo shoots and signing merchandise , and following a schedule so rigid that sometimes i feel like i ca n't breathe . `` i told you you '' re a damn good actor . '' a child scampered forward and snatched up the fish and flung the flopping creature back through the bars . 