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She would have to know that I was a detective without a badge； that for one month in the year 1949 I possessed brilliance and courage and the will to make sacrifices。 She would have to know that the heat of that time would always make me vulnerable； prey to dark curiosities。 She would have to believe that my strongest resolve was not to let any of it hurt her。
And she had to know that it was Elizabeth Short who was giving us our second chance。
Nearing Boston； the plane got swallowed up by clouds。 I felt heavy with fear； like the reunion and fatherhood had turned me into a stone plummeting。 I reached for Betty then； a wish； almost a prayer。 The clouds broke up and the plane descended； a big bright city at twilight below。 I asked Betty to grant me safe passage in return for my love。
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