"NOTHING, SIR. NO REPORTS," said Cedrine. She looks tired, LaForge thought. They were all tired.377Please respect copyright.PENANAWV0CaHnaQ7
LaForge, through his headset, had received many of the updates himself as he paced the spacious office he was given in the Palais de Justice throughout the day. Nothing at the airports. Nothing at the bus stations. Zero at the train stations. No positive identifications from the tollbooths.377Please respect copyright.PENANAjiafVIGO55
"She's lying low," Cedrine said to him.377Please respect copyright.PENANAD5OqBl5ivq
"Maybe." LaForge wasn't convinced. "But when has Mischa Barton ever lain low?"377Please respect copyright.PENANASTEjeLqq3t
Outside the Cinema Lamarcke, another limousine stopped at the curb. The photographers lining the red carpet crept forward and started snapping their pictures before the door had even opened, before the supermodel---the occupant's date---had first stepped out of the car. Television reporters from the French media and correspondents from American network television stations teased their hair and cleared their throats as they prepared for short interviews on the red carpet.377Please respect copyright.PENANAY34wDosNop
One of them, an anorexic reporter wearing too much hair spray, posed before the camera and flashed her best smile. "This is Elsie Schmidt from Entertainment Tonight," she said. "We are live at Paris's historic Cinema Lamarcke on the Champs-Elysees for the French premiere of the controversial box-office sensation Hitler. And the star, Benito McLaughlin, has just arrived!377Please respect copyright.PENANAA8YyZIy76C