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Officer Pagan’s startin uncharted waters. She's yc this have been minor. Ro used to the Gold Coast. SI to her, the less affluent tov well be somewhere in Gec know that in the back . a in tiene CHAPTER 8 whispering. What’s a guy with that out west? The women arour Extortion? . The kid’s fourteen. Wha Michele Pagan: March 2005 mea | things we’ve never dreamed No, Pagan thinks. This n March 15, Palm Beach police officer Michele Pagan She's the one who’s goi takes the first call from Mary's stepmother. “Ma'am,” she says, “I'm going to have to ask you to come down to the station.” “T don’t want to say anything more until I s husband.” “Ma'am, I appreciate that. But I'd urge peak with my you to come in. Let us find out what happened. Please.” ie “Tl get back to you.” j 3 “Please, ma’am. I’m here for the rest of the day. We're on , ae South County Road.” At the station, Mary’s father does most of the talking. “There was an incident,” he says. “At school. A fight between Mary and another girl. But please understand, our Mary's not like that.” 22 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019138