Agent Pendergast’s chauffer came by for V tonight; V. now obsessed w/ hunting down Pendergast’s brother, is going to try to weasel out some personal time. Hope this does not hurt my chances at making Captain.

Whoa. Guy just committed suicide; evidently friends w/ Pendergast. V. freaking out. Must study odd knots, fibers found at crime scene.

V. acting v. strange; has new cell phone. I should buy a new one; mine’s pretty old.

Bastard. Just broke up with me. Must buy gin.

FBI agent in DC killed by antique sword; also knew Pendergast. Odd.

Received report of professor poisoned in New Orleans last month — apparently yet another friend of Pendergast. Odder.

V. called me; now claiming Pendergast’s brother behind the killings — but his brother’s dead.

WTF — the DNA evidence in the killings matches Pendergast — but I thought he was dead — and the guy seemed decent enough back when I worked w/ him — v. odd — really should have run and hid when V. contacted me about Bullard. Although the sex v. good.

OMG. Another killing — Dr. Green at the Museum; old assoc. of Pendergast. Did not get to see body; incompetent first responders, v. annoying.

V. called, told me that P. innocent. Told him that P. suffering from mental breakdown — at least that’s what the profile says. Asked him to choose him or me. He chose Pendergast. Fuck. I’ve been dumped for a serial killer.

FBI taking control of manhunt for Pendergast; SAC Coffey major asshole. Captain Singleton v. nice though; v. smart suit.

WTF: V. and Pendergast on lam together, supposedly hunting down “Diogenes” and this chick they met in Italy. Fine! They can do their Thelma-and-Louise thing if they want! See if I care!

Now Lucifer’s Heart stolen. Great; half of the NYPD is busy hunting Pendergast and now the other half will have to search for some stupid rock. Wait... may not have been the real gemstone? WTF?

So now the real stone’s been stolen? Not My Problem. I’m hunting a serial killer. Fuck stones.

Pendergast called us — is turning himself in. This has to be a trap.

Holy shit. Diogenes does exist — and he did kidnap that English chick — and Pendergast did turn himself in — with Lucifer’s Heart in his pocket. Can this case get any weirder?

Yes. Yes, it did. Margo Green is alive.

Defended V. to review board; made up shit about how Pendergast tricked him. Bullshit. V. knew what he was doing. The trouble is I’m not sure he wasn’t doing the right thing.

Went to Bellevue to meet w/Pendergast; he told me V. only broke up w/ me to protect me. I’m not sure what to think about that.

I’m not really sure of anything anymore.

Except that the English chick is getting on my nerves.

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