Tony's brow furrowed and he just shook his head at Alessa. It didn't take any effort to put two and two together. He was missing more than a few days. He was missing whole chunks of something. Was it isolated? "I don't know." That was hard for a know-it-all to admit. "Like I said, things are a little spotty."

He remembered giving Alessa her companionship. He remembered befriending her and riding out of dodge with a fireball behind them. He remembered her body--

"How about you fill me in? That might jog something."