Yuletide Protector

"e;George Carlisle hired me to kill you."e;Daria stared wide-eyed at Detective Kevin Gordon, the man who'd just uttered the most frightening words she'd ever heard. George was trying to kill her? Daria nervously shook her head."e;You must be mistaken. George is a lot of things - I don't have enough fingers on both hands to count them - but he's not a murderer."e;"e;Exactly. This is why he sought out someone else to do his dirty work."e;She turned to the hard sound of his voice. "e;Is George in jail?"e;Kevin paused. "e;No."e;"e;Why not?"e; "e;We arrested him last night. But we didn't have enough evidence to keep him."e;"e;If you can't put in him in jail, why are you here? Why are you even telling me all this?"e;Kevin drew in a deep breath. "e;Because I need you to understand. If you stay in town, you're going to die."e;