The following excerpt is from The Man Who Cast Two Shadows, by Carol O'Connell: "The child had only the numbers written on her palm in ink . . . all but the last four numbers disappeared in a wet smudge of blood. . . . She would put the coins into the public telephones and dial three untried numbers and then the four she knew. If a woman answered, she would say, 'It's Kathy. I'm lost.'" If it costs Kathy 25