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"When were you released?”

"A week ago”

"What's freedom feel like?”

She shrugged "It feels good, I guess, but I can survive the other way too Better than you'd think”

I took a serator to s on top and I turned one over for each of us, filling them when the coffee was done Nikki took hers with a murmured thanks

"Maybe you've heard this one before," she went on, "but I didn't kill Laurence and I want you to find out who did”

"Why wait this long? You could have initiated an investigation from prison and maybe saved yourself some time”

She s I was innocent for years Who'd believe me? The minute I was indicted, I lost my credibility I want that back And I want to knoho did me in

I had thought her eyes were dark but I could see now that they were a h so dim She seemed to be a lady without uilty myself but I couldn't remember what had ine her caring enough about anything to kill

"You want to fill me in?”

She took a sip of coffee and then set the e of my desk