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"He caer repeated

"He borrowed my truck He said he wanted to ht it back, it was like this I asked hiotta know I asked him about it Look what he did to my truck I asked him and Coach says, he says, ‘Looks like we don’t need to worry about McKenzie anyrabbed

"When did this happen?" she said

"Yesterday oson said "He took the truck at about seven He brought it back just before noon"

"He said, ‘We don’t need to worry about McKenzie, anymore’ Exactly those words"

"Yes"

"What else did he say?"

"He said to keep my mouth shut or he’d fuck me over, too"

"Coach said that?"

"Not those exact words, but that’s what heabout it?"

"No"

"What about Josie?"

"I didn’t hear about Josie until--until later that night"

"What did you think when you heard about Josie?"

"I thought Coach er scowled again when I asked, "What does he have on you, Gene?"

Hugoson began o, he and Josie--they asked h a dealer They askedshit I gave theht

"What is anhydrous aoson said "Faren to the soil"

"It’s also a chief ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine," I added "Did you know Coach Testen and Josie were cooking er

"I knew they weren’t growing soybeans"

"Why didn’t you co meth, why didn’t you say so? When Josie was killed"

"I couldn’t Don’t you see? I gave Coach the fertilizer Later, when he brought the truck back, he told , he’d take me doith him, claim I was in on it What could I do? Tell me, what could I do? Even if I beat theThey would have violated o back to prison"