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"My question is why Why would you protect her?"

"For the same reason you protect your friends Because they are friends"

"Still, why go to all this trouble? Why didn’t you just pick up the phone and call Tuseh"

"He wanted your support in the election"

"I had already promised my support to another, and I never break my promises, Mr McKenzie That’s another quality in which you and I arethat "Unfortunately, it would seem that Mr Tuseman will prevail, in any case"

"Don’t worry about Tuseman," I said "I’ll stick a fork in that sonuvabitch"

"Indeed, Mr McKenzie"

"Only I’ to stop there Unlike Ms Bonalay"--I looked directly in her eyes when I spoke--"I believe in justice on earth, and I’ soh, but only to prove that he could

"Yes, I a"

I deactivated the cell phone without saying good-bye and handed it back to G K

"What are you going to do?" G K asked

"Whatever I can"

"McKenzie, you did good today You probably saved one woet an innocent woman out of jail Can’t you be happy with that?"

"Genevieve," I said, drawing out the na the law--all I can say is, thank God, I’ east on Highway 10 toward New Brighton It was slow going Over one and a halfto work, and the Cities’ overburdened freeway systeeneral direction of don Minneapolis and St Paul It was becoly hot insideoff and s open--I was trying to dry off

My cell phone sang "Ode to Joy" Norht lead to an accident, but considering the speed at which I was traveling, I decided to take that chance

"McKenzie, this is Dr Ronning with the county coroner’s office"

"Yes, Dr Ronning"

I was so surprised to hear from him that I nearly rear-ended the van in front of me