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"I wasn’t a guest I orking the party And not even as a waiter I was in the kitchen all night I didn’t see Lillian Didn’t even know she was here Why would I? Look, this party was planned long ago I was hired weeks ago"

"Did you mention it to Lillian?" asked Beauvoir

"Of course not I don’t tell her about every party I’"

"Did you knoho it was for?"

"Not a clue I kneas an artist, but es I didn’t decide to coned I had no idea who it was for, and I didn’t care All I cared about was that no one coot paid"

"When we told you that Lillian had died at a party in Three Pines you must have known then," Beauvoir pressed "Why didn’t you tell us then?"

"I should have," she admitted "I know that In fact, that was one of the reasons I caetting e up"

Beauvoir looked at her with a ust and admiration

It was a lanced over to the Chief, as also pondering the woman But his face was indecipherable

"Why didn’t you tell us this last night?" Beauvoir deain "Why lie?"

"I was shocked When you said Three Pines at first I thought IIt was only after you left it really sank in I was here that night Maybe even here when she died"

"And why didn’t you tell us as soon as you arrived today?" asked Beauvoir

She shook her head "I know It was stupid But the longer it went on the more I realized how bad it looked And then I convinced myself it didn’t ht I hadn’t seen anything Really"

"Do you have a beginner’s chip?" Gainner’s chip Bob told me everyone takes one Do you have one?"

Suzanne nodded

"May I see it?"

"I forgot I gave it away"

The two men stared and her color rose

"To who?" Gamache asked