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"They’re relying in part on the fact that I inherited his money"

"You did?"

He nods "My first ood portion of that money to ue that a? But you were just a kid" Everyone in the world heard the story at the ti tennis superstar Da to his death fro money"

"Most people with ument," I say "He probably left you the uilty for being an abusive sliuilt in his life," Da more stock in the witness than into the money"

"So who is this witness?"

"A janitor Elias Schht after Richter died, but my father paid hi to the police Evelyn was around during all of that So was Charles There was a tell-all book in the works that was going with the hypothesis that I’d killed ht"

I’ to follow all of this "So the janitor was paid off, but he came back?"

"No," Damien says "He didn’t come back The German police found out about him and they went to hi about hione into corporatethe details of the transaction, but he’s not getting emotionally involved "But I think my father tipped them"

I am beyond shocked "What? Why? Why on earth would he do that?"

"To punishhih me My relationship with my mom is fucked up, but this is out in the stratosphere

The truth is, I’m scared "But they’ll cave once you put on your defense It’ll be fine I mean, it will cost you a boatload of ht? And you’re innocent, so eventually they’ll drop the charges"

"Money helps," Daet convicted all the time And besides," he adds, his voice as level as I have ever heard it "I’m not innocent"

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I stare, certain that I could not possibly have heard his words right "No No," I say "Richter killed hi and coh, it will have to be true

"He fell to his death, yes"