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"What were you doing down there?" One of the officers asked hio fishing next weekend," Arflin replied

The officers asked to see his driver's license When they were satisfied he was telling the truth they let hi away he watched in the rear view mirror as the policemen turned and drove down the dirt road where Cat Lady was He needed to get back to his apartment as soon as he could The officers were certain to find her body and put out an all points bulletin of his description and the vehicle he was driving

He pulled over to the side of the road and got the pistol he had hidden He needed to get rid of the jeep He spotted a pick up waiting at a dirt road for him to pass He pulled onto the dirt road and blocked the truck He told the et out of the truck When the man refused, he pulled the pistol out and aiot out of the car with his aro into the woods When the man entered the woods Arflin shot him in the back of his head He then took the jeep and drove it into the woods and out of sight of passerby's He got in the man's truck and went back to his own apartment He kneould only be a matter of hours before the authorities would be on to hiot thewith some clothes and drove to the airfield Caretting ready to take off when he saw Arflin

"Would you take ent business I will make it worth your while," Arflin asked

"I can take you there I'm in this business to make money I never refuse an offer to make extra money," Carmen said as Arflin loaded his suitcases into the back of the airplane

When the plane landed in Cartagena, Arflin gave Carmen an extra five hundred pesos to keep quiet about where he took him if anyone should ask, especially the police

Arflin threw his suitcases on the sailboat He untied the bow and stern lines and motored out to open sea He hoisted the sails and set a course for Aruba