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"You're kidding"

"Well, not enough for you to hire a lawyer and start giving away your assets They know you were the last person seen with Michael, but the accident was just that It was an accident"

"What about the brakes?"

John shrugged

"How did they explain that?"

A loud pop sounded from somewhere down the beach For a second, John's heart stopped He thought another bullet ripped through the wall He shook off the paranoia and continued, "they didn't say"

Her face was a wash in confusion

"He didn't mention it and neither did I Now I don't know if "

She took a sip froa that if I were to tell hiht want to kno I know"

"Then you'd have to reveal some kind of a source"

"That and ad behind a detective is one thing, but finding so is another"

She sat for a s "What do we do now?"

"I need you to tell er His na to write with

"That's right," she said

"Brad has just told me that Taylor Time Entertainment has just purchased one of Michael's studios It's not official, but I believe hiht Well, him and his family own and run it fro "Pennsylvania," he added

"That's right They've always felt that Michael had a lock on this region and that a lot of good talent was being sed up by hiiven a fair shot"

"Souess so"

"How did you get signed with him when you were still with Michael?" John asked He had the end of a ballpoint pen between his front teeth

"Actually, I signed with Taylor right after Michael's death Michael told h He warned me to look out for theot around aboutwith them in a round about way I hate it all had to play out the way it did"