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"No, she’s still alive, isn’t she?"

Margaret said, "Günter was a madman when all was said and done She was not responsible!"

Callie looked at each of them in turn She’d known them all her life, loved and respected theh one of them had kept quiet about her stepfather’sher None of the her mother as well as the others

"I don’t know," Callie said "I’ve got to think about this, Mother"

"While you’re thinking, remind yourself what your ospaper would do with this story I want Stewart’s name protected"

"I understand that"

He mother stepped back into the circle of woh to fan out Any of the four could have been in the car with Günter Any could fit Mr Avery’s description

Except for her mother Thank God

Callie looked at the which one had slept with Günter, which one had been threatened by hie of what he was doing And had done nothing to stop him in the end

CHAPTER 38

BLESSED CREEK,

PENNSYLVANIA

THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AFTERNOON

MARTIN THORNTON WALKED into Sheriff Doozer Har behind his big wooden desk, working the New York Times crossword He looked up when the door opened "How can I help you?" He laid down his pencil, but didn’t rise

Martin said, "I guess you don’t remember h the last time I saw you I was only six years old"