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Presently, I heard her on the other side "Yes?"

I talked through the door to her, addressing es "Mrs Timberlake? My name is Kinsey Millhone I’ht talk to you"

Silence Then, "You the one Royce hired to get Bailey off?" She didn’t sound happy about the idea

"I guess that’s one interpretation," I said "Actually, I’m in town to look into the murder Bailey says now he’s innocent"

Silence

I tried again "You know, there never was uilty"

"So what?"

"Suppose he’s telling the truth? Suppose whoever killed her is still running around town, thu pause and then she opened the door

Her hair was disheveled, eyes puffy,She shtened the sash on her flowered cotton kimono and stared at htly, working to focus "You believe in justice? You b’lieve justice is done?"

"On occasion"

"Yeah, well, I don’t So what’s there to talk about? Tap’s been shot down Jean’s choked to death You think any of this is going to bring aze on her, waiting for her to wind down

Her expression darkened with contempt "You prob’ly don’t even have kids I bet you never even had a dog You look like soh life without a care in this world Stand there talking about ’innocence’ What do you know about innocence?"