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"He’s been lying, hasn’t he?"

"It wasn’t ht when he saw them It was closer to ten He was on his way to see ranny by herself, he’d get the crap beat outta hiht He got back by the ti nurse showed up for her shift Later, when it turned out Jean Timberlake had been murdered, he said he saw her and Bailey He just blurted it out before he realized how much trouble he’d be in So then he had to et his ass whipped"

"And Pearl still doesn’t know?"

"I’m not sure about that He’s real protective of Rick, so maybe he suspects It didn’t seeuilty He said he killed her, so nobody really cared what time it was"

"Did Rick tell you what really happened?"

"Well, he did see ’eo down to the beach He told one back to his roohiet"

"You never told anyone else?"

"With Bailey gone all those years, as I going to tell? Rick made me swear I’d keep my mouth shut and I’ve done it, but I can’t stand listening to anyout"

"Where will you go if you leave Floral Beach?"

She shrugged "Los Angeles San Francisco I got a hundred bucks for the bus and I’ll just see how far it goes"

"Is there any chance Rick could have been involved with her?"