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"He wanted you dead"

I closetiht bringing you in was a bad idea but then he realized he could frame you"

"For Sam Ho’s murder?"

She just nods "And once that happened other ideas ehs "Victor it’s all been a setup Even in New York that girl who died that DJ"

"Mica?" I ask

"Whoever you went to meet at Fashion Cafe for a new DJ Do you remember?"

I nod du

"She was killed the night before I saw a report"

"Oh Jesus oh Jesus"

"It was all a setup"

"Whose side are you on, Ja

She smiles and when she smiles her upper lip splits open but there’s no blood

"Who do you work for?"

"It hardlyher

"I orking against Bobby," she mutters "To do that, Victor I had to work for hiroup Marina worked for and I worked for the group Bobby worked for and I worked for Palakon just like you do-"

"I don’t work for Palakon"

"Yes you do" She ss again with great difficulty "You have ever since you

"Jamie, how’s Lauren Hynde involved in all this?" I’ave me the hat I’ve seen pictures of her with Bobby"

Ja, delirious

"You reht?" I say "She knows Bobby She gave me the hat" I pull Jamie closer to my face "They set me up with her, didn’t they?"

"That wasn’t Lauren Hynde, Victor" Jahs

"It was Lauren Hynde," I say "It was, Jaain "That girl was not Lauren-"

"Jairl," I say "She’s Chloe’s best friend What are you saying?"