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“I’er at the kid, his father, and the lawyer in turn “I’ll lobby the DA on Ronald’s behalf if he helps us with the fire That’s our only interest in hiht now”

“My client is a good Sa his leather briefcase with the edge of the table before opening it “His father ith him when he made the call to 911 That’s all he had to do with it, end of story”

“Mr Farber, we all know that the person who calls in the fire has to be cleared of setting it,” I said “But Ronald hasn’t convinced us that he had nothing to do with it”

“Go ahead, Ron,” said Farber

Ron Grayson’s eyes slid across mine and up to the camera in the corner of the room He mumbled, “I was in the car with my dad I smelled smoke I told Dad which way to drive Then I saw the fire co out of that house I dialed 911 on my cell and reported it That’s all”

“What time was this?”

“It was ten thirty”

“Mr Grayson, I asked your son”

“Look My son was sitting next to as station can vouch for Ronnie They cleaned the windshields together”

“Ronnie, did you know the Malones?” I asked

“Who?”

“The people who lived in the house”

“Never heard of them”

“Did you see anyone leaving the house?”