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Woodhouse flung the door wide open and said, “Coht in I’ Soet home to their wives”

I checked out the house as alked in Stucco walls, overstuffed furniture, fra over the fireplace An arched passthrough connected the living roo room, where five men in their forties toroo cards

Conklin said to Woodhouse, “We can talk in the kitchen”

“No, just come in and ask what you want I don’t have secrets from my friends and family”

Woodhouse took his seat at the head, na his father, Micah, and his brother, Jeff After turning down an offer to “pull up a chair,” Conklin asked Woodhouse, “Have you driven your car this evening?”

“Of course Went out for food and beer What’s this about?”

Conklin said, “About this shopping trip Were you in Bayview?”

“Bayview? No, I went to the Lucky on Sloat You didn’t answeryou for the third and final time before I kick you the hell out What’s this about?”

“Shots were fired through Connor Grant’s s this evening at around eight A car was spotted leaving the area that matches the description of your Land Rover”

“Oh, I see This is because I shouted at that scum sucker Was he killed, I hope?”

One of the ht here at eight, wasn’t he, boys?”

The ht here,” and “I can vouch for that”

Woodhouse smiled, put down his beer bottle

“I’ve got, count ’em, five alibis Any other questions?”

I said, “What kind of guns do you own, Mr Woodhouse?”