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“Right,” said Carter “That was easy I went to the Warwick I paid off the guy at the front desk and told him I just wanted to take pictures I showed him my camera, and I said, ‘One picture is worth a thousand buckaroos’ I didn’t have to ask twice The guyme to the Warwick Ha!

“Then I handed that key card off to my buddy Artie An hour later, he calls and tells one off perfectly He was in and out in three ured that after that call, it was all over, except for the funeral, of course But then, Joan counshot wounds She walks She talks She seeood as new”

“Huh,” said Rich “That must have been a shock for you”

Carter went on “She co I’d worked so hard to coordinate Hey, what’s your naain?”

“Conklin Inspector Richard Conklin”

Carter waved his hand as if Conklin’s nah He wanted to complain

“The whole situation between me and Robert worked for two years—but then all of a sudden, Joan wouldn’t allow it anyht to say whether the relationship between me and my boyfriend is okay or not? Look, if you really want to knoas behind all this, it was Joan herself She was the one who started it She should have left us alone Okay? Are we done now?”

Conklin kneas now or ain The answer to this question was critical

“So, Peter, you’re saying that Robert had knowledge of this plan to kill Joan?”

“No, no I didn’t tell hi ured with Joan out of the way, Robert and I could be happy I never wanted him to knohat I’d done to Joan Correction, tried to do to her Honest to God, that’s the whole truth Robert h

ad absolutely no part in it”

“Okay,” said Conklin “I believe you”

“What happens next?” Peter asked

“Get soood lawyer”

“Call Robert, will you?”