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Parisi was taking special interest in this case, a hundreds under his purview, because The People v Hill would be a net: a sex scandal with radical social implications Before his office asked for an indictet his own sense of Briana Hill

He shook hands with Hill and Giftos and sat down heavily in the chair next to Yuki He clicked a ballpoint pen a few tie thumb and tapped the point on a pad of paper in front of him He looked across the table, s as you tell the truth, nothing you say can be used against you”

“I’m aware,” said Hill

Yuki kept a poker face, but she was excited to be facing off against James Giftos on such an important case This hy she loved her job with the DA

CHAPTER 6

BRIANA HILL CLASPED her hands in front of her and said, “This is a pretty grim story, but it needs to be told Where should I start, James? With the so-called incident—or hat led up to it?”

Her attorney said, “Give us the background first”

“Okay Mr Parisi Ms Castellano The first thing you should know is that Marc had been working for me for about six months when he let me knoas interested in me He sent flowers to my apart o over to Starbucks, like that He bought ht coffee for him Takeout

“Then he asked me out

“I said no I wasn’t thinking of hiht even crossedout with Marc could screw up the chain of command and make people in the creative department uncomfortable”

Yuki said, “What changed your mind?”

Said Hill, “I’ht up Anyway I fended Marc off, but he persisted and I realized that I was starting to like hiood producer So I said okay to lunch It’s just lunch, right?”

Yuki noted a couple of things as Briana spoke One, she was an acco to Hill, Christopher had uilt or innocence, but it was good for the defense version of the assault

“I liked Marc,” Hill said, “but this was just a flirtation until—cue the drao It was a great shoot, big budget, terrific director, and all of us, the production co in a nice hotel So rapped the shoot and went for dinner and drinks at the hotel bar and grill at the end of the last day

“I was very happy,” Hill said “Everyone was It was a celebration, and Marc and I closed the bar It was like ere alone on a desert island He invited me back to his room I went”