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That night I ate dinner with two glasses of a nice Chianti I slept withoutor a candle that had been burned at both ends

Now, athands wasan encore

“I’ mode,” I said to my partner “Thanks anyway”

As Conklin ate Norhtly wrapped and focused, she looked frazzled She pulled out Conklin’s now-empty desk chair and dropped into the seat

“Brady’s in aupstairs,” I told her

“I know,” Yuki said “I came to see you”

CHAPTER 89

“EXCELLENT TIMING,” I said to Yuki “I’ on?”

Yuki ran her hands through her hair and gladly accepted half of my sandwich

Then she said, “My case is going sideways, Linds I’ fat liar If that’s true, the whole case against Briana Hill ht be a lie, and if so, I have to jaht now”

“Back up a little,” I said “What lies are you talking about?”

Yuki leaned across Conklin’s desk and spilled her fears: that Marc had added fabricated details to his original story of the assault while he was under oath

“But then it got worse,” Yuki said “Jaes from Marc to Briana that sounded like he could have been black her”

“Really? You’re serious?”

Yuki went on, saying, “Lindsay, do you remember what I told you about Paul Yates?”