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Technically, Alistair was out on bail, despite the stipulation for the ankle cuff and psychiatric care But Eddie was smart to see to it that Alistair was in a respected--if exclusive--hospital with a wing for those who erous to themselves or others

Had he been soht have ended up in a hellhole

Instead, he was in a facility where the security guards wore designer uniforms and a valet parked every car that arrived The lobby, where Sean and Madison checked in, was h-end Security was tight, and it took theh and then escorted to Alistair’s wing and down a long corridor to his rooh most of the drive and Sean sensed that she was anxious Her eyes ide as they neared Alistair’s room

"Looks like a spa," sheUzis, but, yes, it’s staggeringly expensive, and while you’re awaiting trial for soe," he said, a bit cynically "We may all be equal, but it’s true that et Alistair arraigned almost immediately and his attorney offered this solution while they wait for a trial date He could be at horee Until it’s proven that Alistair is innocent," she told hiuard unlocked the door for them

The room was hardly the customary jail cell or hospital rooh an open doorhile thearea with a wide-screen TV and game station

There was a table in the center of the room, and Alistair was seated there with his father; they both appeared calin rulanced up as they were ushered in When he saw them, a look of hope and pleasure flashed across his features and he leaped to his feet He raced over to the on to her tightly, and then hugging Sean with equal enthusias thee "I didn’t believe my friends could have faith in me--I mean…I knohat it looks like Oh, God, I knohat it looks like And I’m not crazy, I swear to God, I’m not crazy I didn’t lose my mind and kill her I was nuts about her-- I…I don’t care what they keep trying to say to me, I’m not crazy and I didn’t do it"

"Oh, Alistair!" Madison said, hugging hiht We will find out the truth"

He nodded, then shook his head and burst into tears "It can’t be all right She’s dead Jenny is dead Nothing can ever be okay again"

"Alistair, I didn’t mean that," Madison told him, sorrow in her voice "We do believe you, and we’ll learn the truth, and we’ll make sure the whole world knows you’re innocent"

Sean hoped she wasn’t naively giving Alistair proood at all And yet…he did believe Alistair Anyoneman didn’t even knohat he’d done, that he’d had a psychotic break, killed Jenny Henderson, blacked out--with no recollection of anything That was the logical explanation in a locked-room case in which the accused was so passionately and sincerely sure he was innocent

But Sean reminded himself that he’d actually coht not have knoho’d killed her, but she had been certain it wasn’t Alistair

It was still going to be incredibly difficult to prove what a dead eyewitness knew

And yet, eted? Not likely As he’d already observed, Eddie and Alistair were the ones who’d been targeted, and if the Krewe could delve into the situation and find a h the reet Madison and Sean He spoke up quietly "Thank you for co"

Sean nodded "I can hardly be effective if I don’t talk to Alistair"

Eddie sh "Sit down, please" He collected the playing cards and set them, with the score pad, on a corner of the table "Everyone, sit down, and then, Alistair, you tell them what happened And remember, think hard Tell them every little detail that comes to mind"

Eddie sat as he spoke; Madison took a chair across from him Sean followed her, and Alistair sat next to his father, facing Sean and Madison

"Jenny snuck in to see you, right?" Madison said

"Yes" He stared down at his hands "I told the police all of this I told the"

"That doesn’t matter, Alistair You need to tell us," Sean said

Alistair released a long breath "Everything Okay I went to the Black Box Cinema I waved in the direction of the ca to let Colin Bailey knoas there I went in"

"You were at home before you went to the cineht to the cineot the reels for Sayptian Museum I love that movie It’s not as well-known as some fil the special effects for the re the part where Dianna Breen comes to Sam Stone’s office to tell him how she couldn’t possibly have killed her husband when Jenny snuck in on et in?" Sean asked