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The fact that they knew that one of their victi because she’d supposedly left her husband and uilty of murder It did, however, an when he went to pay a call on the actor, Ned Bixby, who’d been portraying one of Santa Anna’s men in the documentary

He knew that he wished the "person of interest" had been Jeff Chasson, and he knew, too, that rong

He just didn’t like the h

They’d phoned his hootten no answer, and when they’d phoned the studio, they learned that Ned had called in sick that day

They tried walking around the one out that , and they hadn’t seen him since He hadn’t looked sick

They visited Reverend Milton, as sad to hear that the young wife, Cynthia Bixby, was dead "She was a sweet, quiet little thing Her husband seemed to answer for her all the time I had a lovely talk with her once when she ca in San Antonio--both of her parents have passed on and she was an only child--and she loved the area She was big on the history of San Antonio She had a teaching degree, but her husband wanted her to stay ho any an asked

"No--I mean, other than the fact that she looked to hiether They even held hands Then he called one day and said thank you, but they wouldn’t be back He was looking for a church where he could be closer to God, and where he would know that he was on the right track to do God’s will As I said, I went by after that, just a courtesy call, and I found Ned alone at ho and told him she didn’t want to be married to him anymore, she needed to break away and live a life that was ry, bitter, nonchalant? How did he appear?" Jackson asked

"A little bitter, I think He said she didn’t seem to understand that no matter what society dictated, God felt that a wife should stay hoet out and see the world He said he believed she wanted to drink and cavort and perhaps sleep with other ht maybe she just wanted to make her own choice about what to order off a menu"

Eventually, they left the reverend, and had an all-points bulletin sent out so they could find their "person of interest" and talk to hiet back Kelsey’s going to have her hands full at the station, even with Jane and Kat helping her and Jake returning We’re not getting anywhere here," Jackson said

"I have an idea, one last try before we go back" Logan mentally consulted his notes "Coe of the city Jackson didn’t question him until they pulled onto a quiet road

"Is this where the pond is?" Jackson asked

Logan nodded "I gather it’s down there Divers were cleaning it out when she was found"

Jackson followed hilumly on the rocks by the pond and motioned to Jackson, alked around the other way

Ned didn’t look the same as he had the day before, when he’d been a member of Santa Anna’s army Gone were the beard and mustache, and the hat He was clean-shaven, his hair dusky blond He was young, too, nohi man looked up Panic streaked across his face and he stood, obviously planning to run in the opposite direction

"Don’t Don’t run," Jackson said He had his gun at the ready Jackson wasn’t going to shoot; Logan knew that But Ned Bixby didn’t

Bixby turned to hian

"I didn’t do it," he said He lifted his hands and let thery with her, yes But I didn’t kill her I couldn’t kill her I could never raise a hand against her I loved her"

"We just need to ask you soan told him

"Sure Oh, yeah, sure I believe that in the eyes of the world, I’ll be judged quickly Guilty," he said wearily "Isn’t it always supposed to be the husband?"

"Two out of six?" Jane asked Kelsey

"I’ we’ve got," Kelsey said

Kat cleared her throat "We have a definite ID on our first victim, Jane Doe I’ve just co woman is Linsey Applewood, out of New Orleans She’d lived there since graduation from Tulane She didn’t have a roommate, and she didn’t say a word to anyone, just packed up oneand left But she must’ve intended to cos and the landlord finally put them up for auction"