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"Sandra, did you let anyone knohen Aaron was going home?" Frank asked

"Yes No Well, kind of," Sandra said

"Who?"

"I called the Horse Far ready to check out"

"Who did you talk to?"

"I left a roup They wouldn’t have been able to stay away froone out to check on Sydney and Dreho one into the office"

"Okay, Sandra The , where were you when Mariah screamed?"

"When Mariah screamed" Sandra repeated dully

Frank leaned forward "Sandra, listen First Aaron falls into the stream and nearly dies Then he does die at home in the bathtub? Supposedly alone"

"Stop it! Stop it, Frank! I didn’t kill hi clearly

"You didn’t answer my question Where were you when Mariah screaht after?"

"Outside the tent--running around like an idiot Watching the boys Olivia grabbed Drew and went racing toward the sound"

"You loved Aaron, but you didn’t notice he wasn’t at the campsite with you?"

"Frank We were asleep Suddenly, there’s this high-pitched screa, for God’s sake!"

"All right, Sandra," he said quietly "I’ to have a deputy take you home I just have one e, why did you drop Aaron off and then go there?"

She sighed "Aaron wanted me to He asked if I’d reached anyone I told hio check in on Drew and Sydney, tell the just fine and that he planned to be in the nextI was supposed to say we’d have a poe could work on saving the Horse Farm Not ain

When Frank rose, he placed a co to take you hoo to the hospital? They can fix you up with so that’ll help you sleep"

Sandra sniffled "Home," she said She looked tearfully at Frank "Yeah, I know I run the Horse Farm Where ith substance abusers But I have a stash of sedatives at home for when I need the Don’t worry I never abuse theo?"

As Frank rose to open the door for Sandra, Dustin felt his phone vibrate He reached for it

Both Olivia and Jilanced down at his phone and ie fro to have hireement

Callahan stepped aside as Frank came in "Okay, I questioned her like you wanted, but I’ot us Unless it’s a massive conspiracy and both Sydney and Drew are in on it, Sandra can’t have had anything to do with this What she says is true She dropped Aaron off and drove to the Horse Farot back to the house" He exhaled with frustration "So I questioned a grieving woht have proven that she had an accomplice," Dustin said "So for Aaron Someone who knehen to be there, because Sandra had told that person when he was leaving the hospital and heading home And she didto have to come up with a hell of a lot more than that"

"I know," Dustin assured hi the autopsy?"

"He’ll be on it this afternoon I talked to hio over to the ht in the middle of it," Frank said "He only had one other body--an old-ti on to this one pretty fast"

Frank turned to Olivia "Did you see Sandra when you got up yesterdayat the campsite?"