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"Of course I had his key! But how the hell would I know just how many keys Aaron had out there?"

"He didn’t have any other keys out there, Sandra"

"How do you know that?"

"Aaron told me"

"Aaron? Aaron is dead"

"Yes Yes, he is"

She stared at hi with derision "You spoke to a dead ine Frank Vine and Ji at each other in the observation roo, as well

Dustin leaned forward "You had the only extra key, Sandra"

"I didn’t kill Aaron! I loved him"

Dustin eased back in his chair "You know," he said slowly, "I don’t think you realized he was going to be killed"

"He wasn’t killed It was an accident"

"I just told you--I’ve talked to Aaron Or, as I said, he talked toelectrical, including his iPod charger, while he was in the bath Someone was in his house Someone who probably knew he liked baths" He shook his head "I never took you for stupid, Sandra"

"Stupid! You bastard, I’ on So, which is it? Are you stupid--or guilty?"

"Neither!" she yelled

"Who had the key? Who did you tell about your affair? What was the real plan--if you didn’t want Aaron dead? And, if you loved him so much, why did you leave his house when you knew your acco in wait for him?"

She didn’t answer

He stood up "Frank? Frank, come and book her for , but she was in on the conspiracy She facilitated the killer" He turned back to Sandra "But then the whole thing got away fro for your own life, right? So you figured you had to keep quiet Because unless we caught the killer--"

He broke off He was pretty sure he had it figured out, but he needed to trip Sandra up just once

He slammed his palo under, right? But not so it could be sold to a Nashville lawyer Right?"

Sandra glared at him Then she jumped to her feet and pointed to the one-way mirror

"It’s his fault--all his fault! Ji about the countryside and hoonderful it is, but he said the Horse Far place He’s the one who talked about the land, and how so line of Tennesseans should be the one to own it! Someone like that could turn it into a special destination, he said It was him--he started it all!"

Dustin turned and stared at thewith this at all

Before he could move, Ji about?" he shrieked "Oh, my God!"

Even as Olivia watched Drew, a dark silhouette in the doorfra in behind hi sound that ti Sloan fall before she turned to Drew

Soet the dart out of Sloan’s back

She ed to rip out the tiny shaft and drop down by the sofa, ruining anyone’s clear shot at her

It wasn’t Drew trying to kill her, though, because poor Dreas out on the floor Sydney?

But Sydney was in the stables

No, he wasn’t

"Drew? Hey, Drew! Liv? Sloan? Where the hell is everyone?" Sydney had left the stables; he sounded perplexed, and he was on his way to the office

"Sydney, no! Go back, get on the phone! Call for help!" Olivia shouted, staying down, hoping she was protected by the sofa--and the drugged bodies of the two agents with her

Too late

This tie "zzzz" sound

And she heard Sydney’s body hit the earth, a few feet froents are always arroped at Sloan’s body until she found the holster at his side She struggled to find the gun--and get it out without killing herself She had no idea how to use it

It was a gun, she told herself; you took the safety off, you pointed and fired

But even as her fingers curled around it, she heard movement behind her

"Come on out, Olivia They’re all down And I don’t want to hurt you Not yet We’re going for a little ride Don’t you want to buy all the tiet up--slowly"