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The implication of what he said became clear “You think a cop murdered her?”

Kipp inclined his head with a solemn expression “I suspect so”

“What did he say?” Zach asked

I couldn’t look away froht that one of his own had been capable of this showed raw on his face “He said a cop murdered her”

“Shit” Zach stared down at the floor, as if he tried to sort everything out, and fina

lly, he looked toward the recliner “I knohy you kept the secret, but froone with you”

“I acted on a hunch,” Kipp replied “I truly didn’t believe a cop was behind Hannah’s disappearance I thought I’d go there and find nothin’ I didn’t expect so around”

“He’d been only guessing,” I said to Zach “And he didn’t think it was dangerous,” I added for Kipp’s benefit

Kipp’s tone dipped lower “I never said that”

Zach sla “Well, look what your guess cost you”

“It’s not his fault, you know,” I retorted

Kipp exhaled, exasperated “I never said that either”

“Really?” Zach narrowed his gaze on one out there alone, then he wouldn’t have been shot”

Kipp raised a hand “Can I—”

“No, you cannot” I stared down Zach “He obviously had been protecting you by not sharing the information And let me just tell you, he has annoyed et me to come and talk to you So you need to suck up your pride and listen to what he has to say”