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“No”

Everybody laughed

“The police want to take your state us a few minutes so you can see—and hear—what

we did”

“The recording,” Madeline said, suddenly wide-awake

“Yup Here it is” Ryan pulled out his iPad and opened the first audio track He then backed away so Madeline could hear

The picture remained on the spot where Ryan had set it It was the tail end of the tragedy, and Conrad was reopening Ronald’s chest, desperately trying to stop the bleeding that was soaking the entire OR table

The audio played

“I need“Now”

Ryan pressed the second track

There was a flurry of activity as the surgical staff all raced to do their jobs

Then the telltale third track

The voice was quiet, but thanks to Audio Detracktor, it was crystal clear, and it was definitely Diana’s

“Would you just die already?” she said under her breath “What I did can’t be fixed So die Make our pain go away”

Ryan stopped the recording “There you have it The last piece of evidence the cops need”