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“Then soirl”

“One thing’s clear,” I said “I need to talk to Tina about what she and her so-called friends were up to that night This appears to be her best—and only—hope of an alibi”

“Yeah, I’ust in Little D’s voice was obvious “I really don’t believe this shit”

I heaved a sigh “We have to take this to the police”

“Those guys who picked up the package ain’t gonna be too pleased about that”

“Neither will Diesel,” I said “Which is e have to do it as soon as possible”

“Want me to make a copy for you first?” Little D waved the DVD around

“That ood idea,” I said “In fact, make three I have two cases this could affect, and I’ll keep one for my files I want you to hold onto all of them until I can take them to the police”

“Sure,” he said “You gonna be okay?”

“I’ll be fine,” I said, unconvinced

After Little D left, I ht Get the copies of the DVD to the police But first, I had to find another place to stay I wouldn’t sleep a wink inDiesel had broken in with such ease

I glanced at hbor, Russell Burke, would still be up at 8:00 I took the stairs two at a time

Russell answered the door wrapped in a royal blue velour robe, clutching his evening drink Bitsy, his Scottish terrier (‘Scottish terror’ as I like to call her) yapped at his feet

“You o”

“I was out earlier, having dinner with a friend” He peered at me “What the hell happened to your face?”