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She buried her face in her hands and wept, but it wasn’t Hulan’s job to offer comfort

“Did you see Lily again after we all said good night?” Hulan asked

Angela shook her head and blew her nose into a tissue

“Did you talk to her on the phone?”

Again Angela shook her head

“Did you hear anything after you went to bed?”

Angela wiped her eyes with her palms Her lips trembled as she exhaled and said, “My roo co from her room”

“The killer had access to the hotel,” Hulan informed her “He put Lily’s body in her roo? So, footsteps…”

Angela shook her head, then searched her pockets for another tissue “Was she raped? Did she suffer?”

Hulan ignored these inquiries “Do you reht that could relate to what happened to Lily?”

Angela shook her head again, still weeping quietly The American was useless in this state

“Youto want to talk with you again I’d like to know ht Will you think about that?”

Angela stood up, looked around uncertainly, and said, “Thank you”

Hoht in Stuart Miller, who bounded into the rooh he owned it “I don’t et down to the dalitches—a delivery of defective co on me”

Hulan motioned to the chair opposite her “Please sit down”