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“Now, you listen to lowed as she leaned forward “That boy adored his mother, and she him He was devastated by her dea

th I know I sat with him, I comforted him”

“You gave him two hundred thousand dollars”

“It was my money to do with as I chose” She bit her lip “No one would help hireed to refuse this tio She was a wonderfulbeliever in discipline She was determined that he had to handle his problem on his oithout her help Without mine But when he came to me, desperate, as I to do? What was I to do?” she de to her husband “Jack, I know you told me to stay out of it, but he was terrified, afraid they would cripple him, even kill him What if it had been Linda, or Steven? Wouldn’t you have wanted someone to help?”

“Anna, feeding his problem isn’t help”

“He was going to pay amble with it He promised He only needed to buy some time I couldn’t turn him away”

“Lieutenant Dallas,” Linda began “My client lent her own ood faith There is no crime in that”

“Your client hasn’t been charged with a crime, counselor”

“Did you, in any of your previous interviews, ask my client directly about disposition of funds? Did you ask elini?”

“No, I did not”

“Then she is not required to volunteer such information, which would appear to be personal and unconnected to your investigation To the best of her knowledge”

“She’s a cop’s wife,” Eve said wearily “Her knowledge ought to be better than ue with her son over , over his debts and the settlement thereof?”

“She was upset Naturally they argued Faue They don’t hurt each other”

Maybe not in your cozy little world, Eve thought “Your last contact with Angelini?”

“A week ago He called to ht We discussed plans for setting up a memorial scholarship fund in hiseyes “He wanted her to be remembered”