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He stopped speaking, covered his face with his hands, and rubbed hard “I couldn’t tell,” he continued, “until I was practically on top of her I thought—I don’t knohat I thought, really Somebody took a hell of a spill”

“You didn’t recognize the victim?”

“The—the hood” he gestured vaguely, helplessly with his hands “It was over her face I reached down, and I started to ave one violent shudder “Then I saw the blood—her throat The blood,” he repeated, and covered his eyes

“Did you touch the body?”

“No, I don’t think—no She was just lying there, and her throat ide open Her eyes No, I didn’t touch her” He dropped his hand again, ot sick You probably don’t understand that, Dallas Some people have basic huot sick, and I got scared and I ran inside The guard on the desk I told him”

“You knew the victim?”

“Sure, I knew her Louise had edited a few pieces for me Mostly she worked with Nadine, but she did soood Quick, a sharp eye One of the best Christ” He reached for the pitcher on the table Water sloshed as he poured it “There was no reason to kill her No reason at all”

“Was it her habit to go out that exit at that time?”

“I don’t know I don’t think—she should have been in Editing,” he said fiercely

“Were you close, personally?”

His head ca to pin this on me, aren’t you? You’d really like that”

“Just answer the questions, C J Were you involved with her?”

“She had a relationship, talked about soether, Dallas That’s all”

“You arrived at Channel 75 at eleven fifteen Before that?”

“Before that I was at hoht shift, I catch a couple hours’ sleep I didn’t have a feature running, so I didn’t have much prep It was supposed to be just a read, a recap of the day I had dinner with soht, and took a nap”