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“The entertainht call norht, and this was a time that suited us both”

“Why not handle it over the ’link?”

“A great deal of our business was done that way But we both felt it was ti We’d hoped—still hope—to have the first project on air by fall We have the script,” he continued, al to hined some of the cast”

“So, you had a late nightof Channel 75”

“Yes The weather heldlate” His head came up “I called him from my car You can check that, too You can check I called him a few minutes before eleven when I realized I would be late”

“We’ll check everything, Mr Angelini Count on it”

“I arrived at theprobleht to theelse I stopped the car, realized I’d have to backtrack Then I saw—” He used his handkerchief, rubbed at his mouth “I saw someone come out of a door Then there was so He moved so fast It all moved so fast She turned, and I saw her face Just for a second, I saw her face in the light His hand jerked up Fast, very fast Anddear God The blood It gushed, like a fountain I didn’t understand I couldn’t believe—it just spurted out of her She fell, and he was running, running away”

“What did you do?”

“I—I just sat there I don’t kno long I was driving away I don’t even re was like a dreahts froot here But I was outside in the car I called Young, and told hiain, that we needed to reschedule I came inside, there was no one here I took a sedative and went to bed”

Eve let the silence huot this You were on your way to aturn, and saoman brutally , and went to bed Is that accurate?”

“Yes Yes, I suppose it is”

“It didn’t occur to you to get out of your car, to see if she could be helped? Or perhaps to use your ’link to notify the authorities, the MTs?”

“I wasn’t thinking I was shaken”

“You were shaken So you came here, took a pill, and went to bed”

“That’s what I said,” he snapped out “I need a drink” With sweaty fingers, he fu the bottle”