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“Mr Foxx—”

“I loved hiether for twelve years He was my life”

You still have your life, she thought You just don’t know it yet “Then you’ll want to help me do my job Tell me what happened”

“He—he’s been having trouble sleeping lately Doesn’t like to take tranqs He can usually read, listen to a on worried him”

“The Salvatori case”

“Yes, I believe, yes” Foxx wiped at his eyes with a damp and bloodied sleeve “We didn’t discuss his cases in any depth There was privilege, and I’m not a lawyer I’m a nutritionist That’s hoe o for help with his diet We became friends, we became lovers, then we simply became”

She would need to know all of that, but for theup to that last bath “He’s been having trouble sleeping,” she prompted

“Yes He’s often plagued with insoives so much to his clients They prey on hisup in the ame or doze in front of the view screen Soed face blanched “Oh God”

The tears started again, flowing hotly down his cheeks Eve took a quick look around and spotted a s Mr Foxx some water,” she ordered, and the little droid scooted away to comply

“Is that what happened?” she continued “Did he get up in the ht?”

“I don’t even remember” Foxx lifted his hands, let theone to bed just before ht, watched some of the late news, had a brandy I woke early I tend to”

“What time was that?”

“Perhaps five, five fifteen We both like early starts, and it’smeal personally I saw that Fitz wasn’t in bed, assuht and that I’d find him downstairs or in one of the spare bedrooms Then I went into the bath, and I saw hihtmare”

His hand pressed against his s and trembles “I ran over, I beat on his chest, tried to revive him I suppose I went a little mad He was dead I could see he was dead; still, I tried to pull hi Sick” He dropped his hand from mouth to stomach, pressed “I called for an ambulance”

She’d lose hi him wasn’t an option until she had the facts “I know this is difficult for you, Mr Foxx I’m sorry we have to do this now, but it’s easier, believe me, if we can”