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“Bet your ass”

“Good” Soht’s sleep And this time, it wouldn’t be her

• • •

Nadine fussed with the caht adjustment

“It’s not a damn beauty contest, Nadine”

“Shohat you know about on-air reporting There, that looks good Can you cut out so in a transpo center”

“I’ out most of it” The operator fiddled another moment, then nodded “Ready when you are”

“We’ll do the bumper back at the shop Start record This is Nadine Furst for Channel 75,” she began, her eyes on the pinpoint lens “Reporting from Cop Central and the office of Lieutenant Eve Dallas, the priator in the murder of actor Richard Draco Lieutenant” Nadine shifted, faced Eve “Can you give us an update on your investigation?”

“The investigation is ongoing The depart a number of leads”

“Mr Draco was killed onstage, in front of a packed house You yourself were a witness”

“That’s correct The nature of the crime, its location, and execution have resulted in literally thousands of interviews and witness statements”

And because it was always best to pay your debts, Eve tagged on an addendum “Detective Baxter of this division has reviewed the bulk of those statements and taken on the arduous task of elimination and corroboration”

“It’s true, isn’t it, that people often see the same event, but see it differently?”

“It’s often true of civilians Police officers are trained to see”

“Does that make you your own best witness?”