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I thought about the feel of Bobby’s skin, hoarm he was, how alive he was, and I shook et as much truth, justice, and the American way as possible I did not coone squeamish”

“I’m not squeamish,” Newman said, and he looked really unhappy with me as he said it

“I know that, Newman I just meant that I’m not up here to take over the warrant I stopped pinch-hitting on warrants of execution a few years back The only reason I’ll take over a warrant now is if the first marshal is too injured to continue”

“Or dead,” Newman said

I nodded “Or that”

“I won’t talk to Dale about abuse of the corpse,” Leduc said “If you want to talk to him about shit like that, call him yourself”

“I will,” Newman said

“Good luck, because he won’t believe you either, not about this”

“You’ll believe that Bobby clawed his uncle to death, but not that he ht have abused him either before or after death?” I asked

“Death is clean and over What you’re hinting at is neither”

“I’ll call Dale from the car e follow you over to the crime scene,” Newman said

“You were right earlier, Win You know the way”

“No, I think you were right the first time, Duke I think you should take us”

Leduc looked froer Whatever he saw there arette and say, “I’d like to proer to Bobby anymore”

“You can’t promise that, Duke,” Newman said