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I turned to the sheriff “Did other people know Car to be out of pocket?”

New Hazel Phillips She’s a waitress at the Sugar Creek”

“What does Carmichael’s personal life have to do with my question?” I asked

“Carar Creek’s the most popular restaurant in town for breakfast and lunch If he talked to her about his plans to spend the night at her place while she was at work, then half the county could have overheard it”

The sheriff shook his head hard enough for his jowls to shake He reree with you, but he was cut to pieces with claws We don’t have any other shapeshifters in this area”

“Come on, Sheriff If it wasn’t death by wereleopard, ould you think about it being on the one night when everyone else was gone?”

He scowled atcould have done that to a man”

“You s do to one another,” I said

“You think I’”

“That’s not what she means,” Newman said

“I just meant that I’ve seen some shit normal people do to one another that made me wish it had been monsters”

Leduc took in a lot of air and let it out slow “All right, I aiun at you once, and you’ve ai at the real monster”

“I thought if I did it, then it would all be over,” Troy said, face still ith tears, though the actual crying had stopped

“Bobby would be dead, but you’d be up on es, Troy It wouldn’t be over for you,” Newman said

“I have the warrant in my pocket,” Troy said