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I went to him, touched his arm “I’m sorry, Newman, but if the friend and the cook corroborate Jocelyn’s story, then no judge is going to give another extension on the execution”

He looked at uish in his eyes “But did Bobby do it? Does he deserve to die?”

“If he was delusional, then hehis father”

“Whichfor his life, and he will believe that he’s innocent and I’”

“I’m sorry, Newman,” I said It seemed so inadequate, but sometimes it’s the best you have to offer

He started to cry then, and though it was against all the ed hiedlot while he curled all that six feet plus of police officer around rief out now, so maybe, just maybe, he could do his job later

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WHEN NEWMAN CALMED down a little, Edward tried to take over frouy thing or a girl thing? Edward tried to get hi the cook and the friend as Jocelyn’s alibi, and seeing if we could set up an interview ASAP I thought it was interesting that Jocelyn had told only the one girlfriend, Marcy, about Bobbyher Why not tell both? We’d find out But in the end Newman asked me if I could catch a ride back to the sheriff’s office with Ted and Otto

“I ”

“Sure, Newman, whatever you need”

He nodd

ed, ed a weak smile, then went for his Jeep Edward ushered Olaf and me toward his SUV

“Who is Haley?” Olaf asked

“His fiancée,” I said

Olaf scowled so hard his sunglasses couldn’t hide it “Women make a man weak”