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brokeintoronosho,ardilliondollars,andanoinldbloodandlefthiordead鈥
traherface鈥淲hat鈥areyoutalkingabout鈥
noneofthisakinganysense
thedistrictattoeyrappedout,鈥淲ehavethegunanoherfingerprintsareonit鈥
anokilledanyone
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thejudgetuedtotracy,oodthereinshock鈥淎reyourepresentedbyunsel鈥
shedidnotevenhearhi
heraisedhisvoice鈥淒oyouhaveanattoey鈥
tracyshookherhead鈥淣oi鈥ansaidisnttrueinever鈥斺�
鈥淒oyouhaveneyforanattoey鈥
thereployeesfundatthebankthereidontunderstand鈥斺�
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鈥淲aitthisisallastakeiot鈥斺�
shehadnorelletheurtroo
thenaoftheattoeyappointedbytheurtpatheticblueeyestracylikedhiediately
heanosgoingtolive鈥hetookoutapipe鈥淢ind鈥
鈥淣o鈥
hefilledhispipeinalssney鈥
鈥淚otisnot鈥
鈥淐onvine鈥
traeverythingperrypopesatquietlylisteningtoherstory,notspeakinguntiltracyexpressiononhisface鈥淭hatbastard,鈥popesaidsoftly
鈥淚dontunderstandtheyalkingabout鈥thereknohingaboutapainting鈥
鈥淚tsreallyverysilejoeronousedyouasapatsy,thesaotheryouintoasetup鈥
鈥淚stilldontunderstand鈥
鈥淭henletlayitoutforyouronoforhalfalliondollarsfortherenoirheshiddenaepanyillion,thankstoyourdoityourselfapproachdidntyourealizethatanfessionobtainedatthepointofagunishless鈥
鈥淚鈥isupposesoijustthoughtthatifiuldgetthetruthoutofhisooneartaninvestigation鈥
hispipehadgoneoutherelitit鈥淗oerhishouse鈥
鈥淚rangthefrontdoorbell,andronoletin鈥
鈥淭hatsnothisstorytheresasshedandran鈥
鈥淭hatsaliei鈥斺�
鈥淏utitshislie,andhishouse,andyourgundoyouhaveanyideayouredealing鈥
trautely
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traystory鈥
hesled鈥淵ouredaedrightitssoduithastobetrue鈥
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hesaidslogoingtotryidgiveanythingtoputthellbehindbarstheyoostofthejudgesinitifyougototrial,theyllburyyousodeepyoullseverseedaylightagain鈥
tra,puzzled鈥淚figototrial鈥
popestoodandpaprettysureigoingtospeaktohirivatelyhehatesorsattiandronoaschasidonotodoisgettojudgelae鈥
perrypopearrangedfortrailiarvoiceofcharlesssecretary鈥淢rstanhopesoffice鈥
鈥淗arrietthisistracyneyis鈥鈥
鈥淥hhesbeentryingtoreaissostanxioustodiscusstheentshyouifyouuldcallherassoonaspossible鈥斺�
鈥淗arriet,yispeaktostanhope,please鈥
鈥淚orry,sseyouuer,iurehelltelephoneyouassoonashecan鈥
鈥淚鈥斺�theretelephoneheratthejailnotuntilshehadafirst
鈥淚鈥illhavetocallstanhopeback鈥sheslohereceiver
torroorrow
thatafteoontragalatoires,andashorttilaterfreshflohanoteattachedtracyopenedtheenvelopeandpulledoutthecardchinup,obeatthebastardsperrypope
hecatovisittracythefollooingtheinstantshesaileonhisface,shekneherewasgoodnews
鈥淲egotlucky,鈥heexclaid鈥淚vejustleftjudgelaedlikeabanshee,butadeal鈥
鈥淎deal鈥
鈥淚toldjudgelayou鈥
tranot鈥斺�
heraisedahand鈥淗earoutbypleadingguilty,yousavethestatetheexpenseofatrialivepersuadedthejudgethatyoudidntstealthepaintingheknoano,andhebelieves鈥
鈥淏ut鈥ifipleadguilty,
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brokeintoronosho,ardilliondollars,andanoinldbloodandlefthiordead鈥
traherface鈥淲hat鈥areyoutalkingabout鈥
noneofthisakinganysense
thedistrictattoeyrappedout,鈥淲ehavethegunanoherfingerprintsareonit鈥
anokilledanyone
鈥淪heesilliondollars鈥
thejudgetuedtotracy,oodthereinshock鈥淎reyourepresentedbyunsel鈥
shedidnotevenhearhi
heraisedhisvoice鈥淒oyouhaveanattoey鈥
tracyshookherhead鈥淣oi鈥ansaidisnttrueinever鈥斺�
鈥淒oyouhaveneyforanattoey鈥
thereployeesfundatthebankthereidontunderstand鈥斺�
鈥淭heurtoneforyouyouareorderedheldinjail,inlieuoffivehundredthousanddollarsbailnextcase鈥
鈥淲aitthisisallastakeiot鈥斺�
shehadnorelletheurtroo
thenaoftheattoeyappointedbytheurtpatheticblueeyestracylikedhiediately
heanosgoingtolive鈥hetookoutapipe鈥淢ind鈥
鈥淣o鈥
hefilledhispipeinalssney鈥
鈥淚otisnot鈥
鈥淐onvine鈥
traeverythingperrypopesatquietlylisteningtoherstory,notspeakinguntiltracyexpressiononhisface鈥淭hatbastard,鈥popesaidsoftly
鈥淚dontunderstandtheyalkingabout鈥thereknohingaboutapainting鈥
鈥淚tsreallyverysilejoeronousedyouasapatsy,thesaotheryouintoasetup鈥
鈥淚stilldontunderstand鈥
鈥淭henletlayitoutforyouronoforhalfalliondollarsfortherenoirheshiddenaepanyillion,thankstoyourdoityourselfapproachdidntyourealizethatanfessionobtainedatthepointofagunishless鈥
鈥淚鈥isupposesoijustthoughtthatifiuldgetthetruthoutofhisooneartaninvestigation鈥
hispipehadgoneoutherelitit鈥淗oerhishouse鈥
鈥淚rangthefrontdoorbell,andronoletin鈥
鈥淭hatsnothisstorytheresasshedandran鈥
鈥淭hatsaliei鈥斺�
鈥淏utitshislie,andhishouse,andyourgundoyouhaveanyideayouredealing鈥
trautely
鈥淭henlettellyouthefaissanostartedoutashi**nnoaninorsattisorganization鈥helookedatherinanoshouseandpulledagunonhi鈥
traystory鈥
hesled鈥淵ouredaedrightitssoduithastobetrue鈥
鈥淐anyouhelp鈥
hesaidslogoingtotryidgiveanythingtoputthellbehindbarstheyoostofthejudgesinitifyougototrial,theyllburyyousodeepyoullseverseedaylightagain鈥
tra,puzzled鈥淚figototrial鈥
popestoodandpaprettysureigoingtospeaktohirivatelyhehatesorsattiandronoaschasidonotodoisgettojudgelae鈥
perrypopearrangedfortrailiarvoiceofcharlesssecretary鈥淢rstanhopesoffice鈥
鈥淗arrietthisistracyneyis鈥鈥
鈥淥hhesbeentryingtoreaissostanxioustodiscusstheentshyouifyouuldcallherassoonaspossible鈥斺�
鈥淗arriet,yispeaktostanhope,please鈥
鈥淚orry,sseyouuer,iurehelltelephoneyouassoonashecan鈥
鈥淚鈥斺�theretelephoneheratthejailnotuntilshehadafirst
鈥淚鈥illhavetocallstanhopeback鈥sheslohereceiver
torroorrow
thatafteoontragalatoires,andashorttilaterfreshflohanoteattachedtracyopenedtheenvelopeandpulledoutthecardchinup,obeatthebastardsperrypope
hecatovisittracythefollooingtheinstantshesaileonhisface,shekneherewasgoodnews
鈥淲egotlucky,鈥heexclaid鈥淚vejustleftjudgelaedlikeabanshee,butadeal鈥
鈥淎deal鈥
鈥淚toldjudgelayou鈥
tranot鈥斺�
heraisedahand鈥淗earoutbypleadingguilty,yousavethestatetheexpenseofatrialivepersuadedthejudgethatyoudidntstealthepaintingheknoano,andhebelieves鈥
鈥淏ut鈥ifipleadguilty,
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