"Yes."

        "Whatdoyouknowaboutthathauntedhousesuicide?"

        "Notmuch.Whenithappened,Iwasawayonfieldduty."

        "Ijustwentthroughthereport.Itmentionedthatthedeceasedhadsexualrelationswithawomanbeforehisdeath.Yetnowhereinthefileisherstatementrecorded.Canyoulookintothatforme?"

        "Youcouldaskourcaptaindirectly."

        "YouthinkIhaven''ttried?"Hertonesharpened."Hehunguponme—saidithadnothingtodowiththecase."

        Lucianstillheldagrudgeagainstherforseizingallthetapesinthesilverringandcool-earringcase;itwasnowonderhisattitudetowardherwasice-cold.

        Junexhaledsoftly."Alright.I''llseewhatIcanfindinthearchives."

        Usingtheexcuseof"studyingpastcases,"JunwenttotherecordsroomandpulledJulian''sfile.

        Oneoftheclerks,glancingattherequestslip,askedoffhandedlywhattherewastostudyinaroutinesuicide.

        Junonlychuckledtwice,offeringnoexplanation.Everyoneknewhewasthesonofsomeonehigherup;noonedaredpressthequestion.

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