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Forty - Eric's Gun
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2021-05-28 06:40:00Captain Lee was standing in the door of an office when I arrived at the police station. "Miss Allen," he greeted me.
"Hello," I said, my voice sounding a lot more stable than I was feeling. "Is everything alright? Is the autopsy finished?"
"Yes, we received the results this afternoon. Step inside my office, will you."
I walked into the small office to find Eric already sitting there, his hands folded in his lap. I sat down beside him, confused.
Captain Lee sat down behind the desk in front of us. "I've called Genevieve down here as well but I assume she's still resting," he said.
I looked at Eric who didn't meet my gaze and then looked back at Lee. "What's going on here?"
Lee leaned forward on his desk, folding his han
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