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ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀs ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴇʏᴇs, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ sᴛᴏᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅᴄᴜғғs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ's ʜᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ʙᴇᴅ. ɴᴜʀsᴇs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴅɢᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ "ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇʏ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ғɪɴᴄʜ. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴀsᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs?" ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ. sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ sʜᴏᴛ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. sʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴜɢɢɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜғғs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʀᴀsᴘɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇs "ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ" ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇʏ ʟɪғᴛᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴀɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ's ᴍᴀsᴋ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛ, ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ "ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀsᴋ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇx-ɢɪʀʟғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇɴᴛᴇʀ?"

ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜʟʟ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʀᴀ. sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ "ʏᴇs, ɪ ᴅɪᴅ" ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ғɪɴᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴘɪᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʜᴀʀᴠᴇʏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ "ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴡᴇʏ ʀɪʟᴇʏ?" ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ sʜᴜᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀᴡʏᴇʀ sʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴏ, sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴʏ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇs ʟᴇғᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴘʟɪᴛ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ. ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴀɪᴅ "ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ." ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇx-ɢɪʀʟғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴀʀᴀ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴡᴀs ғᴇᴀʀʟᴇss ᴛʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ, sᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ "ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ'ᴠᴇ ᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ." ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sʜɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀɪᴍɪɴɢ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ "ᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ?" ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ғɪɴᴄʜ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ "sᴛᴀʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴀᴘᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs." ʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ. ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs. ɢᴏᴛ ᴏғғ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀsᴋ ᴍᴇ." ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ "ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ? ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴀʀᴀ, ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ?" ᴛᴀʀᴀ sʜʀᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ "ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴛ ʟɪᴠ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴡᴇʏ! ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇs ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ! ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ʟᴇɢ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ. ғᴏʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ?" ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ sʜʀᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ "ɪ ɢᴜᴇss sᴏ! ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏsᴇ?"