She put a hit on her boyfriend, so it's not like she hasn't murdered someone." "And you know that how?" Sam asks. I'm trying really hard to be honest, but telling the whole thing to Sam seems beyond me. Still, the fragments sound ridiculous on their own. "She said so. In the park." He rolls his eyes. "Because the two of you were so friendly." "I guess she mistook me for someone else." I sound so much like Philip that it scares me. I can hear the menace in my tone. "Who?" Sam asks, not flinching. I force my voice back to normal. "Uh, the person who killed him.
Holly BlackLike a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyoneโs watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat, heโs actually sawing a girl in half. You think heโs doing one trick when heโs actually doing another. You think that Iโm dying, but Iโm laughing at you.
Holly BlackMirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and itโs a good technique.
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