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"What is your full name?"
"Ted Evans."
"What is your relation to Wesley Tuttle."
"He's married to Aunt Bonnie who is my foster mom."
"You were found at the scene by Bonnie holding a gun, correct?"
"Yes."
"You claim you went into the house and you heard a gunshot. What did you do next?"
"I locked the door"
"Why?"
"Because I knew the rest of my family would be home soon and I didn't want them to walk into a gunman."
"Then what?"
"I hid upstairs until the gunman came to find the front door locked. I knew he would go and try the back door next. The key is on a hook next to the door. I thought he was leaving so I went into the kitchen and Uncle Turtle was on the floor with the gun in his right hand."
"How did you know there was a second gunman?"
"Uncle Turtle is left handed. I picked up the gun because I heard the other man come back. I went onto the stairs. Then I heard Bonnie at the door so I yelled at the gunman to get away from the house, hoping she would hear. I knew she would have baby Billie. I knew if he came closer he would see her through the glass. I fired towards the kitchen to make him go away, but he fired round the corner and hit the glass door. That was how Bonnie got shot in the arm."
"Why were you home early?"
"Because I skipped my last class."
"Why?"
"Because I'm a lazy bastard."
"Officer Tuttle was shot with his own gun. Had you ever handled his firearm before?"
"No sir."
"I understand that you have previously been in juvenile detention for robbery. Are you aware that you have violated the terms of your parole by being found in possession of a firearm?"
"Yes sir, but I'd go to jail in a heartbeat before I saw the rest of my family murdered."
"You have identified Harold Parker as the second shooter. Did you see him shoot Officer Tuttle, or holding Officer Tuttle's firearm?"
"No sir."
"So how do you know he was the second shooter?"
"Because I saw him when he shot at the front door. He was at the wedding."
"And you knew he held a grudge."
"Yes sir."
"Well we haven't got much to go on there, boy. You better hope we find that third bullet and that it came from another gun."


"What is your full name?"
"Harold John Parker."
"Are you the biker known to the Iron Scorpions as 'Picket'?"
"Yes sir."
"Where were you on the night of the shooting?"
"I was in the Three Turrets hotel, in bed."
"In bed at half three in the afternoon?"
"Yes sir."
"With whom?"
"A woman."
"Did you hold a grudge against Wesley Tuttle for defeating you in the election of a new biker president?"
"Yes. But I already got revenge."
"How?"
"I was in the Three Turrets hotel banging his ex wife."


"What is your full name?"
"Cassandra Lace"
"You are Officer Tuttle's ex-wife?"
"How many police dinners did we attend? You know perfectly well I'm his ex-wife."
"You were recently sued by Wesley Tuttle and Bonnie Murdock for trashing their wedding?"
"Yes."
"Were you out for revenge?"
"I couldn't afford revenge."
"Where were you at the time of the attempted murder?"
"In the Three Turrets hotel, having sex with Picket."


"What is your full name?"
"Lucinda May Murdock."
"What is your relation to Officer Tuttle?"
"I'm Bonnie's late husband's sister. I came to live with Bonnie before she took in the boys, Terry and married Turtle."
"Why did you come to live with Bonnie?"
"I was homeless. I had some problems."
"What problems?"
"I was afraid someone was trying to hurt me. I think I was mistaken."
"Your neighbours report that they have seen you behaving oddly. Covering objects in tin foil. Wandering around the front garden at night, staring at the sky. Talking to yourself."
"I'm an artist."
"Where were you at the time of the attempted murder?"
"I was picking Terry up from school."
"The school reports that you were late, and flustered. You had time to have been at the scene."
"I am often late and flustered. Why would I want to hurt Turtle? We've been friends since childhood."
"Do you hear voices?"
"No."
"You are aware that it is a felony to lie to the law?"
"Yes."
"Are you on good terms with Ted?"
"Yes."
"Good enough that he would cover for you?"
"... yes, maybe, but I didn't do it."


"What is your full name?"
"Stuart Murdock Evans."
"You are Ted's brother and Bonnie's adopted son?"
"Yes."
"Do you normally walk home with him from school?"
"If he didn't skip class, yes."
"Does he often skip class?"
"Yes. He hates school."
"Does he have a violent temper?"
"Sometimes. But he wouldn't plan to shoot someone, he'd just punch them at the time."
"Did he hold a grudge against Wesley Tuttle?"
"No. He just has that sort of face."