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"Not anything? I already told Kagan it'd all be printed That fired him up and he threatened Moran on Friday What about the editorial in today's paper questioning the investigation?"

"That's as far as they're willing to go Nothing more from yourhand He has no pressure to explain anything and Raymond stays in jail"

"Maybe not, Moran doesn't know the paper backed down He phoned o and sounded worried about ere printing I told hi to be printed"

"You told him what?"

"Yeah I did it, and I implied he was in deep shit"

"You lied to a state attorney investigating a homicide? Are you out of your e you with obstruction of justice to begin with He'll have you jailed or at least fired You'll never work as a reporter in Florida again"

"Well, there goes my Pulitzer Guess I'll move to Tampa and fix cars"

"Why on earth…?"

"Listen Sandy, you're in the driver's seat for a few hours Moran really believed me Go make some kind of deal with him before he finds out that he doesn't have a lot of new info froht away, you guys have so new is co out in the paper, and he'd simply lock Ray to explain why he let hio before the judge and maintain there was insufficient evidence to deny bail considering the new disclosures It's at least a chance to get Rayan e're doing, so he'll innocently continue acting as though we do have an advantage If Moran falls for the bluff, he otiate But Linda, you just fell on your sword for ardless of what happens Why did you do that?"

"Sugar, you knohy"