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Spare me the excuse making, Melissa thought.

“And then she was raped and badly beaten, or so I heard.”

“She was,” Lucy said. “Didyou know she tried to commit suicide?”

“Yes, after she injured that girl while playing volleyball. I heard about it from Dr. Friedman.”

“Moving on,” Lucy said.

“I believe Robbie may be angry enough to commit these murders. I know she was against the trans procedure. She told me she blamed Priscilla, his mother.

“Alice Griebler, the school nurse, pushed him pretty hard to do it. She didn’t like boys, so she agreed with Priscilla.

“Dr. Friedman was second only to Priscilla.”

“How do you know all this?” Melissa asked.

“Robbie came back to see me four times after she transferred to The Wheaton Academy. She was doing better but still not sold on becoming a girl. She told me she was on a runaway train that she could not stop.

“Then there’s this James Smith. The paper said he was killed the same way as the others, with a claw hammer. It also said he was a suspect in several rapes. The way they all died…”

“Except for Priscilla,” Lucy said.

“Yes, except for Priscilla. But even that, being smothered with a pillow. That could easily be an act of vengeance. Wake Priscilla up with a pillow over her mouth and nose. Let her see who is doing it to her.

“I don’t know. I just think they are tied together. Is it a stretch to believe James Smith was one of Robbie’s attackers? That Robbie found him?”

“She told us she didn’t remember anything,” Melissa said.

“Possible, but not likely. Even if she didn’t remember any of it at first, some of it usually comes back.”

“What do you think?” Melissa asked Lucy.

“Enough for a search warrant? If we go to the right judge.”

“Would you be willing to sign an affidavit spelling out what you told us?” Melissa asked Andy.

“Yes, I suppose. I’m not happy about it,” Andy replied.

“It might clear her, also,” Melissa said.

“That happens,” Lucy added.

“That would be a relief,” Andy said. “Okay how do you want to do this?”

“We’ll go back to police headquarters and write it up. Then we’ll email it to you with one of those electronic signature things. Read it over, make any changes or additions you want. Then sign it and it will come back to us,” Lucy explained.

“My card with my email address on it,” Andy said handing each of them one.

“We’ll have it done yet this morning. Thank you, Dr. Brie,” Lucy said.

THIRTY-SEVEN

“I got her affidavit back,” Lucy told Melissa.

“Who do we go see?” Melissa asked referring to the judge they believe was the most cop friendly.

“Ryan,” Lucy said.