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  “I thought it would give me access to the records and I would be able to look for the case,” she said.

  “I don’t understand,” Bosch said. “Why didn’t you just call in the tip like you did before in Orange County? Why change careers? Why go at it by yourself?”

  “Because I wanted to. I had to do it myself to make up for not saying anything for so long. I guess I was afraid of him, even in prison. I still am. He knew I had made the call before. He sent me a letter from prison saying he knew.”

  Bosch wanted to know more about why she had done things the way she did but he also knew his first responsibility was to make a case, to bring the Lion what he needed to go forward with a trial.

  “What did he tell you about Billy?”

  “He told me he got retribution once. That’s what he called it. Retribution for his father. He said the victim’s name was even Billy — that was his father’s name. He called it turkey hunting in Hollywood. He said he tied him up and carved him like a turkey in a restaurant kitchen.”

  “Where was this when he told you?”

  “In bed one morning. That’s when he would talk to me. A lot of times he was talking about fantasies and things that were not real. I thought the story about Billy was just another one of his weird fantasies. But then after I saw blood on Patrick’s clothes and then found out about the boy in Irvine who was killed, I realized at least some of his stories were real.”

  “Were there any other details that you can remember?”

  “No, everything I told you was everything he said.”

  “You’ll have to testify against him.”

  “I can’t. I don’t want to be in the same room with him.”

  “You have to, Emily. No choice. In less than a year he gets another shot at parole.”

  “I was married to him.”

  “Doesn’t matter. The spousal exclusion doesn’t apply.”

  She nodded. She already knew the law. She looked down again and whispered.

  “Okay, Harry. I’ll do it.”

  Bosch nodded. It was time to call the Lion.

  About the Author

  Michael Connelly is the author of twenty-five previous novels including the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Black Box, The Drop, The Fifth Witness, The Reversal, The Scarecrow, The Brass Verdict, and The Lincoln Lawyer, as well as the bestselling Harry Bosch series of novels. He is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He spends his time in California and Florida.

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