"What?" My cousin Emma, alerted by my raised voice, is soon on the scene. "Poor Lucie."

"Let's not jump to conclusions," Detective Chen insists. He questions me, asking the most routine things: Did I know the victim, Did I see anything suspicious, and Just what exactly was I doing here?

"I admit I was walking the beach around nine, with my friend Reid, but we didn't see anything."

Emma smirks a little when she hears that.

"Your friend Reid — this is the same person who works at the bar, correct?"

"Yes, he works at Red Room. He was here earlier but he had to go." Despite everything, I'm feeling elated about my tryst with Reid. I wonder when I'll see him again.

Officer Smith and Detective...

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