Conner sat at his oak work desk and rewound the tape. The interview the cassette contained wasn’t easy to listen to, but he had to be thorough when it came to the subject matter.

If he was to believe the girl speaking on tape and her accusations, then his job was about to get more tough than usual.

Her words echoed through his mind as he put his head in his hands. He’d heard the details of this and other heinous crimes plenty in his profession. Not all was perfect in Tanner County, and it surprised him how various crimes popped up two or three times per year.

“Conner?”

A knock at his door caused him to push the stop button on the tape player. He pulled his headphones off just in time to see his secretary walk in.  

“Yes Ashley?”

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