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There are verities in this great land. The simple joys of an Easter egg hunt. The family-centered traditions on a fine big farm in the heart of the Western Plains. The all but certain confidence that some places are safe from chaos and violence. Never in a million years would you think that you'd see your parents' house taped off, the farm taped off by that yellow tape. It was a very brutal crime scene. One of the worst I've ever seen.
Careful what myths you choose to rely on, like truth, for example, and the weakness that makes us think we alone have found it. As we stumble in the dark until we hear what we need to hear...
An inside job, apparently. A family affair, as murder often is. You're just sitting there trying to take it all in, trying to figure out why does this happen? But sometimes, it takes a second set of eyes to see a clue missed until that moment that took a case of double murder on a long, strange trip. I said, that's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Three tiny letters. The ultimate key.
to a mystery... That pretty much sends a chill down your spine. ...sometimes the least likely of all things can be real. I am not kidding. And if no one believes me, then I really want to go back to my cell. Truth can be hidden in strange places. She looked at me and she said, "I'm screwed." And I said, "You just got to tell the truth. That's all you can do at this point." If there was truth to be found... Maybe he was lying to you. Not a chance.
If anyone could figure it out... It was this and then it was that and then it was this and then it was that. When a top lawman was caught in a lie... You wake up one morning and they say you're a criminal. Well, it kind of was like that. You know, wish there was a time machine and go back in time and say, forget this ever happened.
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