Electronic Kill Machine

Alibi

"I last saw Marina about 3:00 o'clock," Anthony told police. "She was inside the apartment. Tom [Lally] was here."

The cop took notes. Anthony kept looking over into the living room as another officer questioned Lally.

"Was she on any medications or anything?"

"No," Anthony said.

"How was she feeling?"

"As far as I know, pretty good."

"What'd you and Mr. Lally do today?"

Emerald Square Mall

Anthony explained: "We left about 3:00 and, in Tom's truck, took a ride over to the Emerald Square Mall. I drove."

"Why?"

"Tom's license is suspended."

"What did you buy at the mall?"

"We went there to get some more minutes for my cell phone."

The apartment was clean. Tidy. Picked up. Marina was no neat freak, but she liked to keep her place clean, that's for sure. Nothing seemed out of place.

Nothing missing.

From the looks of it, Marina Calabro had taken a misstep and fell several flights of stairs to her painful death.

But cops weren't satisfied with Anthony's answers. They wanted more.

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1. Payback
2. The Band
3. Norton
4. Best Friend
5. Different
6. Killing 101
7. Evolution of the Perfect Crime
8. Slackers
9. The Neighbor
10. Dead ... Go Home
11. Dark Christmas
12. Phone Call
13. Scratches
14. Alibi
15. Every Detail
16. Set Up
17. Blueprint for Murder
18. Reaction
19. Crime Scene
20. Autopsy
21. The Con
22. The Family
23. Guilt by Association
24. Breakdown
25. Cash Money
26. High
27. Role Playing
28. Gone
29. Little Sis
30. You Did What?
31. Panic
32. Pandora's Box
33. Murderer
34. The Wire
35. The Sweater
36. Murder Redux
37. The Call
38. Misunderstanding
39. Close Call
40. One Last Time
41. Busted
42. Tough Guy
43. The Chosen One
44. Pillow Case
45. Heartless
46. Conclusion
47. Bloody Jog
48. After Words