Electronic Kill Machine

Murder Redux

Weir picked up Jim Morel. He was calm. Seemed happy. As they drove away, Jim said, "You know what, before we go out to the mall, can we stop to get a burger or something ... I'm starving."

"Sure."

Jim was thinking, I'm going to get this done and over with right now. First three minutes into our lunch. Jim's objective, he admitted, was to "save his own ass," as he put it. His plan was to get Weir to admit his culpability and, more important, when he told Jim about it. That would prove Jim knew nothing and couldn't have been involved.

They sat down. "Hey, that stuff you told me a few days ago," Jim said, "was pretty disturbing."

Weir thought for a moment ... "Oh yeah, you mean about the murder."

"Yeah, yeah."

"Oh ..." Weir said—and, all over again, proceeded to explain to Jim what happened.

They finished eating. That was easy enough. Jim could go get his sweater, go home and be done with it all.

But then the unexpected happened.

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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