Electronic Kill Machine

Close Call

Jim risked it, he said, and went inside with Weir. There were five or six guys inside, Jim recalled, "and they're all, like, tripping and messed up."

"Jim, just go into that bedroom over there," Weir said, pointing, "and wait for me."

Jim walked in and began looking around for anything he could use as a weapon. There were no windows to jump out. Nothing, he said.

So he sat on the bed.

Weir entered a few minutes later. He sat. Opened his cell phone and dialed up a friend.

Come to find out, Jim was worrying for nothing. Apparently, cops had gone to Weir's house to question him about another matter entirely—a burglary. It had nothing to do with Marina's death.

To say the least, Jim was relieved.

"Jim," Weir said, "you gotta help me out, man. I was never there. You gotta tell the cops I was with you. They think I broke into this house."

"Sure, man, whatever you need." Jim was sweating. Shaking. He couldn't control his body.

"Let's just go get my sweatshirt, Jay. Let's get out of here."

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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