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Bennett said in a serious tone. “There was a serial murder in Almotown. The killer caught red–handed. He was Zane, 25, a taxi driver for some platform”

Twenty years back, this country’s notorious serial killer got arrested and went to the Supreme Court for trial. Everyone figured he’d get the death penalty, but a mental evaluation certificate changed it to life in prison.

The judge back then was Cher. It caused a huge uproar. The victims‘ families protested at the court gate for three days straight

In the end, Cher got transferred from Jelasica to some small place. And Zane kept getting sentence reductions for his inventions while in prison. He actually served just 14 years.

The day he got out of prison, Cher was the one who picked him up. They got married a year later. When the news broke, it was a global sensation. The label “evil judge stuck to Cher like glue.

“Over two years, Zane’s killed 14 people, mostly middle–aged men and old folks. His motive’s from PTSD. His dad beat him up badly as a kid. His grandpa had Alzheimer’s, so his mom overworked and got tuberculosis.

“During his teens, his life was a mess. He got more and more depressed. After his first impulsive kill, he couldn’t stop,” Bennett sighed. He felt like every pitiful person had some annoying side.

“You could say killing men who abuse kids is a form of protection, but what about the old people? They didn’t choose to have Alzheimer’s. Their families must be a wreck, Bennett added.

Quinlyn suddenly thought of the mom and son she’d seen the other day, the woman crying in the hospital hallway. She whispered, “The ones who cry the loudest at funerals aren’t always the most filial.”

“What?” Bennett was surprised. “Why do you say that?”

Quinlyn thought for a bit and looked up at him. “Bennett, don’t give advice on stuff you haven’t been through.” She’d learned this online and thought it was pretty deep.

Bennett, after getting schooled by a kid, looked a bit embarrassed. “Well, that’s the point. If Zane commits another crime, it’s not just his problem. It’ll be a hit to the whole justice system.”

Quinlyn nodded, getting his drift. “But I still don’t think Zane’s the killer.”

“Got any evidence?”

“No.”

“Well Bennett scratched his head. “The investigation shows Bobby, the neighbor, was poor but got rich quickly.

yelled at his kids at home. He also came here the day before yesterday and had a fight

Why do it at his own house? That rug was Cher’s favorite. Zane wouldn’t want

door to cause trouble. There was a fight, and then Zane got the idea to kill.” The rug

assuming there’s a crime.”

himself at a loss for

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had hastily concluded that Zane was a decent individual,

found it was clear the lady of the house had put a lot of effort into it. There

a New Year’s game for the kids. The order was on Zane’s phone. It didnt make sense for someone getting ready for New Year to kill on a

found something Donny, who was searching upstairs, rushed down with a medicine Bottle 1 found it by Zane’s bed: There was a glass of water next to it. He must have taken

pills are for manic depression. They’re a kind of tranquilizer, but the side effects are bad. After

him a blood test first.”

guess about the result. From the moment they walked in, the interrogation of Zane hadn’t gone well. Zane was slow to respond, like he wasn’t

meds, will that prove he’s innocent?” Quinlyn

said seriously, “No, and it’ll be worse. Taking the meds shows he has a mental illness. That’ll

the meds affected people, it varied. It wouldn’t

by. They searched all the rooms and

just the three who lived there and

Zane, “Where were you

replied, “Upstairs,

you come downstairs?”

thunder woke me. I think

see when you came

remember. Maybe blood on the floor.”

and scattered. It was hard to believe him. In this case, it made sense to think he was hiding the murder details

was telling the truth. “Every time Zane takes his meds, he needs to sleep more than six hours

of the night, he forgets things. The nanny and doctor can back this up. It’s

was he on meds? Was he getting worse, or has he been manic all along?”