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“I don’t know…” Suddenly her eyes open wide. “Oh my God.”

“Mrs. Winslow?”

“Do you think…do you think he came here to hurt me?” Her hand fluttered to her mouth. “Is that what you think?”

“No,” Max said.

“But you just said—”

“If he wanted to hurt you, I think he would have pushed you when he came in, don’t you? Or hit you? Or something like that?” Then Max noticed something. “Is that a mark on your cheek?”

“It’s nothing,” she said too quickly.

“David Burroughs also has a gun. Did you see it?”

“A gun? Heavens no.”

“Think about it a second. You’re David Burroughs. You spend five years in prison. You finally escape. You head straight to see a witness you claim lied about you—”

“Special Agent Bernstein?”

“Yes.”

“It’s been quite an ordeal,” she said sweetly. “I’ve told you all I know.”

“I’d like to just ask you a few questions about your testimony.”

“No,” she said.

“No?”

“I’m not dredging this all up again, and…” She turned. “Annie?”

“Yes, Mrs. Winchester.”

“I’m not feeling so great.”

“I told you, Harriet. You need to rest.”

Max was about to protest when he heard Sarah’s voice call out, “Max?”

He turned. She was standing in the side opening of the FBI van waving him over urgently. He skipped the goodbye and hurried toward her. Sarah saw his face as he approached.

“What?” Sarah said.

“She’s lying.”

“About?”

“Everything.” He hoisted up his pants. “Okay, what’s so important?”

“I got the CCTV on Rachel’s prison visit to Burroughs. You’re going to want to see this.”

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Cheryl just stared at the photo.

“It was taken at an amusement park,” Rachel said.

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