Page 139 of Them Bones

And then what…

[Ruta]

Shane punched me. Hit me like a sack of bricks. Doc says he may have fractured my eye socket. I saw stars, Shailene. Literal stars. And that’s when it happened.

[Marr]

I need you to be specific, for this part, Jay.

[Ruta]

My weapon accidentally discharged.

[Marr]

It was not an intentional discharge? For the record.

[Ruta]

No. Like I said, doc says the guy fractured my face. I stumbled back in surprise, I guess, and squeezed the trigger as I tripped.

[Marr]

Well shit.

[Ruta]

Yeah.

[Marr]

I’m so sorry, Jay.

[Ruta]

I should have just gone home early like Brian. I’m so sorry…

[Marr]

Me too, Jay. Me too.

[Ruta]

Shailene?

[Marr]

Yeah.

[Ruta]

Did he make it?

[Marr]

I’m sorry, Jay. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the second team of paramedics. [unintelligible noise] This interview is over. Carl? Turn the tape off, please.

[end of tape]

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