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“Yes.”

“Then could you read the paragraph in the responding officer’s summary that I have highlighted in yellow?”

“Uh, yes. It says, ‘Upon questioning, victim seemed confused… and unsure if a break-in had occurred. Victim is ill and being treated. Possible… dementia. Walk-through of residence conducted. No evidence of burglary. No further follow-up is required.’”

Bosch felt his neck and back start to burn. He was stunned by what the responding officer had written.

“I wasn’t confused,” he said. “Because nothing was taken, I wasn’t sure there had been a break-in. That’s all. Anddementiawas his word, not —”

“Your Honor, move to strike the witness’s last comment as nonresponsive,” McPherson said.

“So moved,” Coelho said. “Do you have any other questions, Ms. McPherson?”

“No, Your Honor.”

She moved from the lectern and sat down next to Morris.

A silence engulfed the courtroom and Bosch noticed that no one was looking at him, not even Haller. It was like everyone was embarrassed for him. He wanted to shout,I have not lost my mind!but he knew that would support Maggie McFierce’s implication.

“Mr. Haller,” the judge finally said. “Redirect?”

Haller stood and slowly moved to the lectern.

“Thank you, Judge,” he said. “Mr. Bosch, during the course of this investigation, how many times have you gone out to the state prison in Chino to visit our client, Lucinda Sanz?”

Bosch looked up from the police report that was still in front of him.

“Four times,” he said. “Once with you, three times by myself.”

“That’s about an hour out, correct?”

“Yes.”

“Do you use one of the GPS apps to find your way out there?”

“Uh, no. I know where it is.”

“So you’ve never gotten lost or taken the freeway too far and gone past your exit?”

“No.”

“You drive me often while we are working, correct?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you use a GPS app — why is that?”

“I don’t use them. I know where I’m going.”

“Thank you. I have nothing further.”

PART TEN

THE GRAND MASTER OF SMOKE

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I ASKED FORthe morning break as soon as Bosch was excused from the witness stand. The judge gave us fifteen minutes. Maggie McFierce grabbed her thin leather briefcase and was out of the courtroom and gone before I could get to her. It didn’t matter, because I was more concerned about Bosch. I met him at the railing.

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