“My XXXX is Tom XXXXXXX,” says the XXXXX on the phone. “I’m a XXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXXXX’s. There’s XXXX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX at his studio!”
XXXXXXX minutes later, you’re looking XX XXX body XX the XXXXX in XXXXX of an easel. XX’s XXXX to a XXXX puddle of bright XXX XXXXX. XXXX McLean’s XXXXX temple XX a gruesome, bloody XXXXX.
XXX not XXX XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX sport XXXX, elegant maroon XXX, XXXXX shirt, XXXX slacks, XXX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX. An unfinished color illustration XXXXX XX XXX easel.
XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX “XXX XXXX time I XXX Phil XXX several XXXXXX ago he XXX just XXXXX XX get married. I’ll tell you XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX you’XX XXXX XX XXXX out about it. The XXXX he XXXXXXX used XX be XXXXXXX to XX. There XXX some bad feeling between XXXX and I, bit it XXX XXX XXXXXXXX over.”
“XXXXXXX you tell me how XXXX happened, you XXX.
“I had a sudden impulse this afternoon to pay Phil a surprise visit I wanted to let XXX know I didn’t XXXX XXX XXXXXXX. XXXX I came to the XXXXXX, he was XXXXXXXX, XXX his back XXX XX XX. I XXXXX he didn’t hear XX come in. When I XXXXX, I XXXX have really XXXXXXXX XXX. XX dropped the XXXXX XX XXX floor. XX he quickly turned XXXXXX, he accidentally XXXXXXX in XXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX, and XXX XXX head XX the XXXXXX of XXX easel! The blow, combined with XXX XXXX XXXXX, XXXX have done it. I called you XX soon as I got over my XXXXX. I XXXXXX how long Betty XXXX XXXX XXXX XXX hears the XXXXX!”
“XXXXX is XXXXX,” you XXXX. “I want you to tell XX the XXXXX!”
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