Although I don't look up, I know he's clicked off the tape, and I already know what he's going to say next.
"You know who did it, don't you?"
I scribble in a shadow before setting my pen down and meeting his gaze.
"Yes."
"Who was it?"
I glance at the tape; he has turned it off, just as had I suspected. Good.
"Nicole, who was it?"
"My brother."
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Not Guilty
Short Story"Miss Nicole Suhn, you have been charged with first degree murder for the death of Aaron Fields. How do you plead?" "Not guilty."