Deadly Sanctuary Page #2

and that goes a long way.

Thank you.

- Well, then.

- [chuckles]

We're a small newspaper,

so we wear lots of hats

and we do a lot of covering

for each other.

But don't worry.

There's plenty going on around here

to keep the job interesting.

And I hope you aren't

looking to us as a stepladder

to bigger and better jobs,

because that's not gonna happen, doll.

Is that what happened with the

person whose job I'm filling?

I mean, it doesn't matter.

- I shouldn't have asked.

- No, no.

A reporter's job is to ask questions.

John... His name was John.

John had a nose for trouble

and could turn a phrase.

He could've hung his hat

with any of the big dailies,

but he liked it here.

Why did he leave?

Don't know.

He just up and disappeared.

We had the sheriff's posse

search for two weeks

before calling it off.

No evidence of foul play,

but truth be told,

John did have some enemies.

Just none who wanted to kill him.

What kind of enemies?

Husbands.

Boyfriends.

A couple of ex-wives.

Our sheriff.

He was tapping the sheriff's wife?

Oh, no!

The sheriff is Roy Hollingsworth.

Now, Roy, he was pretty hacked off

about John's allegations

that the sheriff's office

had bungled the case of two girls

whose bodies were found

in the desert last year.

John was not shy about

claiming that the sheriff

was uncooperative

in furthering the investigation.

Were the girls murdered?

Both deaths were ruled accidental.

So why was he suspicious?

I found this in his desk drawer.

Check it out.

He didn't tell me anything

other than to say

he'd been going through

the dead girls' files

at the sheriff's office

and he found that.

Something weird.

I would like to follow up on this.

Okay, but I have a full list

of assignments for you already.

If you want to investigate this

in your spare time, that's cool,

but let's just keep it

between ourselves, okay?

- Okay.

- Got it?

Got it.

And be careful.

Ginger!

Welcome aboard, Kendall.

What? I was just walking by

and I heard ya.

Show Miss O'Dell where her desk is,

and make sure

she has everything she needs.

Sugar, you have a place to stay yet?

No, actually,

I'm still staying at the...

I have the perfect place for you.

[chuckling]

Tess Delgado, she's in Phoenix

recovering from back surgery.

She needs someone to stay

at her place till she gets home.

And the best part,

the first six weeks are free.

Oh, hey!

Sounds too good to be true.

Tess had a couple there

who left in a hurry,

and they didn't take their deposit.

It's ten miles out in the desert,

and Ginger can show it to you

if you're interested.

Yeah. It has to be better

than the tiny apartment I had in Philly.

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