Sweet 16 Page #3

I wonder if I might be able

to ask your daughter a few questions?

- I suppose this is about last night?

- You know about last night?

- Listen you know Johnny was killed?

- What?

- You can come.

Multiple stab wounds, we

aren't sure about the TOD,

time of death, but we

should have a full report in

this afternoon, you were the

last person to see him alive.

- Well who the hell are you?

- I'm Marci Burke.

- She's my sister.

Would you knock off

the Dick Tracy routine?

- Melissa?

The sheriff would like

to have a word with you.

- He's really dead?

- I'm afraid so Melissa.

Now you were with that boy

Johnny last night weren't you?

- Jesus Christ yes!

- A simple yes would do.

Did you drive up to the

reservation last night?

No, I mean I don't

really know where we were.

Darling try and remember,

I mean the boy was killed.

We went for a drive and

he took me right home.

- She got back around midnight, sheriff.

I saw the boy with her

and I told him to go home.

Did you see anyone

else, did uh, did anyone

threaten you or Johnny?

- No.

Well I used some

strong words to the boy,

he had been drinking, after

all Melissa is only 15.

- There was an Indian in town though.

- Who, Jason?

- Yeah you were there.

- So what, that was nothing.

- Jason Longshadow?

- Yes sir.

Isn't that the boy that you

hired to work up at the dig.

Yes but he wouldn't

do a thing like this.

- Well Melissa what did he do to you?

- He grabbed me, I think he was trying to

kiss me or something.

Well uh, I'll go up

and have a talk with him.

- Yeah well I'm just going up to the dig,

I'll ride up with you if you don't mind.

- Not at all.

- I'll get my things.

Well uh, you guys gonna

stand around out here,

or are you gonna go to school?

Well lemme know if

you find out anything.

- You'll be the first to know, Sherlock.

- Later Dad.

I'll pick you up after school.

Okay Mom.

This, this Jason, do

you think he's capable

of something like this.

No, I don't think so,

but to tell you the truth,

right now I don't really

know what to think.

- This town has really changed a lot.

Well now don't get me wrong

because most of the time

around here it's pretty decent.

Oh, Sheriff, you

don't realize I was born

and bred right here?

- Right here?

- Right here!

- Well welcome home.

Thank you well just for a

little while, John's grant

for the dig should keep us

here about two or three months.

- All set, Sheriff?

- All set.

Nice meeting you, Ma'am.

- You too.

I'll see you later darling.

- I'll see you tonight.

- All right.

- Jason?

- How you doing Dan?

- How are you?

Look uh, we had a little

shuffle in the town last night

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