I 've Heard That Song Before

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Pat Jennings put down the book she was reading, picked up the television remote control, and flipped on the ten o’clock news. “Have to see what’s going on in the world,” she told her husband, who was dozing over a magazine. Not expecting a response, she turned her attention to the screen.

“We have a breaking news story,” the Fox News anchor was saying. “The body of forty-six-year-old Alexandra Lloyd has been found floating in the East River. The victim had been stabbed numerous times. A neighbor and close friend described her as an art teacher who had recently lost her job at a local high school because of budget cuts. Anyone with information should phone the tipster line, 212-555- 7000.”

“Alexandra Lloyd!” Pat exclaimed, just as the phone rang.

It was Trish. “Pat, I was just watching the news, and-”

“I know,” Pat said, “I was watching it, too.”

“Are you going to call that tip line and tell them about her calls to Richard Walker?”

“You bet I am, and right now.”

“That poor woman. That’s so awful, to be stabbed and dumped in the river. My God, do you think he did it?”

“I don’t know, but that’s for the police to figure out.”

“Keep me posted,” Trish urged as she hung up.