Chapter 8

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8 Vincent knelt in front of the fire. He paused in his feeding of the flames and looked up at me. “Is something wrong?” I turned the paper so the front page faced him. He leaned forward and squinted. His eyes widened. “But. . .but why?” On the front page was a picture of Vincent. The headline read “Suspect Wanted In Murder of Five Gang Members.” My eyes brushed over the lead paragraph. The murder of five gang-related men has authorities scrambling to find a motive, but the hunt for a suspect is over. The police announced that they are looking for Vincent Mortale, a one-time resident of the city. Witnesses have testified to his being in the vicinity at the time of the murders. It is uncertain if he acted alone, but authorities are searching for him and have asked residents to

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