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front of the apartment manager’s door with a warrant and their badges in hand. “Can you open apartment number 112?” The manager didn’t bother to read the warrant, their badges were enough for him. “Mr. Harris apartment? Give me a second.” He got the keys and they walked out together. “I hope everything is alright?” the short man said. The detectives didn’t respond but waited until he opened the door, and oh the stench, they rushed to grab their noses. It didn’t take long to find the source. A large pit bull was dead on the floor. “Oh, that’s his dog,” the manager said while covering his nose. “When the pest control went in to spray, the guy found the dog dead. I called Mr. Harris and told him the state of his dog, but he was away on …show more content…

Box. The newfound information made Chay and Coates wonder if he had run for that reason. He’d left on a Friday evening, the same day Savannah had been killed. The answers they needed required his presence, but not about his dog. They learned that the dog had licked up spilled toxic cleaner from the kitchen floor. ---------- Only a little light shined from the hallway and found its way to the dark gloomy room with pulled curtains. The anguish could be felt in the living room as Reno sat alone on the edge of the sofa. The front door opened and Reno quickly hand washed his face, trying to make his pain invisible. He’d been staring at Savannah’s Facebook page and going through her photos that entire day. Antonio walked into their apartment, went over and sat in a chair across from Reno. “You alright, man?” “Yeah, I’m cool.” “Still dealing with it, huh?” “Yeah, man, it’s hard. I miss her.” “Yeah, that’s to be expected. You gonna be alright?” Reno didn’t answer, he couldn’t. Instead, he leaned forward, rested his elbows on his knees and covered his face. “I didn’t mean to?” Antonio looked at his cousin in shock. Reno didn’t have to say anything else, Antonio knew those words were the start of a confession. “Reno, man. Why don’t you take a nap? Sleep them emotions off.” Antonio stood and tried to walk away, wanting no part of the admission. Reno reached out and

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