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Thank you. is advised. Being in my profession, just life in general, I found that to be a little dominating,

controlling, if you will. You've got to give me

a list of rules. I'm probably not the one for you. Tucker, answer the damn phone. If you're

still in time, come by me. I'm all for this, and I can lead you in some amazing directions

with this, but I'm still a police officer.

I'm feeling heavy there's a pounding in my chest.

The shadow's hiding, but I see those silhouettes.

I'm Tucker Simmons, and this is Freeze Frame, an investigation into the unsolved murder of Donna Arsino.

As you heard at the end of episode three, my impromptu phone call with Michelle was pretty eye-opening.

She remembered an impressive amount of detail, and I wanted to meet her face to face.

A few weeks later, in the lobby of a hotel on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we dove much deeper into the origins of her relationship with Donna and the aftermath of that disturbing

night. Before we get to that, though, I need to tell you something. Simply put, Michelle has been

widely accused of Donna's murder. Lengthy comment threads on Facebook have gone off the rails more times than I can count,

and accusations that Michelle was involved in Donna's death have taken on a life of their own.

Those in the comments section seem to think they have it all figured out.

But my goal for this meeting was to gather information, and to be honest with you,

Michelle has given me no reason to doubt her story.

I walked in, thinking I was early, and there she was.

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