Em, I'm going to be charged with murder.

The detective sighed and didn't answer.

His eyes were tired.

Haunted.

That just just helped us get to the bottom of this.

He said.

Okay, I'll do my best.

I could hear the tremor in my voice.

I hadn't stopped shaking since it happened.

I had a strong drink to settle my nerves.

It hadn't worked.

Let's start at the beginning.

Said the detective.

You were having a Halloween party.

Um, yeah, I said.

We do it every year.

We take turns hosting and the whole block participates.

This year it was our turn.

So you're the one who set up the decorations.

Yeah, I said, God, that sounds bad.

But it wasn't just me.

It was lots of people.

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