Alibi for Sale

He bought an alibi. His witness is selling the missing half.

By jay

A paid witness invents a banquet. The accused merchant stops him when he gives a toast to a woman dead for five years. During the hearing recess, the witness names his price for keeping quiet—and slides a second receipt toward your notebook. The first lie has broken. Neither man wants you to ask who paid for the compass.

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