“Nuh, what do you have to tell me. I want to hear as nearly verbatim as possible about your conversation with Michael.”
With difficulty, I turned my mind as well as I could to tape recorder mode. I started from the moment I entered Michael’s hole-of an apartment to when I departed. I left out my snarky comment to Monica.
Grandfather listened intently and at the end asked me three questions.
“I would like you to remember as precisely as it is possible for you. Did Michael say, ‘I did not kill Ori’ or ‘I did not wish to kill Ori?’”
I didn’t hesitate. “’I did not wish to kill Ori.’ Why Zaida?”
“For now, it is something for me to digest. Again, I would like you to remember as precisely as it is possible for you. Did Michael say, ‘I did not wish to kill Ori, with or without the trophy.’ Or
