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Bruce Smith, the psychologist who had first contacted Cory regarding the blackmailer, emailed Cory again. This time he provided his personal phone number and asked her to phone him at nine that evening.
When she called, he picked up immediately.
Although satisfied with his attorney, Bruce wanted to entrap the blackmailer in order to send a clear message to other potential blackmailers.
He planned to be in Carlsbad directing a continuing education course over the weekend at a resort hotel. The course was scheduled to end at five. Cory agreed to meet him in the hotel lobby on Saturday afternoon at five-fifteen. They would recognize each other from their respective website photos and his continuing education badge.
Excited over formulating a plan to catch a blackmailer, Cory was e
