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Day said nothing. Petros Tsifas’s encounter with Dimitris Makris had led to horrific events about which he must now talk. To talk, in this case, would be to re-live. Petros remained at the window. He was only a dark silhouette against the orange glow of the sun, which was setting inexorably, just like every other evening, right outside the front of the house.
“Dimitris was completely wrong, of course,” said Petros in a clear voice. “He claimed Nikos had wanted a relationship with his sister and killed her when she refused. Dimitris demanded to know where his sister had been buried. He cried a lot. He said he wanted to hold her in his arms. He broke down completely.
“Martin, Gianni, you know about Niko and I. We were happy together. There’s no way Dimitris was right, Niko had no inter
