"I know. They're dead. Gone. Can't bring them back. But—can the sin be erased" (Part I, p. 3).

"I didn't really help her. She was real good with the puzzles. But I got a kick out of her" (Part II, p. 28).

"Everything's important, Mrs. Dorrant. And especially Jason's information. We haven't found anyone else who saw her after Jason left her house. By tracking Jason's movements and making some kind of timetable, we can trace Alicia's movements. For instance, we know that Alicia was alone in her house at about four o'clock, when Jason left" (Part II, p. 35).

"This man's uncanny. Part of a new breed of interrogators, trained to extract confessions. He never fails" (Part II, p. 42).

"That's the hitch. No physical evidence. No witnesses. No weapon. No fingerprints. That's why we're calling you. We have a suspect who fits the profile. But we need a...