The Almost Perfect Murder



The older woman snatched her mask off and thrust her distorted face close into the girl's. \"Look at me! Look at me!\" she screeched. \"I'm his wife, that's who I am!\"

Jackie collapsed in helpless weeping.

The raging Zuleika turned on Abdullah then. \"He did it!\" she cried. \"He was right beside me. There's the murderer! Unmask him!\"

Abdullah, with a terrified gesture, clapped a hand over his mask. Mephisto held the woman back from attacking him.


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The older woman snatched her mask off and thrust her distorted face close into the girl's. \"Look at me! Look at me!\" she screeched. \"I'm his wife, that's who I am!\"

Jackie collapsed in helpless weeping.

The raging Zuleika turned on Abdullah then. \"He did it!\" she cried. \"He was right beside me. There's the murderer! Unmask him!\"

Abdullah, with a terrified gesture, clapped a hand over his mask. Mephisto held the woman back from attacking him.


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