Cora hesitated.
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
“I did.”
“Answer yes or no, please.”
“No.”
“Are you employed at Quick Draw Courier?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know Lyle Galviera?”
“Yes.”
“Did you have a romantic relationship with Lyle Galviera?”
“Yes.”
“Was your daughter kidnapped from your house?”
“Yes.”
“Are you in any way responsible for her kidnapping?”
Cora hesitated for one moment, then another.
“Are you in any way responsible for her kidnapping?”
A tear rolled down her cheek.
“I feel that I am.”
“Answer yes or no, please.”
“I don’t know.”
Krendler made notations on the graph paper with his fountain pen.
“We’ll move on. Prior to your daughter’s kidnapping, were you aware of Lyle Galviera’s involvement in any illegal activity?”
“No.”
“Did you know he associated with people involved in criminal activity?”
“No.”
“Do you presently know the whereabouts of Lyle Galviera?”
“No.”
“Since the kidnapping, have you had any contact with Lyle Galviera?”
“No.”
“Do you presently know the whereabouts of your daughter?”
“No.”
“Do you know who is responsible for your daughter’s kidnapping?”
“No.”
“Have you ever used illegal drugs?”
“Yes.”
“Are you currently using illegal drugs?”
“No.”
“Do you know Octavio Sergio Salazar?”
“No. Wait, yes. No. I mean I know that name from the news reports on the men murdered-”
“Answer yes or no, please. Do you know Octavio Sergio Salazar?”
“No.”
“Do you know John Walker Johnson?”
“No.”
“Do you know Ruiz Limon-Rocha?”
“No.”
“Do you know Alfredo Hector Tecaza?”
“No.”
“Do you know of Carlos Manolo Sanchez, or anyone using that alias?”
“No.”
“Did you ever reside in San Francisco, California?”
“Yes.”
“Were you residing in San Francisco in 1991?”
“Yes.”
“Were you using illegal drugs at that time?”
“Yes.”
“Did you commit any criminal acts at that time?”
Cora’s chin crumpled.
“Did you commit any criminal acts at that time?”
“Yes.”
“Were you ever arrested for your crimes?”
“No.”
“Do you know Donald Montradori?”
“No.”
“Do you know a man named Donnie Cargo?”
“Yes.”
“Did you associate with Donnie Cargo in San Francisco?”
Cora hesitated and started breathing a little deeper.
“Yes.”
“Did you and Donnie Cargo associate with a man named Vic?”
“Yes.”
“Did you associate with Eduardo Zartosa?”
“No.”
“Did you ever know a person named Eduardo Zartosa?”
“No. I don’t know who that is.”
“Yes or no, please.”
“No.”
“Were you, Vic and Donnie Cargo ever in the vicinity of Haight-Ashbury in 1991?” Cora hesitated.
“Yes.”
“Were you in the vicinity of Belvedere and Waller?”
“I think so. Yes.”
“Was a fourth person present?”
“Yes.”
“Was a gun present?”
“Yes.”
Tears rolled down her face. It was raining so hard that night…
“Was someone shot?”
“Yes.”
“Were you present when someone was shot?”
“Were you present when someone was shot?”
