bET. STURGIS: Uh-huh.

MR. TOKARIK: Now what are you pulling out?

bET. STURG~s: I think it's obvious. This is a mask.

MR. TOKARIK: I fail to see MR. JONES: No big deal. It's from the carnival-Delta Psi's carnival. They dressed me up as a witch. I kept the mask for a souvenir.

bET. STURGIS: Kristie Kirkash kept it. You gave it to her last week and told her to keep it.

MR. JONES: So?

bET. SrvRGIS: So I think you put this on when you injected Cassie. So you'd look like a woman-the wicked witch.

MR. TOKARIK: Ridiculous.

MR. JONES: I agree with you there, Tony.

bET. SrvRGIS: A souvenir, huh? Why'd you give it to Kristie?

MR. JONES: She's a Delta Psi. I thought the sorority would like to have it.

bET. SrvRGIS: Considerate.

MR. JONES: I'm their faculty adviser. What's the big bET. S'n'RGIS: You have a thing for your students, don't you? That's how you met your wife, isn't it? She was your student.

MR. JONES: It's not unusual-the teacher-student relationship..

bET. STURGtS: What about it?

MR. JONES: Often.. sometimes it leads to intimacy.

bET. STURGis: You tutor her, too? Your wife?

MR. JONES: As a matter of fact, I did. But she was hopeless-not very bright at all.

bET. STURGIS: But you married her anyway. How come? A smart guy like you.

MR. JONES: I was smitten 'this spring of love.' bET. STURGIS: You met in the spring?

MR. JONES: It's a quotationbET. STURGIS: Shakespeare?

MR. JONES: As a matter of fact, yes. I fell deeply in love and was taken advantage of. A romantic nature. My be''te noire.

bET. SrvRGIS: What about Karl Sobran? He take advantage of you too?

MR. JONES: With Karl it was different with him, ironically, I wasn't naive. I knew what he was, right away, but I felt I could help him channel his impulses.

bET. STURGIS: What did you know he was?

MR. JONES: Classic antisocial sociopath. But contrary to popular belief, those types don't lack consciences. They merely suspend them at their convenience-read Sarnenow.

As a police officer, you really should. Where was I? Karl. Karl is very bright. I was hoping to direct his intelligence in a constructive manner.

bET. SrvRGIs: Like murder for hire?

MR. TOKARIK: Don't answer that.

MR. JONES: Stop sighing, Tony. That's ridiculous. Of course not.

bid Karl actually say that?

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