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           Herlaughterwassounaffected,soincredulous,thattheofficerswereimpressed."Mikewouldn’tdoanythinglikethat,"shesaid."Heneverhadanythingtodowithhisfamily.Whenwewenttohissister’sweddingitwasobviousthathewastreatedasanoutsider,almostasmuchasIwas.Ifhe’shidingnowit’sjustsothathewon’tgetanypublicity,sohisnamewon’tbedraggedthroughallthis.Mikeisnotagangster.Iknowhimbetterthanyouoranybodyelsecanknowhim.Heistooniceamantodoanythingasdespicableasmurder.Heisthemostlaw-abidingpersonIknow,andI’veneverknownhimtolie."

           DetectivePhillipsaskedgentiy,"Howlonghaveyouknownhim?"

           "Overayear,"Kaysaidandwassurprisedwhenthetwomensmiled.

           "Ithinkthereareafewthingsyoushouldknow,"DetectivePhillipssaid."Onthenightheleftyou,hewenttothehospital.Whenhecameouthegotintoanargumentwithapolicecaptainwhohadcometothehospitalonofficialbusiness.Heassaultedthatpoliceofficerbutgottheworstofit.Infacthegotabrokenjawandlostsometeeth.HisfriendstookhimouttotheCorleoneFamilyhousesatLongBeach.ThefollowingnightthepolicecaptainhehadthefightwithwasgunneddownandMichaelCorleonedisappeared.Vanished.Wehaveourcontacts,ourinformers.TheyallpointthefingeratMichaelCorleonebutwehavenoevidenceforacourtoflaw.Thewaiterwhowitnessedtheshootingdoesn’trecognizeapictureofMikebuthemayrecognizehiminperson.