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TERRIBLE NEWS

guess it had all got too much for Abregon in Chonchocoro and he just snapped. At least, that's what I would prefer to think happened, but from the details I learned later, it seemed that he had the whole thing planned. And his girlfriend, Raquel, was stupid to have visited him, after what she had done. What did she think — that he would be happy to see her and want to give her more money?

It was Julián who broke the news to me and he did it in a very strange way. After Samir's escape attempt, all visitors were banned from La Grulla except those visiting the politician. However, Julián could get past the guards because he was delegate. He came into the cell block and knocked on my door very early one morning, even before the guards had let us out. I was barely awake, but I knew by the expression on his face that it was something serious.

'How much money do you owe Abregon?' he asked, after shaking my hand through the hatch.

'Nothing. I don't owe him a cent.' I stopped rubbing my eyes and looked at Julián. 'In fact, he owes me money. You know that.' I had never mentioned the Chilean stolen car deal to Julián because he didn't like to know about anything illegal that went on in his section. But he knew that Abregon and I were business partners and that Abregon owed me for something.

'Are you sure? People are saying that he left you all his money when he went to Chonchocoro,' he said, looking at me like I was a complete stranger. My mind started racing.

'He did. But I gave it all to his wife. Why are you asking me all this? You were there. You were my witness,' my voice squeaked. A wave of panic came over me. There was no way that Julián could have