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Late Show 75%

One plot seems to have come to an end.  Tom Trent stalks Ballard, captures her, brings her to his upside-down house (the same house where he tortured Ramon Romana.)  He plans on torturing, raping, killing Ballard.  He discovers she has a key to his house, figures out his ex-wife must have given the key to Ballard. He goes off to kidnap the ex-wife. Ballard escapes from her bonds and kills him (broom, stick sharp as a knife) when he returns. But . . . someone on the force has it in for her and leaks to the LA Times the possibility that she killed Trent unnecessarily. So, she's worried for her job and worried that someone would betray her.  more at: https://deukerreading.blogspot.com/2017/10/late-show-75.html

Restaurant murder still unsolved.
Olivez still on the force.
Two hours left.

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