I told him the whole story of why Emily hired me, not leaving out a single detail. The small room we occupied contained only a rectangular table and four uncomfortable metal chairs. I glanced at my watch and noticed we’d been sitting there for several hours. It was almost 9:30 p.m. “Look,” I said with a forced politeness. “I’ve told you everything I know. Can you please tell me what you know?” The detective leaned back in his chair, looked down at his notes, and said, “According to the video, this person you call Hector stabbed Paul Hodges in the chest three times, then went looking for the wife. Paul was in bad shape, but managed to get up, grab a knife and go after Hector. Now, according to what Emily Hodges told first responders, Hector entered her bedroom and stabbed her in the leg. She screamed and tried to get away. Next thing she knew, her husband burst into the bedroom with a knife, and stabbed Hector in the throat.”
