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frustration.
    “If it wasn’t against the law, would you do it?” she pressed.
    “I don’t know, Bonnie. This is stupid. What does this have to do with anything? I feel like I’m on the stand being asked if I was the one that pulled the trigger in a murder trial. What, what? You got a hot android friend that needs a date? I don’t understand the line of questioning,” he said, getting more flustered as he went on.
    Tricia smiled and relaxed. “I can tell by your defensiveness that you would. This makes me happy because it means that you don’t have any prejudice towards synthetics.”
    Sal laughed. “If you think that qualifies me as an android supporter, Bonnie, you’re not thinking straight. That’s like racists who will sleep with anything despite their hate speech. You can’t use that as a gauge for prejudice. You know, it’s funny, you never struck me as an android activist. You’re in a borrowed apartment, waiting for us to give you the green light to get your life back together. Inside your room is the lead detective on your case, the one guy who can answer any question you need about the investigation. What are we talking about? You’re asking me about sex with androids to see if I’m a robo-racist. You’re too funny.”
    “What if I told you that I am an android?” Tricia said and Sal began to laugh hysterically.
    “Bonnie, focus,” he said between his fits of laughter. “Do you remember seeing that android anywhere before? The one that was on the video? Did you own her, help develop her, see her in a department store? Here, take a look at these photographs and tell me if she looks familiar.”
    Of course I do , she thought. That android is me . She pretended to look them over carefully before shaking her head. “I would never ‘own’ an android so I don’t recognize her from that. What I do recall from the video is that she looked very robotic. Ironic I know, but androids don’t move the way she was moving. I fully believe that she was under that guy’s control.”
    “But why? Why bring an android to the house where you plan to shoot up your ex-wife?” Sal asked, sitting back down and motioning for Tricia to do the same.
    She unfolded her arms and sat on a bar stool, then thought about what Sal was asking and why it was so difficult to tell him the truth.
    “I have a theory and I’m just going to come out and say it. You can laugh, call me crazy, whatever; I no longer care. But what I do know is that one day during the investigation something will show up. It will be strange, subtle, but just enough for you to remember our conversation today. When it happens Sal, I want you to promise me something,” Tricia said.
    “What am I to promise?” Sal asked, his face looking tired and worn.
    “I want you to promise me that no matter what happens, you will continue to treat me this way. Like a human being. Despite it being a bit condescending that you laugh at my questions, you have been comfortable with me and have genuinely treated me like you care. Promise me that you won’t change, that you’ll be my friend, even when there is nothing left to investigate.”
    Sal’s smile fell and his face took on the look of pity that is normally seen when an adult sees a child sad or hurting. “You’re a sweet girl, Bonnie. A sweet girl who has been through hell and back. I find it a real shame that such a beautiful woman has to beg an old beat-up cop like me to be her friend. We’re gonna figure this all out for you, don’t you worry. And as for me. Hey, I’m gonna be Salvatore all the way, no matter what. Don’t you worry ‘bout nothin’, I won’t change on you—unless you tell me that you set all of this up. Is that what you’re telling me, Bonnie?”
    “Sal, what if that android was brought in to change positions with the woman you know as Bonnie? What if this is a huge setup to see if it was possible to remove a woman from society and replace her with an android that could be