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One in Three

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by Tess Stimson

POLICE

Did you notify the police?

JD

At that stage, she hadn’t done anything illegal. She was infatuated with him, obviously, but I didn’t think she was a danger to anyone. I assumed it’d burn itself out, given time. [Pause.] Tell me, how many times have you gone to a bar or a gym because you were mad about a girl who went there? Or joined a club she belonged to so you could chat her up?

POLICE

[Laughs.] I spent two months learning how to salsa because my wife taught the class.

JD