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Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm.. .Do you know how long her stay was at
the Ft. Harrison?
Slaughter:
Well, I presume from the time she went till she died.
But it’s a presumption.
Det. Sudler:
Did. . .was there any question about her returning to
work or anything like that or obtaining authorized leave of absence during this period of time?
Slaughter:
Well, again understand that, given the circumstances
.you know. . . I was certainly willing for her to have
leave. And when you say a question about her returning to work, what do you mean by that exactly? Like was she gonna come back or what?
Det. Sudler:
Well, for example.. .if she’s involved in a traffic
accident and she takes her clothes off and walks down the street naked.. .goes to the hospital and walks out of the hospital and doesn’t return to work for two weeks.. I would want to notify my employer. . usually it’s a phone call from a friend or family. We’ve got a situation here...
Slaughter:
Right.
Det. Sudler:
She’s gonna be taking time off. Was that the
scenario or anything like that?
Slaughter:
But I already knew what was happening.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Slaughter:
So why would I need that.
Det. Sudler:
You just. ..you just assumed that. ..that that’s what
.. .and that was fine.
Slaughter:
Sure. ,
Det. ‘Sudler:
And there wasn’t followup to that.. .that. . .that...
Slaughter:. No.
Det. Sudler:
How long she would be away from work or that wasn’t
an issue.. .whatever she needed was okay. . .alright... Umm.. .did anybody have any ,contact. . .do you know if

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