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Slaughter:
Umm. .1 really couldn’t speak for that. I believe
so.
Det. Sudler:
Airight. Umm. . .did she give any indications that
she was extremely distraught over.. .you know. . . this additional pressure or. . . or the problems of this relationship?
Slaughter:
Well, I don’t know how you can ever break off a
potential marital situation and not be upset by it.
Det. Sudler:
Did it affect her work?
Slaughter:
Yeah, her sales were down for sure.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm. . .was that brought to her attention?
Slaughter:
Sure.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Did she.. .you know.. .some people can. .can
explain things away.. .you know. . .confidential... “Look, I’m having some problems. . .you know. . .and I know that I’ve been down. . .“ And some people can take it heart and say. . .you know. . . “God, now I’ve got my boss on me”. I mean.. .was she one of those persons to internalize stuff?
Slaughter:
I.. .1 wouldn’t. I don’t know. I.. I didn’t particular
notice that.. .no. . .you know. Sales people go through peaks and valleys throughout their career. . .me included
.you know. So she’s had.. .1 mean that’s been her career. She’s come in and out of sales, etc., so...
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Slaughter:
I really couldn’t tell you about internalized...
you know. ‘ ‘
Det. Sudler:
So this was. . .but her drop in production wasn’t
anything that you would call catastrophic?
Slaughter:
No., I mean.. . it definitely was down. She did
subsequently take a leave of absence for a period of time. So.. .you know. . .they were definitely down.
Det. Sudler:
How.. .what time are we talking about? How long ago

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