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was that?
Slaughter:
Umm.. . July.
Det. Sudler:
In July?
Slaughter:
Uh Huh.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. She took a leave of absence in July?
Slaughter:
Uh Huh.
Det. Sudler:
For how long?
Slaughter:
Oh, I guess about a month.
Det. Sudler:
Do you know what she did?
Slaughter:
No, not particularly. I didn’t talk to her a lot
during that. . .that period of time. . .you know. . .off and on. I know that she. . .she took some time off and presumably did whatever you do when you take time off and got herself back together.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm. . .you’ve been described.. .you know...
by others as being a close friend of hers.
Slaughter:
It’s true.
Det. Sudler:
More than just a.. .you know.. .an employee/employer
relationship. Umm. . .If. . . it would.. . it would seem logical that, if you had an employee friend who took a month off, that. . .you know.. .they might elaborate more on what they did. I know I would be concerned


Slaughter:’ Well...
Det. Sudler:
If my friends kinda. . .you know.. .up and left work
for a month, we’d all wonder. . .you know. is everything’ okay with them.
Slaughter:
Why sure. •
Det. Sudler:
Did she. . .you know. . .elaborate on that to you?
Slaughter:
No. But you also have, to understand that I have a
family.. .I have a very large company. Lisa was not exactly the type that stayed like in really close contact even with her own family. . .you know. She

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