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Ström opened the door and walked in with a bundle of clothes.
    “Get dressed, Hänninen. That pervert suit is staying with us.”
    I stood to leave so he could change clothes. I seemed to remember being in a sauna once with Kimmo, but I wanted to show an example of how to respect the dignity of a detainee. Ström and the guard stayed inside.
    Antti was standing in the hallway looking confused.
    “Why are you still here?” I sounded more unfriendly than I meant to.
    “It would be nice to know why you sent me running all over Espoo looking for Kimmo’s clothes. And then Kimmo’s mom came home while I was there, and the cops scared her out of her wits. What am I supposed to tell Annamari? And what about Risto and Marita? Did Kimmo do it?”
    “I don’t think so. Tell them that. But in any case, someone did kill her. Not me and not you, but maybe one of the others.”
    “Why do you say that?”
    “We’ll talk about it at home. You can’t do any good here now. They won’t let you in to see Kimmo. I’ll tell him you were here.” I wrapped my arm around Antti’s waist for a moment, trying to relieve the stiffness between us.
    “Annamari went to see Marita and Risto. I guess I should go there too, although I’d rather be alone.”
    “Once I finish up here, I’ll swing by the Hänninens’ house and then come get you so we can go home together.”
    Getting dressed in normal clothing had clearly calmed Kimmo down. Ström left to take the rubber suit somewhere, pinching it with gloved fingers and holding it away from him like a leper’s garment. I wondered whether they had dusted it for fingerprints while it was still on Kimmo.
    “Antti says he’s sorry for your loss and wishes he could see you. Do you feel up to answering some more questions?”
    Kimmo nodded feebly.
    “So what were you and Armi talking about this morning?”
    “Our sex life. I like dressing up in rubber, and I thought making love in it sometimes would be nice, but Armi didn’t want to. We agreed a long time ago that I can do whatever I want by myself so long as I don’t get Armi involved. This morning, I just wanted to make love, but she got mad at me for breaking our agreement. We were talking about what we were going to do about it after we were married, but we couldn’t agree on anything. Then we both felt like it would be better for me to go home. That was about twelve fifteen.”
    I glanced at the guard, who was listening with open interest. Professional confidentiality or not, it was a sure bet that half of Espoo would soon know about Kimmo Hänninen’s curious sexual proclivities. He’d gotten himself into a real bind. Every newthing he told me just made his situation seem worse. I wished I could talk to him alone, because I was going to have to make him reveal more about his sexual interests.
    “So you weren’t actually fighting?”
    “Well, no. We’ve talked about this so many times; it didn’t go that far.”
    “And then you went home?”
    “Yeah. Mom was going into the city with the twins, and since I was left home alone…”
    “You put the rubber suit back on and browsed through some of the…uh…appropriate magazines.” For some reason I was blushing too.
    “Yeah. And I didn’t hear anything. Maybe the police rang the doorbell, but I guess Mom left the door open, and suddenly a crowd of guys was standing at my bedroom door and I…”
    “And they arrested you, just like that?”
    “At first, they didn’t even say why they had barged into the house. They just started going through my magazines and digging around in the closets. Then someone told me that Armi was dead. Then they brought me here. I still don’t completely understand. When we got here, they asked if I wanted a lawyer, and I remembered you.”
    “Well, they did a hell of a job! Listen, Kimmo, I don’t think there is any conclusive evidence here. Legally they can’t hold you here any longer than forty-eight hours. I know this is a nightmare for