It's early in a royal grande and I'm sitting in my car waiting.

I think back to two years ago, sitting in this car for hours in San Pedro, down the street

from Paul Flores's house, again, just waiting.

The question I rehearsed a dozen times to ask him now seems naive in hindsight.

Like a handful of people before me, I really expected that Paul would be willing to talk

to me if I just approached him the right way.

That no one could want to keep a secret like this.

That with empathy, encouragement and sincerity, Paul Flores would be willing to break two

decades of silence.

I should have known better.

Because for 24 years, ten months, two weeks and five days, silence worked for the Flores

family.

On the advice of my attorney, I fees to answer that question based on the Fifth Amendment

and United States of Constitution.

It worked for Ruben Flores.

Okay, are you there for refusing to answer my question, Mr. Flores?

It's unrefusing.

It worked for Susan Flores.

I believe I have a right to that information.

If you don't give me the information, then I will go to the court and I'll seek a second

deposition, and I'll get sanctions against you personally and make you pay for my time

and for the...

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