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Hey small town fam it's yardley how are you guys? I hope you're all well on this fine day. I am so glad you're here because we have a fast-moving case for you today from returning fan favorite, Lieutenant John. John has been a homicide detective for 25 years, so he's seen a lot of the worst of people,

and this case is no exception. The motive in this case is as old as time, but the means are

modern and extreme, a nod to the many modes of destruction that are available to just about anyone

these days. And while my jaw was on the ground, listening to the lengths that the suspect in this

story goes to exact his revenge, my co-hosts and John himself may have shaken their heads in sadness at the wreckage of so many

lives that were affected in this case, but they weren't surprised. And I always wonder,

what's that like to no longer be astonished by the worst in people? I mean, even if you're not ridiculously naive, I think most of us,

or at least speaking for myself, I am still flabbergasted by much of the cruelty in the world.

But I imagine the lack of astonishment that my co-hosts feel, which eventually becomes a cop's new normal, even a necessity, is just one of the many things they stash in that box that we've heard so many of the guests on this podcast talk about when someone like me asks,

where do these experiences live inside you?

Because without that box, I don't know how you could go to work every day.

I don't know how you could cope.

I just don't know.

So here is retribution.

Hi there, I'm Yardley.

I'm Dan. I'm Dave.

And I'm Paul.

And this is Smalltown Gicks.

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