“He could have shot at the girl and missed her the first shot.”
“Missed her by that wide range? The suitcase was down on the floor.”
“Hell,” Sellers said, “she could have been bending over by the suitcase, just getting ready to put something in it, and he decided he’d surprise her.”
“That’s fine,” I said. “She’s down by the suitcase, on her knees, just getting ready to open it. Dover Fulton shoots at the back of her head. He’s going to catch her by surprise.”
“Well,” Sellers said, “it could have been that way.”
I said, “All right, figure the surprise element. Then what does she do?”
“Well, naturally, she’d jump up.”
“And turn to face him,” I said.
“Well, so what?”
“Then the second shot would have been in the front of her forehead.”