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MAX GOOF: [TAPPING THE RECORDER] IS THIS THING ON?
BRADLEY UPPERCRUST III: FRESHMAN, I TALK FIRST, REMEMBER?
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BRADLEY UPPERCRUST III: INTERVIEW #1: MAX GOOF--BOBBY ZIMERUSKI'S BEST FRIEND. MAX, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED--IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU CAN REMEMBER.
MAX GOOF: YEAH, SURE. BASICALLY, I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR. I GOT INTO MY CAR--
BU3: [SIGHS] NOT THAT MUCH DETAIL.
MG: I WAS DRIVING TO PICK BOBBY UP. PJ WAS ALREADY AT THE BEAN SCENE, DROOLING OVER THAT WOMAN WITH THE BERET.
BU3: ARE YOU ANGRY PJ WASN'T WITH YOU IN THE CAR?
MG: NO, NOT AT ALL. RELIEVED, ACTUALLY.
BU3: DID BOBBY EVER TALK ABOUT VEHICLES, LISCENCE PLATES, OR PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS JUST HAPPENED TO POP UP EVERYWHERE?
MG: YOU'RE ASKING IF HE TRIED TO TELL ME ABOUT BEING STALKED.
BU3: JUST BEING RESPECTFUL IN MY CHOICE OF WORDING, IS ALL. I KNOW THIS IS FAIRLY FRESH FOR YOU.
MG: WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME LIKE THAT.
BU3: OKAY. NEXT QUESTION. WAS BOBBY HEAVILY INTO DRUG USAGE?
MG: HE SMOKED SOME WEED, DRANK AT PARTIES--THE USUAL.
BU3: BUT HE DIDN'T DO COCAINE, HEROIN, OR ANYTHING IN A SIMILAR VEIN?
MG: NO, HE HATED THE HARD SHIT.
BU3: CAN YOU THINK OF ANY REASON WHY SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO MURDER BOBBY?
MG: NAH, MAN. HE WAS A GOOD GUY. MY BEST FRIEND.
BU3: I HAVE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE SAYING HE GETS ROWDY OR VIOLENT AT PARTIES. DO YOU AGREE?
MG: WELL, OBVIOUSLY. EVERYONE GETS ROUDY, EVEN...DIRTY AT PARTIES [WAGGLES BROWS SUGGESTIVELY]
BU3: GROSS. DO YOU THINK THIS PROMPTED SOMEONE TO WANT TO HURT HIM?
MG: MAYBE? I DOUBT IT. HE WASN'T A MEAN DUDE.
BU3: THAT DAY, WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING THE CAR TO THE COFFEE SHOP, WHAT SEAT WAS BOBBY IN?
MG: HE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT.
BU3: SO NOT DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU?
MG: AS MUCH AS I ENJOY HAVING HIM BEHIND ME, NO. [LAUGHS]
BU3: YOU TWO WERE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED?
MG: NO, NO. NOTHING LIKE THAT.
BU3: WHY WASN'T HE IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT?
MG: I HAD MY SKATEBOARDING STUFF IN THE FRONT, AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE IT.
BU3: A HAILSTORM OF BULLETS, YET NOT A SINGLE ONE HIT YOU. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE?
MG: LOOK, MAN. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING, COME OUT AND SAY IT.
BU3: SURE. WERE YOU INVOLVED IN ANY WAY--INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY--WITH THE MURDER THAT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2024?
MG: NO.
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