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ursuit of truth； and an unsworn witness may also lie； while a sworn witness better not； and a suspect can exercise his or her right against self…incrimination anytime。 Often； however； the problem is deciding who's who。
The general looked at Cynthia； not wanting to exclude her； and asked her about her military background； civilian roots； and so forth。 She told him； and I learned a few things myself； though she may have been lying。 Generals； and sometimes colonels； I've noticed； always ask enlisted personnel and lower…ranking officers about their hometowns； civilian schools； military training； and all that。 I don't know if they care； or if it's some kind of imported Japanese management tool they learned at the War College； or what the hell this is all about； but you have to play the game； even if you're about to broach the subject of criminal activity。
So； with all the time allotted that we needed； we chewed the fat for about fifteen minutes； then finally the general said； 〃I understand that you've spoken to Mrs。 Fowler and Mrs。 Campbell； so you know something of what went on that evening。〃
I replied； 〃Yes； sir； but to be perfectly frank； we had figured out a lot of what went on prior to our speaking to Mrs。 Fowler and Mrs。 Campbell。〃
〃Had you？ That's very impressive。 We do a good job training our CID people。〃
〃Yes； sir； and we've had a lot of on…the…job experience； though this case presented unique problems。〃
〃I'm sure it did。 Do you know who killed my daughter？〃
〃No； sir。〃
He looked at me closely and asked； 〃It wasn't Colonel Moore？〃
〃It may have been。〃
〃I see you're not here to answer questions。〃
〃No； sir； we're not。〃
〃Then how would you like to conduct this interview？〃
〃I think it may be easier on everyone； sir； if you just start by telling us what happened on the evening in question。 Beginning with the phone call at 0145 hours。 I may interrupt when I need a point clarified。〃
He nodded。 〃Yes； all right。 I was sleeping； and the red phone rang on my nightstand。 I answered it； but there was no reply to my saying； 'Campbell here。' Then there was a sort of click； then 。。。 then my daughter's voice came on the line； and I could tell it was recorded。〃
I nodded。 There were telephones in the fire control towers on the ranges； but they were secured at night。 Ann Campbell and Charles Moore obviously had a mobile phone with them and a tape player。
He continued； 〃The message…the recorded message said； 'Dad； this is Ann。 I want to discuss something extremely urgent with you。 You must meet me at rifle range six no later than 0215 hours。' 〃 The general added； 〃She said if I didn't e； she'd kill herself。〃
Again I nodded。 I said to him； 〃Did she tell you to bring Mrs。 Campbell with you？〃
He glanced at me and Cynthia； wondering how much we actually knew； thinking perhaps we'd somehow found that tape。 He replied； 〃Yes； she did say that； but I had no intention of doing that。〃
〃Yes； sir。 Did you have any idea of what she wanted to speak to you about that was so urgent that she wanted you to get out of bed and drive out to the rifle range？〃
〃No 。。。 I 。。。 Ann； as you may have learned； was emotionally distressed。〃
〃Yes； sir。 I think； though； that someone mentioned to me that you had given her an ultimatum and a deadline。 She was to give you her answer at breakfast that morning。〃
〃That's correct。 Her behavior had bee unacceptable； and I told her to shape up or ship out。〃
〃So when you heard her voice at that hour； you realized that this was not just a random emotional outburst； but was in fact connected to your ultimatum and her response。〃
〃Well； yes； I suppose I did realize that。〃
〃Why do you think she municated with you by recorded message？〃
〃I suppose so there would be no argument。 I was very firm with her； but since I couldn't reason or argue with a recorded voice； I did what any father would do and went to the designated meeting。〃
〃Yes； sir。 And as it turned out； your daughter was already out on the rifle range； and she called you from there with a mobile phone。 She'd actually left Post Headquarters at about 0 100 hours。 Did you wonder why she picked a remote training area for this meeting？ Why didn't she just show up at breakfast and give you her answer to your ultimatum？〃
He shook his head。 〃I don't know。〃
Well； perhaps he didn't know at first； but when he saw her； he knew。 I could see that he was genuinely grieved and was barely holding it together。 But he would hold it together no matter how hard I pushed； and he'd tell the obvious truths relating to fact and hard evidence。 But he would not voluntarily reveal the central truth of why his daughter presented herself to him staked out and naked。
I said to him； 〃She mentioned killing herself if you didn't e。 Did you think that she might be contemplating killing you if you did e？〃
He didn't reply。
I asked him； 〃Did you take a weapon with you？〃
He nodded； then said； 〃I had no idea what I was going to find out there at night。〃
No； I'll bet you didn't。 And that's why you didn't take Mrs。 Campbell along。 I said； 〃So you dressed in civilian clothes； took a weapon； took your wife's car； and drove out to rifle range six with your headlights on。 What time did you reach your destination？〃
〃Well 。。。 about 0215 hours。 At the time she designated。〃
〃Yes。 And you put your lights out； and 。。。〃
There was a long silence while General Campbell considered my hanging conjunction。 Finally； he said； 〃I got out of the car and went to the humvee； but she wasn't there。 I became concerned and called her name； but there was no reply。 I called again； then heard her call to me； and I turned in the direction of the rifle range and saw 。。。 I saw her on the ground； or I saw this figure on the ground； and I thought it was her and that she was hurt。 I moved quickly toward the figure 。。。 she was naked； and I was 。。。 I suppose I was shocked； confused 。。。 I didn't know what to make of this； but she was alive； and that's all I cared about。 I called out and asked if she was all right； and she replied that she was 。。。 I got up to her 。。。 you know； it's difficult to talk about this。〃
〃Yes； sir。 It's difficult for us； too。 That's not to try to pare your loss with our feelings； but I think I speak for Ms。 Sunhill； too； when I say that during the course of this investigation； we've e to 。。。 well； to like your daughter。〃 Well； maybe I wasn't speaking for Ms。 Sunhill。 I continued； 〃Homicide detectives often have feelings for the deceased even though they've never met them。 This is an unusual case in that we've viewed hours of videotapes of your daughter's lectures； and I felt that your daughter was someone I'd like to have known 。。。 but I should let you tell us what happened next。〃
General Campbell was starting to lose it again； and we all sat there awkwardly for a minute or so while he took a lot of deep breaths； then he cleared his throat and said； 〃Well； then I tried to untie her 。。。 it was very embarrassing； I mean to her and to me 。。。 but I couldn't get the rope untied； and I couldn't get the stakes out of the ground 。。。 I tried 。。。 I mean； whoever did it drove those stakes very deep； and tied those knots 。。。 so I said to her I