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“Kitty Genovese, right?” Brock snaps his fingers. “I remember it from my own college psychology class.” “Right. And it’s awful.” “It’s bullshit though.” He slides his hand into mine. His palm feels warm. “The story was sensationalized by the New York Times. There were way fewer witnesses than the Times reported. And based on where the apartments were, most of them couldn’t see what was really happening and thought it was just a lovers’ quarrel. And a bunch of them did call the police. I think she was being cradled by one of her neighbors when the ambulance came.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret