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He lightly touches the line with his fingers, and it blurs out for a section.
He says nothing, gets out of the car, and closes the door.
He notices John, who is standing in the back of the car, very serious, waiting for him.
Clive plasters a slight smile, slipping into his role, and they head inside the restaurant.
Just before entering, Clive checks his finger and notices that it is a red stain.
He asks himself, why is John bleeding from his hand?
They have to find out.
They order two plates and a pitcher of lemonade.
While the food is brought out, John disappears for a moment into the bathroom.
Clive will wait at the table, inside the public restroom, in front of the sink.
John removes the gloves from his trembling hands as the stream of water falls on them.
There's blood stuck to them, the tips of some of his fingers are badly bruised.
In his haste, his right hand was injured while unbuckling his seatbelt, and it's bleeding.
John squeezes his finger for a moment to stop the bleeding.
Then he washes the gloves and wrings them out as much as he can.
It shouldn't take that long, or the detective will come looking for him.
He places them under the dryer for about a minute.
They're not dry, at least not dripping water.
He returns to the dining room; the food hasn't arrived yet.
He sees the pitcher of lemonade and pours himself a glass.
As he sits down and takes his first sip of lemonade, he tells her that Cristina's boyfriend is named Sam Collins.
The man says he knows John; in the interview with Sam, he recognized him in the photo.