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was going to be staying at the hotel for some rest and
relaxation?
 
A.
No.
Q.
Not at that time?.
A.
Not at that time.
Q.
So she was just informing you -—
A.
Of the circumstances.
Q.
—— of the circumstances?
Now, was that because she’s a friend of yours
or because you’re in security, that’s something that
you should be briefed of in the course of regular
business in the church?
 
A.
I can only -- I can only answer that with an
opinion which is this: Security is there 24 hours a
day. If anybody wants to tell anybody anything,
security could be called.
 
Q.
So they act as a communication liaison as
well?
 
A.
If there’s -- yeah, that’s correct. If
there’s a situation, then security can assist in -—
let’s say somebody has a death in the family in Keokuk.
They can always call security any time of day and we
can get the family member to call back and find out
when the funeral is, so there is that aspect of we’re
always there.

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