People's Exhibit 200C & 201C
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RECORDED PHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN AMBER FREY AND SCOTT PETERSON: (February 8, 2003 at unknown time)
(beep, beep. Phone ringing)
FREY: RR Frey Construction.
PETERSON Hey, Amber. It’s Scott
FREY: Okay
PETERSON Sorry I took so long.
FREY: Well, it’s understandable, I guess.
PETERSON What’s that?
FREY: I said that’s understandable, I guess.
PETERSON Oh, someone broke into the warehouse while I was gone.
FREY: What?
PETERSON Someone broke into the warehouse here while I was gone. Someone drove a car through the door. I was in the middle of doing a repair of that.
FREY: You’re kidding me?
PETERSON What’s that?
FREY: I said you’re kidding me?
PETERSON Um..no. Was there media when you left your house?
FREY: No.
PETERSON Oh, good.
FREY: No, there wasn’t actually. You know I always kinda take a look around before I go in the…or before I leave because I won’t leave my house if there is especially…especially with Ayianna. Huh?
PETERSON So sad to have to do that.
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FREY: Yep. They haven’t, you know, I’ve been fortunate. But I…for the most part they haven’t so…
PETERSON Oh!
FREY: They just at work basically.
PETERSON What was that?
FREY: They just seem to be at work more so. But they’re not like…I don’t think they’re like they are with you.
PETERSON Yeah.
FREY: I don’t think so.. I mean haven’t experienced anything anyway.
PETERSON Oh, the don’t shouldn’t bother you at all.
FREY: Hum?
PETERSON They shouldn’t bother you at all.
FREY: No, but they do and that’s the media.
PETERSON That’s one of the things I wanted to ask you. Hum…
FREY: Huh?
PETERSON I know that all of this has been obviously very disruptive.
FREY: Yes.
PETERSON And also I don’t know how financially it is for you and do you need help with, you know, paying for the office or rent or anything like that?
FREY: Oh, I couldn’t ask anybody to help me. I wouldn’t so..
PETERSON Well, I’d like to if you need it, okay? So you tell me if you do, all right?
FREY: Hum?
PETERSON Tell me if you do.
FREY: Okay.
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PETERSON So it’s um…it’s your birthday Monday?
FREY: Yep.
PETERSON I wanted to make it so special for you, but obviously I can’t do a lot. Um..but if you want to go away, you know, for a couple of days or something um…I’d like to take care of it for you. If theres’ some resort you want to go to, don’t tell me where.
FREY: Uh-hum
PETERSON So I’ll just, you know, get you the funds to take care of this.
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON Okay? You know, I can imagine you could use a few days somewhere else.
FREY: Hum! Understatement.
PETERSON Yeh, understatement of the year maybe, huh?
FREY: Huh?
PETERSON Understatement of the year, huh?
FREY: Yes.
PETERSON So I’d like to do that for you if you..if you want to. I know you have plans on Monday, but anytime let me know.
FREY: Okay.
PETERSON So those are kind of the cold things I wanted to ask you?
FREY: Cold?
PETERSON Yeah, you know. And that I just need to tell you how much I care about you. And I desire so much to be, you know, for the rest our lives, your best friend, your biggest comfort and the second most joy in your life. I wanna be those things so bad for you. Are you there?
FREY: I’m here, I’m listening.
PETERSON Those are really the reasons I wanted to talk to you.
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FREY: Okay. (sigh) Are there other…
PETERSON What’s that?
FREY: I said and are there other things too?
PETERSON Oh yeah. There are so many more, you know, there are. There are so many more.
FREY: I only know what you tell me.
PETERSON I can’t tell you now, you know that.
FREY: You can’t tell me what? Where to begin what you can’t tell me?
PETERSON I know and I’m not gonna frustrate you with it. Well, maybe I do frustrate you with it, but it’s easier not to say I can’t tell you because it just frustrates you. And, you know, when the time comes and we can sit down, you know, face to face, and, you know, there’s some resolution of this and time has passed. I mean, you know…you know all the answers to the things you want to know.
FREY: I do?
PETERSON About them all.
FREY: I do?
PETERSON Yes.
FREY: How do I know?
PETERSON I wish I could tell you, but you’ve…you’ve guessed the answers to all of them.
FREY: How do I have the answers, Scott?
PETERSON Well, you don’t have the answers, but you’ve guessed at them and you know them and it’s just gonna take time and trust for me to not trust, but time for to be able to tell you.
FREY: Hum! So what’s this you were saying last night about Sacramento?
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PETERSON What’s that?
FREY: You said you would tell me today about Sacramento?
PETERSON No. I didn’t say I’d tell you today.
FREY: Oh, then I misunderstood.
PETERSON I’m sorry, I can’t.
FREY: Makes no sense to me.
PETERSON I’m very sorry that I can’t, I wish I could. Um…remember the other day when I called you and I wanted to see you..
FREY: What was that?
PETERSON Yesterday when I called and I wanted to see you, and obviously I still think it would be great if we could see each other. Um..God, I so long to be back in a, you know, place where I hadn’t hurt you with the lies. It’s unbelievable. I just uh..
FREY: Are you there? Hello?
PETERSON Are you there?
FREY: Yeah. It’s hard to hear you.
PETERSON I know, this pay phone sucks. Frankly, I’m almost out of quarters here.
FREY: Great.
PETERSON So thank you for calling me on this phone and listening to me. I just wanted to tell those things and if you want to take advantage of uh..you know, I’d like to help you. If you need it let me know, okay? And I wish I could help you in other ways. I wish I could comfort you like I said I’d love to be your biggest comfort for the rest of our lives. Your best friend, I want those things and hopefully, I will..will be able to.
FREY: You know um..so you don’t have very many quarters on you?
PETERSON Um..I’ve got about a dollar left.
FREY: How long does that last?
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PETERSON Well, it’s cost 3 dollars so far.
FREY: Really?
PETERSON Yeah.
FREY: Should I see if I could try to call back?
PETERSON If you want to.
FREY: Let me get a pen. My dad’s little desk thing here.
PETERSON What’s that?
FREY: I said I’m trying to find…there’s really not any paper around here. There’s a bunch of like cards.
PETERSON Is there something you want to talk about?
FREY: Um..is it the only pay phone?
PETERSON No. Why?
FREY: Hum?
PETERSON Why?
FREY: Because I’m having such a hard time hearing on this phone.
PETERSON Okay. Well, when this thing runs out of money I’ll try..I’ll try the one next to it. I’ll call you right back?
FREY: You’ll call me right back?
PETERSON Yep. I’ll try the one right next door.
FREY: Okay.
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