Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 144

The minister asked if anyone had anything they'd like to say. I stood up.

"Yes, I have something I would like to say," I said loudly.

The minister motioned for me to come up to the pulpit. I walked up behind it and grasped the sides of it. I felt for a moment like a preacher. That moment passed quickly.

"Susan Miller, known to us as Blaze, was a lovely girl. She was vibrant and full of life. She didn't deserve to have that life snuffed out at such a young age. She didn't overdose on heroin. She was murdered."