11.   The defense said they might have been a signal between the real murderers.

12.   They were in prison when the real murderer began confessing in anonymous letters adorned with smiley faces.

13.   Unfortunately, the revelation of the real murderer is the only surprise in this formulaic mystery in which all the characters are cardboard cutouts.

14.   But he said Shermantine maintains his innocence and merely would be passing on information he knows from the real murderer.

15.   If the O.J. Simpson trial were a crime novel, the defense would now reveal the REAL murderer.