Jimmy watched the kettle boil, opened the tea bag and rinsed the teaware with some boiling water before starting to brew the tea. Hughes didn't say much, just watched Jimmy busy at work.
Jimmy, "Let me go over the sequence of events one more time. I really didn't notice anything unusual. Hughes, feel free to interrupt me at any time."
Jimmy started from when he got on the highway, saying there was no need to talk about the visit to the gun store before that. He recounted everything in detail from the traffic congestion to the oil tanker explosion, to the gunfight, and his own responses. Later, he accepted an invitation from Chief Richard to have a chat at his place, spent a night in the hotel arranged by the police station, and then returned to New York, leaving nothing out.
Hughes sipped the tea while listening to Jimmy's account. He didn't interrupt Jimmy until he had finished speaking.
