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BKelly95
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
BKelly95
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)

I remember in high school reading a short story about a pair of police detectives investigating the murder of a rock star. As he was dying, the musician grabbed his guitar and broke two strings. The detectives interview the singer's girlfriend, manager, and two of his band members and come up empty. While they're trying to figure out another clue, one of the detectives offers to play a song on the guitar. But he can't because the E and D strings are broken. Just then, the other detective remembers that one of the band members was named Ed and the singer was naming his killer.
Any ideas what this might be?