"Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in" Part: 3 of 4

                                
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tossed the pieces out the window," Elli-
ott said.
Two days later — on Mother's Day —
Torres' body was recovered from the
bayou. It was then that Denson suggest-
ed a meeting at "the hole" to get the
story straight, Elliott said.
"You are told in the academy that for
six months you should be just a warm
body," Elliott said. "Create no fuss. Do
what you are told.
"Denson and Orlando told me to shut
up and stick to the story that we dropped
him at St. Joseph's Hospital no matter
how hard they push," Elliott said.
"I was scared and embarrassed. I got
off work that morning and tried to go to
bed. I couldn't sleep," he said.
So, the day after Torres' body was
found, the rookie of two months turned to
his father — a 19-year-veteran of the
force. And by noon he was talking with
homicide detectives who finally put the
case together.
Elliott will continue to field questions
from Bennett and Orlando's attorney,
Mike Ramsey, here Friday before State
Dist. Judge James "Bud" Warren.