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 the facts to which the former statements relate.") (internal quotation omitted). The particulars of this case demonstrate the wisdom of that rule: of the various stories Mr. Abrams told at one point or another, Ms. Touhy would like the jury to believe the one that implicates Ms. Whitlock but offers no reason why that version of events is any more persuasive or credible than the others.

Second, even putting aside the proffered hearsay statement, Ms. Touhy submits that there is sufficient circumstantial evidence in the record for her claims to survive summary judgment. Among other things, Ms. Touhy notes, the record establishes that: Ms. Whitlock and Ms. Frazier were good friends; Ms. Frazier was Mr. Abrams's girlfriend; Ms. Frazier herself knew about Ms. Touhy's condition (as revealed by her hostile email); Mr. Abrams knew Ms. Whitlock independently because he previously worked with Ms. Whitlock's husband and had rented a house from Mr. Whitlock's grandmother; and Ms. Whitlock testified - 18 -