Luledtheteambacktotheamusementpark.
Hestoppedattheintersecapturedinthesurveilage,eyesliftingtothecameraperchedhighonautilitypole.Followingitsaracedthenarrowalleyleadingtowardtheemployeebreakroom.
Justbeyondthecamera''''sblindspotsatabench,theexactspotJulianhadbeenstaringatiage.
Acctothemotherofthelittlegirlseeniage,someoneinabearmasehadbeensittingonthatbenchatthetime.Herdaughterhadexcitedlywaohugthe"bigbear",butburstintotearswhensheglimpsedamanwithburnscarsonhisface.
Thewomanrecalledthatthepersoniumehadremovedthemascothead,revealingayoungwomanunderh.Thatsamewomanhadthendisappearedthroughadoorattheendofthealley,apahemanherdaughterhadfeared.
Lu''''sthoughtstangled.AmongallthephotosshowntothewithemotherhadinstantlyidentifiedReya.
Ithadalreadybeenfirmedthedaybefore:nootherstaffmemberhadwornthebeare,whichmeantReyawaslikelythestpersonJulianhadseenbeforehisdeath.
Julianwasdead.Reyahadvanished.Ifshewasn''''tfleeingoutofguilt...thenshecouldalreadybeinseriousdanger.
ThesearchforReyahadnowmovedbeyondtheamusementpark''''sjurisdi—itwasofficiallyapolicematter.
ManyseniorofficershadknownReyasinceshewasachild.Astheimplicationssankin,theweightofthemomeledoverthemalllikeaheavyfog.
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