Julian''''scasewasswiftlycssifiedasasuicide.
Nosurprise,giventheevidence.
Thesurveilageclearlyshowedhimenteringthehauntedhousealohespotwherehe''''dfallenheldonlyhisfootprintsandthoseofafewmaintenanceworkers,allwithairtightalibis.
Noonemourheodd,quietmanthey''''dniamedQuasimodobehindhisback.Thefilewasclosedwithoutceremony.
YetoailgLulikeasplinterlodgeddeepbehhisskiimateenter"betweenJulianandReyarightbeforehisdeath.
Hecouldn''''t—wouldn''''t—believethegirlhe''''draisedwithsuchcarewouldeverlowerherselfto...that.Thethoughtalonemadehisstomaot.
AndReya?Gohoutatrace.
AsforLinisan,theerwhohadstumbledonthem—herterstatementsunraveledintowild,iramblingsabout"drainedbodies"and"monstersinbearsuits."Thepolicedismissedherasunstable,escherhomewithareferraltosocialservices.Afterall,apregnantwomaninherditionneededsupport,notsuspi.
Caseclosed.
ButforLu,thequestioered.
SpecialAgentMa''''amLeehadsealedawayeverything—everyframeofsurveilage,everyscrapofdataontheSilverRingandCocases—boxed,stamped,andcartedoff.
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