Moxiductedtheautopsies.Atthispoint,shewastheonlyoneLutrusted.
Yetwhehereport,hisfrowndeepened."Areyousure?"
Moximethisgazecalmly,unruffledbythedoubt.
"Iknowwhatyou''''rethinking,"shesaid."Butthistime,thecircumstancesaredifferent.Thesetwowereheavydrinkers,smokers,ieurostimuheirbodieswerealreadywrecked.High-riskdidatesforsuddeh."
"High-risk,sure.Butwhataretheoddsofbothdroppithesametime?"Lupressed."Andyou''''retelliherewerensinvolvedatall?"
"Ilytellyouwhatthecorpsessay.Thetruth?That''''syourjobtouimeofdeathwastwentytotwenty-two.Wefoundonlyatraceofalcohol,nowherenearlethal.Noneurostimunts,notoxins,oranyotherdetectablesubstaheirblood,bonemarrow,orlymphfluids."
"Whataboutuablesubstances?"
Moxispreadherhands."Nowyou''''rejustbeingunreasonable."
Herbwasalreadythemostadvancedforensicfacilityiy.
Lupihecreasebetweenhisbrows."...Sorry."
Moxisoftened.Shepattedhisshoulder."Iknowyou''''rethinkingaboutthatoldcase.Butwe''''tfirmak.Thevictimprofilesarepletelydifferent,andtheMOdoesn''''tmatless—"
"—Unlessmorebodiesturnup."
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