Julian''''''''scasewasswiftlycssifiedasasuicide.
Nosurprise,giventheevidence.
Thesurveigeclearlyshowedhimenteringthehauntedhousealohespotwherehe''''''''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,apregnantwomaionneededsupport,notsuspi.
Caseclosed.
ButforLu,thequestioered.
SpecialAgentMa''''''''amLeehadsealedawayeverything—everyframee,everyscrapofdataontheSilverRingandCocases—boxed,stamped,andcartedoff.
Eventheofficersreviouslybeeouttovisitthefamiliesofthegirlsassaultedbythesetwomenwerequietlyrecalled.
Luwasn''''''''tsurprised.
Thefathersofthetwodeadboyshadclearlyweighedtheiroptions:pursuingjusticemeantexposure,andexposuremeantsdal.Notjusttheirsons''''''''reputatiedthroughthemud,buttheirownfailuresasfathersandguardiansidbare.Worseyet,thepoliticalfallout.Asinglewhiffofnegligencecouldtopplecareers.
Powerandmoneyhadawayofrecalibratinggrief.
Whatwasason,intheend?
Arepceablevariable.
Wivesmightscreamandweep,buttheywerejustasdisposable.Therewerealwaysyounger,prettierwomenwillingtobearfreshheirsforthem.
Thecasehadn''''''''tbeensolved.
Ithadbeenerased.
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