Aparkmanagementrepresentativesoonarrivedtoidentifythebody,confirmingitwasastaffmemberfromthehauntedhouse.
"...Poorguy,"themanagersaid."Whenhewasatoddler,hefellheadfirstintoaboilingpotduetohisparents''negligence.Hewasseverelydisfigured.Hegotbulliedatschoolandeventuallydroppedout.Ajanitorreferredhimtous,andwehiredhimforthehauntedhouse.You''dunderstandifyousawhim.Hedidn''tevenneedmakeup—juststandingtherewasscaryenough.EveryonecalledhimQuasimodo..."
Oncethevisitorswereevacuated,themanagergatheredallparkstaffstogether.Lucianswepthisgazeacrossthegroup,butReyawasnowheretobeseen.
"IsawReyathismorning,"saidagirlinarabbitmascotcostume."Shewaswearingthebearcostumetoday.I''msojealous—sheneverseemsbotheredbytheheavysuit.Meanwhile,I''mabouttopassoutevenwithacoolingvest."
AflickerofguilttwistedinLucian''schest.HehadneverpaidmuchattentiontowhatReyaactuallydidatthepark,alwaystoofocusedoncases,maybecaringtoolittleaboutherdailylife.
Thepolicesplitthestaffintogroupsforquestioning.Everyemployeescheduledthatdaywasaccountedfor—exceptReya.
Nooneknewwhereshehadgone.Thebearcostumehadvanishedaswell.
Checkingtheclock-inrecords,theyconfirmedReyahadnotleftthepark.Atleast,shehadn''tofficiallyclockedoutorrequestedleave.
WhenMoxideliveredherpreliminaryautopsyreport,Lucianbarelylistened—untilshesaid:
"...Initialanalysissuggestsaheartattackasthecauseofdeath,"shereported."Butafullautopsybackatthelabisrequiredtobecertain.Also..."
Lucian''suneasedeepened,thoughhecouldn''texplainwhy.
Moxihesitated,thenadded,"Wefoundsomesuspicioussubstancesnearthevictim''sgenitalarea."
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