Themanageredhisneck,squinting."Hardtosay."

        Hegesturedtowardastreetmpacrosstheway."There''''''''sacameraonthatpole,but..."

        Lutookastepforward.Thealleyexhaledadamp,metallicchill,untouchedbythesicklyglowoftheoverheadlights.Hewasabouttomovedeeperwhenhisphonebuzzedviolentlyinhispocket.

        Moxi''''''''snamefshedonthes.

        Becauseofthesuspiciousnatureofthedeath,thebodyhadbeeotheforensicsbearly.WhileLuhadbeentiedupwithback-to-baterviews,preliminaryresultswerealreadyingin.

        "...Theleginjuriesaresistentwithpressionfractures.Biteraltibiandcalealbreaks,whichalignwiththeinitiassumptionthathendedfeet-first."

        Luwasstillindoubt,"Fallingfromthesedfloorcouldbreaklegs,sure.Buttodiefromit?That''''''''sastretch.Didhehithishead?"

        "Noialheme,noskullfractures,nocervicalfractures.Spiact.Causeofdeathwascardiacarrest,butmyocardiumshowsnoischemiaorstructuraldefects.Itlookslike...suddencardiacdeathduetoaprimaryarrhythmia."

        Lu''''''''sgazedarkened."Youmean...hewasalreadydeadbeforehehittheground?"

        "''''''''truleitout.It''''''''spossiblethecardiacarresthappehatsplitsed.Lossofsciousness,posturalcolpse—hefallsfeet-first,theimpactcrushesthelegs.Thelivormortispatternandbloodpoolingalsosupportthissequence."

        "Hewasyoung.Anyknowditions?"

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