SinceJulian''''''''scasehadbeenclosed,theamusementparkshouldhavebeenclearedtoreopewhenthepolicetriedcallingthemaherewasnoanswer.

        Thatwasunusual.

        Themanagerhadalwaysbeencooperativethroughouttheiigation.Sure,hegrumbledalotandpinedunderhisbreath,buthealwaysansweredcallsandshowedupwhehissuddensileeveryarminLu''''''''sgutbring.

        Hewasabouttodispateoochethemanagerinpersohephoneonhisdeskrang.

        Themanager''''''''shousewasonfire.

        Normally,aresidentialbzewouldfalloutsideahomicidedetective''''''''sjurisdi—unlessabodywasdiscovered.Butthisfire,breakingoutimmediatelyafterafreshlyclosedcase,sosuddenandsovelytimed,reekedofstagedfinality.

        Luhad,atonepoint,suspectedthemanager.

        Thevictim,Julian,hadworkedunderhim,andReyahadgonemissingaroundthesametime.Luhadevensideredpgthemanagerundersurveilwithnosolidevidendgutinstinctaloogoon,hisrequestwasdenied.Ohecasewasofficiallyclosed,everyone''''''''sattentionshiftedelsewhere.

        ExceptJun.

        Bysheerluck—orfate''''''''scruelseiming—therookiehadbeengrabbinglunearbywhensmokecwedatthesky.HiscallbroughtLuandhisteamscreegontothecurbjustasfiretruspooledtheirhoses.

        Luparkedatadistandhadbarelytakeepswhenhefrozeinpce.

        Itwasn''''''''ttherfmesortheblindingwhitestreamsfromthefirehosesthatstoppedhimdead—itwasthegirltrailingbehindJun.

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