Aparkmarepresentativesoonarrivedtoidentifythebody,firmingitwasastaffmemberfromthehauntedhouse.
"...Puy,"themanagersaid."Whenhewasatoddler,hefellheadfirstintoaboilingpotduetohisparents''''negligence.Hewasseverelydisfigured.Hegotbulliedatsdeventuallydroppedout.Ajanitorreferredhimtous,andwehiredhimforthehauntedhouse.You''''duandifyousawhim.Hedidn''''tevenneedmakeup—juststandingtherewasscaryenough.EveryonecalledhimQuasimodo..."
Ohevisitorswereevacuated,themaheredallparkstaffstogether.Luswepthisgazeacrossthegroup,butReyawasobeseen.
"IsawReyathism,"saidagirlinarabbitmase."Shewaswearingthebearetoday.I''''msojealous—sheneverseemsbotheredbytheheavysuit.Meanwhile,I''''mabouttopassoutevenwithacooli."
AflickerofguilttwistedinLu''''schest.HehadneverpaidmuchattentiontowhatReyaactuallydidatthepark,alwaystoofocusedoncases,maybegtoolittleaboutherdailylife.
Thepolicesplitthestaffintogroupsforquestioning.Everyemployeescheduledthatdaywasatedfor—exceptReya.
Nooneknewwhereshehadgohebearehadvanishedaswell.
Chegtheclorecords,theyfirmedReyahadhepark.Atleast,shehadn''''tofficiallyclockedoutorrequestedleave.
WhenMoxideliveredherpreliminaryautopsyreport,Lubarelylistened—untilshesaid:
"...Initianalysissuggestsaheartattackasthecauseofdeath,"shereported."Butafulutopsybackatthebisrequiredtobecertain.Also..."
Lu''''suneasedeepehoughhecouldn''''texpinwhy.
Moxihesitated,thenadded,"Wefoundsomesuspicioussubstanearthevictim''''sgenitarea."
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