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        Lucian''sjawtightened,buthedidn''treact.

        Firedidmorethanreducefleshtoash.Iterasedthetracesofwhathadcomebefore.

        Hightemperaturescouldinducemusclerigidity,easilymistakenfornaturalpostmortemstiffness.Chemicalslikecatecholamines,whichmightindicateintenseemotionalorphysicalarousal,breakdownrapidlyunderheat.Signslikemyocardialhemorrhages,pulmonaryedema,orcerebralcongestioncouldoccurunderextremestress,butwhethersuchtraitscouldsurvivetheflameswasimpossibletopredict.Asfortoxicology,thetissuewastoocharredtogetviablesamples.

        Moxistuffedherhandsintoherlabcoatpockets.Hervoicecutthroughthesilence."Youwantedmetocheckifhediedduringextremearousalbecause...yoususpectthesamekillerasbefore?"

        Lucianletoutaslowbreath,heavyandmeasured."Thanksforyourhelp.Gogetsomerest."

        Officially,theSilverRingandCoolEarringcaseswereburiedunderredtapeandpoliticalconveniencebyhigherauthorities.Anyconnectionwouldneverseedaylight.Besides,thesignaturesdidn''tmatch—onekillerleftbodiesposedinecstasy,thisoneburnedthemtoash.

        Moxihesitated,asifshehadsomethingelsetoask,butintheend,sheonlysaid,"Don''tletthisconsumeyou."

        Asshereachedthedoor,Lucianadded,hisvoicelow,almosttohimself,"TherearethingsIcan''task...becauseI''maman.TalktoReyawhenyougetthechance."

        Nofurtherexplanationneeded.Moxiunderstoodtheunspokenterror:Luciancouldn''tstomachthethoughtofJuliantouchinghisdaughter—letalonethemanager.Reyadidn''tappearinthesurvivingphotos,somefootagehadbeendestroyed,andtherewasnowaytoknowwhoelsehadbeencaptured.

        Shegaveasmallnod."Don''tworry.Iwill."

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