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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