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David 75 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:41,549: Stewart, 76 00:00:41,549 --> 00:00:41,969: Private 77 00:00:41,969 --> 00:00:43,560: Investigator. 78 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:44,100: Familiar, 79 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:44,549: perhaps, 80 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:44,670: to 81 00:00:44,670 --> 00:00:45,030: some 82 00:00:45,030 --> 00:00:45,600: listeners. 83 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:46,049: Someone 84 00:00:46,049 --> 00:00:46,560: there to 85 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:46,859: look 86 00:00:46,859 --> 00:00:47,250: into 87 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:47,429: the 88 00:00:47,429 --> 00:00:47,789: dark 89 00:00:47,789 --> 00:00:48,299: corners 90 00:00:48,299 --> 00:00:48,359: of 91 00:00:48,359 --> 00:00:48,479: the 92 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:48,990: room 93 00:00:48,990 --> 00:00:49,380: before 94 00:00:49,380 --> 00:00:49,500: the 95 00:00:49,500 --> 00:00:49,920: lights 96 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:50,009: are 97 00:00:50,009 --> 00:00:51,869: turned out. 98 00:00:51,869 --> 00:00:52,049: So 99 00:00:52,049 --> 00:00:52,380: long 100 00:00:52,380 --> 00:00:52,560: as 101 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:52,649: it 102 00:00:52,649 --> 00:00:52,770: is 103 00:00:52,770 --> 00:00:53,429: understood 104 00:00:53,429 --> 00:00:53,579: that the 105 00:00:53,579 --> 00:00:53,880: answer 106 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:53,969: to 107 00:00:53,969 --> 00:00:54,060: the 108 00:00:54,060 --> 00:00:55,259: question “are there 109 00:00:55,259 --> 00:00:55,439: any 110 00:00:55,439 --> 00:00:56,070: monsters?” 111 00:00:56,070 --> 00:00:56,219: is 112 00:00:56,219 --> 00:00:56,460: not 113 00:00:56,460 --> 00:00:57,299: always “of 114 00:00:57,299 --> 00:00:58,439: course not,” 115 00:00:58,439 --> 00:00:58,530: and 116 00:00:58,530 --> 00:00:58,679: that 117 00:00:58,679 --> 00:00:59,460: monsters 118 00:00:59,460 --> 00:00:59,518: are 119 00:00:59,518 --> 00:00:59,700: not 120 00:00:59,700 --> 00:00:59,969: always 121 00:00:59,969 --> 00:01:00,060: the 122 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:00,329: most 123 00:01:00,329 --> 00:01:00,899: dangerous 124 00:01:00,899 --> 00:01:01,500: thing 125 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:01,619: to 126 00:01:01,619 --> 00:01:01,740: be 127 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:02,609: found 128 00:01:02,609 --> 00:01:02,789: in 129 00:01:02,789 --> 00:01:07,590: dark corners.

Read by Apollo Brightflank, who still returns 130 00:01:07,590 --> 00:01:07,664: to 131 00:01:07,664 --> 00:01:07,829: the 132 00:01:07,829 --> 00:01:09,090: prairie.

Please 133 00:01:09,090 --> 00:01:10,769: enjoy


“The 134 00:01:10,769 --> 00:01:11,519: Other” 135 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:11,700: by 136 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:12,147: J.S. 137 00:01:12,147 --> 00:01:13,290: Hawthorne, 138 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:13,620: Part 1 139 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:21,569: of 2

“Excuse 140 00:01:21,569 --> 00:01:21,870: me, 141 00:01:21,870 --> 00:01:24,480: detective?”

David 142 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:24,989: Steward, 143 00:01:24,989 --> 00:01:25,349: seated 144 00:01:25,349 --> 00:01:25,439: at 145 00:01:25,439 --> 00:01:25,560: an 146 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:25,799: old, 147 00:01:25,799 --> 00:01:26,310: careworn 148 00:01:26,310 --> 00:01:26,849: desk, 149 00:01:26,849 --> 00:01:27,120: looked 150 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:27,299: up 151 00:01:27,299 --> 00:01:27,540: from 152 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:27,659: the 153 00:01:27,659 --> 00:01:28,230: report 154 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:28,349: that 155 00:01:28,349 --> 00:01:28,439: he 156 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:28,620: was 157 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:29,459: painstakingly 158 00:01:29,459 --> 00:01:29,819: typing 159 00:01:29,819 --> 00:01:30,810: up. 160 00:01:30,810 --> 00:01:30,930: He 161 00:01:30,930 --> 00:01:31,019: was 162 00:01:31,019 --> 00:01:31,079: a 163 00:01:31,079 --> 00:01:31,260: little 164 00:01:31,260 --> 00:01:31,799: careworn 165 00:01:31,799 --> 00:01:32,640: himself, 166 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:32,700: a 167 00:01:32,700 --> 00:01:33,030: plain 168 00:01:33,030 --> 00:01:33,269: grey 169 00:01:33,269 --> 00:01:33,629: wolf 170 00:01:33,629 --> 00:01:34,019: turning 171 00:01:34,019 --> 00:01:34,379: greyer 172 00:01:34,379 --> 00:01:34,530: with 173 00:01:34,530 --> 00:01:34,620: the 174 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:35,040: passage 175 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:35,129: of 176 00:01:35,129 --> 00:01:36,090: years, 177 00:01:36,090 --> 00:01:36,150: a 178 00:01:36,150 --> 00:01:36,450: third 179 00:01:36,450 --> 00:01:36,540: of 180 00:01:36,540 --> 00:01:36,689: his 181 00:01:36,689 --> 00:01:37,050: tail 182 00:01:37,050 --> 00:01:37,130: and 183 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:37,200: the 184 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:37,439: tip 185 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:37,530: of 186 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:37,709: one 187 00:01:37,709 --> 00:01:37,799: of 188 00:01:37,799 --> 00:01:37,950: his 189 00:01:37,950 --> 00:01:38,219: ears 190 00:01:38,219 --> 00:01:38,849: missing, 191 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:39,090: and 192 00:01:39,090 --> 00:01:39,450: three 193 00:01:39,450 --> 00:01:40,140: pencil-thin 194 00:01:40,140 --> 00:01:40,650: scars 195 00:01:40,650 --> 00:01:40,829: over 196 00:01:40,829 --> 00:01:41,010: his 197 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:41,310: left 198 00:01:41,310 --> 00:01:43,530: eye.

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Experimentally, 354 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:35,849: Steward 355 00:02:35,849 --> 00:02:36,240: closed 356 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:36,479: one 357 00:02:36,479 --> 00:02:36,810: amber 358 00:02:36,810 --> 00:02:37,379: eye, 359 00:02:37,379 --> 00:02:37,500: and 360 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:37,590: the 361 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:38,069: ocelet 362 00:02:38,069 --> 00:02:38,400: almost 363 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,840: vanished. 364 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:39,960: Her 365 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:40,379: presence 366 00:02:40,379 --> 00:02:40,530: was 367 00:02:40,530 --> 00:02:40,889: there, 368 00:02:40,889 --> 00:02:41,099: like 369 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:41,129: a 370 00:02:41,129 --> 00:02:41,640: shadow 371 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:41,849: over 372 00:02:41,849 --> 00:02:42,689: reality, 373 00:02:42,689 --> 00:02:42,870: but 374 00:02:42,870 --> 00:02:42,960: it 375 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:43,080: would 376 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:43,169: have 377 00:02:43,169 --> 00:02:43,379: been 378 00:02:43,379 --> 00:02:43,650: even 379 00:02:43,650 --> 00:02:44,009: money 380 00:02:44,009 --> 00:02:44,069: if 381 00:02:44,069 --> 00:02:44,520: Steward 382 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:44,699: would 383 00:02:44,699 --> 00:02:44,819: have 384 00:02:44,819 --> 00:02:45,360: remembered 385 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:45,750: passing 386 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:45,900: her 387 00:02:45,900 --> 00:02:46,020: on 388 00:02:46,020 --> 00:02:46,110: the 389 00:02:46,110 --> 00:02:48,360: street.

“Are 390 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:48,539: you 391 00:02:48,539 --> 00:02:49,889: okay?” 392 00:02:49,889 --> 00:02:50,129: she 393 00:02:50,129 --> 00:02:51,689: asked.

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“Figueroa. 411 00:03:01,169 --> 00:03:01,590: Jane 412 00:03:01,590 --> 00:03:02,969: Figueroa.” 413 00:03:02,969 --> 00:03:03,180: She 414 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:03,479: offered 415 00:03:03,479 --> 00:03:03,569: him 416 00:03:03,569 --> 00:03:03,689: her 417 00:03:03,689 --> 00:03:04,560: hand. 418 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:04,650: It 419 00:03:04,650 --> 00:03:04,770: was 420 00:03:04,770 --> 00:03:04,919: like 421 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:05,310: shaking 422 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:05,639: hands 423 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:05,789: with 424 00:03:05,789 --> 00:03:07,740: smoke. “And, uh, 425 00:03:07,740 --> 00:03:07,979: the 426 00:03:07,979 --> 00:03:08,370: fox 427 00:03:08,370 --> 00:03:08,610: said 428 00:03:08,610 --> 00:03:08,729: you 429 00:03:08,729 --> 00:03:08,879: could 430 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:09,150: help 431 00:03:09,150 --> 00:03:10,289: me?”

“What 432 00:03:10,289 --> 00:03:12,180: fox?”

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“Did 495 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:36,180: her eyes 496 00:03:36,180 --> 00:03:38,129: glow?”

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“Where 658 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:47,910: did 659 00:04:47,910 --> 00:04:48,000: it 660 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,319: happen?” 661 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:49,500: he 662 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:49,889: asked 663 00:04:49,889 --> 00:04:50,069: her 664 00:04:50,069 --> 00:04:50,220: as 665 00:04:50,220 --> 00:04:50,339: they 666 00:04:50,339 --> 00:04:50,610: turned 667 00:04:50,610 --> 00:04:50,819: onto 668 00:04:50,819 --> 00:04:53,519: Pier 84.

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“Someone 707 00:05:08,550 --> 00:05:08,759: must 708 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:08,850: have 709 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:09,209: found 710 00:05:09,209 --> 00:05:10,199: you,” 711 00:05:10,199 --> 00:05:10,709: Steward 712 00:05:10,709 --> 00:05:10,949: told 713 00:05:10,949 --> 00:05:11,250: Jane 714 00:05:11,250 --> 00:05:11,430: under 715 00:05:11,430 --> 00:05:11,610: his 716 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:13,379: breath.

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“Davey? 1330 00:09:15,179 --> 00:09:15,360: What 1331 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:15,450: the 1332 00:09:15,450 --> 00:09:16,409: fuck are you 1333 00:09:16,409 --> 00:09:16,529: doing 1334 00:09:16,529 --> 00:09:19,169: here?”

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Besides, 1377 00:09:37,769 --> 00:09:38,039: Vito 1378 00:09:38,039 --> 00:09:38,250: was 1379 00:09:38,250 --> 00:09:38,580: bigger 1380 00:09:38,580 --> 00:09:38,700: and 1381 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:39,120: stronger 1382 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,240: than 1383 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:39,389: he 1384 00:09:39,389 --> 00:09:41,669: was.

“Hi, 1385 00:09:41,669 --> 00:09:43,500: Riley,” 1386 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:43,919: Steward 1387 00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:44,250: managed 1388 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:44,340: to 1389 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:44,519: keep 1390 00:09:44,519 --> 00:09:44,639: his 1391 00:09:44,639 --> 00:09:44,909: voice 1392 00:09:44,909 --> 00:09:45,059: from 1393 00:09:45,059 --> 00:09:45,509: descending 1394 00:09:45,509 --> 00:09:45,750: into 1395 00:09:45,750 --> 00:09:45,809: a 1396 00:09:45,809 --> 00:09:46,950: growl. “You 1397 00:09:46,950 --> 00:09:47,220: got 1398 00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:47,250: a 1399 00:09:47,250 --> 00:09:47,639: murder 1400 00:09:47,639 --> 00:09:47,940: back 1401 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:51,059: there?”

Vita’s 1402 00:09:51,059 --> 00:09:51,659: exhausted 1403 00:09:51,659 --> 00:09:51,960: emerald 1404 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:52,289: eyes 1405 00:09:52,289 --> 00:09:53,370: narrowed. 1406 00:09:53,370 --> 00:09:53,519: They 1407 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:53,879: swept 1408 00:09:53,879 --> 00:09:54,330: Steward 1409 00:09:54,330 --> 00:09:54,509: up 1410 00:09:54,509 --> 00:09:54,629: and 1411 00:09:54,629 --> 00:09:54,929: down, 1412 00:09:54,929 --> 00:09:55,320: taking 1413 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:55,470: in 1414 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:56,879: everything—his 1415 00:09:56,879 --> 00:09:57,450: clothes, 1416 00:09:57,450 --> 00:09:57,629: his 1417 00:09:57,629 --> 00:09:58,320: posture, 1418 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:58,440: the 1419 00:09:58,440 --> 00:09:58,860: missing 1420 00:09:58,860 --> 00:09:59,190: chunk 1421 00:09:59,190 --> 00:09:59,340: of 1422 00:09:59,340 --> 00:09:59,730: ear 1423 00:09:59,730 --> 00:09:59,850: and 1424 00:09:59,850 --> 00:10:00,179: his 1425 00:10:00,179 --> 00:10:00,809: scarred 1426 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:01,649: face, 1427 00:10:01,649 --> 00:10:01,889: even 1428 00:10:01,889 --> 00:10:02,009: his 1429 00:10:02,009 --> 00:10:02,519: shiny 1430 00:10:02,519 --> 00:10:02,700: but 1431 00:10:02,700 --> 00:10:03,120: heavily 1432 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:03,539: dented 1433 00:10:03,539 --> 00:10:03,960: gold 1434 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:04,230: wedding 1435 00:10:04,230 --> 00:10:05,340: ring. 1436 00:10:05,340 --> 00:10:06,179: Especially 1437 00:10:06,179 --> 00:10:06,299: the 1438 00:10:06,299 --> 00:10:06,629: wedding 1439 00:10:06,629 --> 00:10:09,889: ring.

Steward sighed. “A 1440 00:10:09,889 --> 00:10:10,399: client 1441 00:10:10,399 --> 00:10:10,759: hired 1442 00:10:10,759 --> 00:10:10,879: me 1443 00:10:10,879 --> 00:10:10,940: to 1444 00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:11,179: look 1445 00:10:11,179 --> 00:10:11,389: into 1446 00:10:11,389 --> 00:10:14,059: it.”

“Who?”

“Private. 1447 00:10:14,059 --> 00:10:15,529: Sorry.” 1448 00:10:15,529 --> 00:10:15,919: Steward 1449 00:10:15,919 --> 00:10:16,039: did 1450 00:10:16,039 --> 00:10:16,250: not 1451 00:10:16,250 --> 00:10:16,580: sound 1452 00:10:16,580 --> 00:10:19,190: sorry.

“Then,” 1453 00:10:19,190 --> 00:10:19,490: said 1454 00:10:19,490 --> 00:10:19,820: Vita 1455 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:19,940: in 1456 00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:20,029: the 1457 00:10:20,029 --> 00:10:20,330: tones 1458 00:10:20,330 --> 00:10:20,419: of 1459 00:10:20,419 --> 00:10:20,480: a 1460 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:20,779: man 1461 00:10:20,779 --> 00:10:21,019: used 1462 00:10:21,019 --> 00:10:21,139: to 1463 00:10:21,139 --> 00:10:21,440: being 1464 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,789: obeyed, “you 1465 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:22,970: can 1466 00:10:22,970 --> 00:10:23,210: just 1467 00:10:23,210 --> 00:10:23,480: move 1468 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:23,870: along, 1469 00:10:23,870 --> 00:10:26,090: civilian.”

“Come 1470 00:10:26,090 --> 00:10:26,480: on, 1471 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,129: Riley,” 1472 00:10:28,129 --> 00:10:28,639: Steward 1473 00:10:28,639 --> 00:10:29,480: said. 1474 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:29,629: He 1475 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:30,019: cringed 1476 00:10:30,019 --> 00:10:30,710: inwardly. 1477 00:10:30,710 --> 00:10:30,889: How 1478 00:10:30,889 --> 00:10:31,220: easy 1479 00:10:31,220 --> 00:10:31,340: it 1480 00:10:31,340 --> 00:10:31,669: was 1481 00:10:31,669 --> 00:10:31,730: to 1482 00:10:31,730 --> 00:10:32,059: fall 1483 00:10:32,059 --> 00:10:32,269: into 1484 00:10:32,269 --> 00:10:32,570: those 1485 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:32,870: old 1486 00:10:32,870 --> 00:10:33,710: habits, 1487 00:10:33,710 --> 00:10:33,830: the 1488 00:10:33,830 --> 00:10:34,460: bargaining, 1489 00:10:34,460 --> 00:10:34,549: the 1490 00:10:34,549 --> 00:10:35,570: wheedling, 1491 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:35,870: Vita’s 1492 00:10:35,870 --> 00:10:36,379: refusal 1493 00:10:36,379 --> 00:10:36,440: to 1494 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:36,769: permit 1495 00:10:36,769 --> 00:10:37,070: anything 1496 00:10:37,070 --> 00:10:37,340: unless 1497 00:10:37,340 --> 00:10:37,610: he 1498 00:10:37,610 --> 00:10:37,789: was 1499 00:10:37,789 --> 00:10:37,909: in 1500 00:10:37,909 --> 00:10:39,769: control. “You 1501 00:10:39,769 --> 00:10:39,950: can 1502 00:10:39,950 --> 00:10:40,309: watch 1503 00:10:40,309 --> 00:10:40,490: me 1504 00:10:40,490 --> 00:10:40,970: every 1505 00:10:40,970 --> 00:10:41,450: step 1506 00:10:41,450 --> 00:10:41,629: of 1507 00:10:41,629 --> 00:10:41,720: the 1508 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:42,259: way. 1509 00:10:42,259 --> 00:10:42,379: I 1510 00:10:42,379 --> 00:10:42,679: won’t 1511 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:42,950: touch 1512 00:10:42,950 --> 00:10:43,490: anything, 1513 00:10:43,490 --> 00:10:43,549: I 1514 00:10:43,549 --> 00:10:43,789: won’t 1515 00:10:43,789 --> 00:10:44,000: get 1516 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:44,090: in 1517 00:10:44,090 --> 00:10:44,179: the 1518 00:10:44,179 --> 00:10:44,960: way. 1519 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:45,049: I 1520 00:10:45,049 --> 00:10:45,470: just 1521 00:10:45,470 --> 00:10:45,769: need 1522 00:10:45,769 --> 00:10:45,981: to 1523 00:10:45,981 --> 00:10:46,159: see 1524 00:10:46,159 --> 00:10:48,259: it.”

Vita 1525 00:10:48,259 --> 00:10:48,649: glanced 1526 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:48,950: down 1527 00:10:48,950 --> 00:10:49,039: at 1528 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:49,490: Steward’s 1529 00:10:49,490 --> 00:10:49,669: ring 1530 00:10:49,669 --> 00:10:50,600: again. 1531 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:51,080: Steward 1532 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:51,289: took 1533 00:10:51,289 --> 00:10:51,409: the 1534 00:10:51,409 --> 00:10:52,009: opportunity 1535 00:10:52,009 --> 00:10:52,070: to 1536 00:10:52,070 --> 00:10:52,279: look 1537 00:10:52,279 --> 00:10:52,490: over 1538 00:10:52,490 --> 00:10:52,610: at 1539 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:52,909: Jane 1540 00:10:52,909 --> 00:10:53,000: and 1541 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:53,360: subtly 1542 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:53,840: motion 1543 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:54,259: towards 1544 00:10:54,259 --> 00:10:54,470: the 1545 00:10:54,470 --> 00:10:55,009: densest 1546 00:10:55,009 --> 00:10:55,490: cluster 1547 00:10:55,490 --> 00:10:55,580: of 1548 00:10:55,580 --> 00:10:56,629: cops. 1549 00:10:56,629 --> 00:10:56,809: She 1550 00:10:56,809 --> 00:10:57,169: flashed 1551 00:10:57,169 --> 00:10:57,259: him 1552 00:10:57,259 --> 00:10:57,320: a 1553 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:57,649: thumbs 1554 00:10:57,649 --> 00:10:57,919: up, 1555 00:10:57,919 --> 00:10:58,070: then 1556 00:10:58,070 --> 00:10:58,639: vanished 1557 00:10:58,639 --> 00:10:58,879: only 1558 00:10:58,879 --> 00:10:58,970: to 1559 00:10:58,970 --> 00:11:00,259: reappear, 1560 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:00,860: shimmering 1561 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:00,950: in 1562 00:11:00,950 --> 00:11:01,009: the 1563 00:11:01,009 --> 00:11:01,370: waning 1564 00:11:01,370 --> 00:11:02,120: light, 1565 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:02,299: where 1566 00:11:02,299 --> 00:11:02,450: he 1567 00:11:02,450 --> 00:11:02,539: had 1568 00:11:02,539 --> 00:11:06,139: gestured.

“Fine,” 1569 00:11:06,139 --> 00:11:06,409: said 1570 00:11:06,409 --> 00:11:06,679: Vita 1571 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:06,799: in 1572 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:06,860: a 1573 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:07,190: flat 1574 00:11:07,190 --> 00:11:07,610: voice, 1575 00:11:07,610 --> 00:11:07,970: nearly 1576 00:11:07,970 --> 00:11:08,360: causing 1577 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:08,750: Steward 1578 00:11:08,750 --> 00:11:08,809: to 1579 00:11:08,809 --> 00:11:09,379: jump. 1580 00:11:09,379 --> 00:11:09,498: He 1581 00:11:09,498 --> 00:11:09,590: had 1582 00:11:09,590 --> 00:11:09,799: almost 1583 00:11:09,799 --> 00:11:10,190: forgotten 1584 00:11:10,190 --> 00:11:10,309: his 1585 00:11:10,309 --> 00:11:10,519: ex 1586 00:11:10,519 --> 00:11:10,669: was 1587 00:11:10,669 --> 00:11:11,840: there. “But 1588 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:12,289: you 1589 00:11:12,289 --> 00:11:12,889: touch 1590 00:11:12,889 --> 00:11:13,519: nothing, 1591 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:13,669: you 1592 00:11:13,669 --> 00:11:13,970: got 1593 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:14,659: me? 1594 00:11:14,659 --> 00:11:14,720: I 1595 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:14,870: don’t 1596 00:11:14,870 --> 00:11:15,110: need 1597 00:11:15,110 --> 00:11:15,440: you 1598 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:15,860: fucking 1599 00:11:15,860 --> 00:11:15,950: up 1600 00:11:15,950 --> 00:11:16,159: my 1601 00:11:16,159 --> 00:11:18,500: case.”

Steward 1602 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:18,830: raised 1603 00:11:18,830 --> 00:11:18,950: his 1604 00:11:18,950 --> 00:11:19,279: hands 1605 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:19,370: in 1606 00:11:19,370 --> 00:11:19,730: something 1607 00:11:19,730 --> 00:11:19,941: like 1608 00:11:19,941 --> 00:11:19,999: a 1609 00:11:19,999 --> 00:11:21,289: surrender. 1610 00:11:21,289 --> 00:11:21,440: With a 1611 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:21,799: last 1612 00:11:21,799 --> 00:11:22,009: look 1613 00:11:22,009 --> 00:11:22,070: at 1614 00:11:22,070 --> 00:11:22,549: Steward’s 1615 00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:23,210: ring, 1616 00:11:23,210 --> 00:11:23,509: Vita 1617 00:11:23,509 --> 00:11:23,840: lifted 1618 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:23,929: the 1619 00:11:23,929 --> 00:11:24,320: police 1620 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:24,559: tape 1621 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:24,830: enough 1622 00:11:24,830 --> 00:11:24,980: for 1623 00:11:24,980 --> 00:11:25,070: the 1624 00:11:25,070 --> 00:11:25,340: wolf 1625 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:25,490: to 1626 00:11:25,490 --> 00:11:25,730: duck 1627 00:11:25,730 --> 00:11:26,539: underneath, 1628 00:11:26,539 --> 00:11:26,779: then 1629 00:11:26,779 --> 00:11:26,960: led 1630 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:27,049: the 1631 00:11:27,049 --> 00:11:27,200: way 1632 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:27,259: to 1633 00:11:27,259 --> 00:11:27,379: the 1634 00:11:27,379 --> 00:11:28,820: body—Jane’s 1635 00:11:28,820 --> 00:11:30,139: body—laying 1636 00:11:30,139 --> 00:11:30,500: face 1637 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:30,740: down 1638 00:11:30,740 --> 00:11:30,830: on 1639 00:11:30,830 --> 00:11:30,919: the 1640 00:11:30,919 --> 00:11:32,269: concrete. 1641 00:11:32,269 --> 00:11:32,690: Someone 1642 00:11:32,690 --> 00:11:32,809: had 1643 00:11:32,809 --> 00:11:33,049: flung 1644 00:11:33,049 --> 00:11:33,110: a 1645 00:11:33,110 --> 00:11:33,440: tarp 1646 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:33,679: over 1647 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:33,860: her, 1648 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:34,039: but 1649 00:11:34,039 --> 00:11:34,309: one 1650 00:11:34,309 --> 00:11:34,669: hand 1651 00:11:34,669 --> 00:11:34,759: and 1652 00:11:34,759 --> 00:11:34,820: the 1653 00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:35,059: tip 1654 00:11:35,059 --> 00:11:35,149: of 1655 00:11:35,149 --> 00:11:35,210: her 1656 00:11:35,210 --> 00:11:35,539: muzzle 1657 00:11:35,539 --> 00:11:35,659: were 1658 00:11:35,659 --> 00:11:35,929: still 1659 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:38,330: visible.

“You 1660 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:38,720: okay, 1661 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,129: detective?” 1662 00:11:40,129 --> 00:11:40,714: Figueroa 1663 00:11:40,714 --> 00:11:41,149: whispered 1664 00:11:41,149 --> 00:11:41,269: in 1665 00:11:41,269 --> 00:11:41,419: his 1666 00:11:41,419 --> 00:11:42,740: ear.

He 1667 00:11:42,740 --> 00:11:43,220: privately 1668 00:11:43,220 --> 00:11:43,490: thought 1669 00:11:43,490 --> 00:11:43,610: he 1670 00:11:43,610 --> 00:11:43,759: was 1671 00:11:43,759 --> 00:11:43,970: doing 1672 00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:44,240: better 1673 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:44,389: than 1674 00:11:44,389 --> 00:11:44,659: she 1675 00:11:44,659 --> 00:11:44,990: was, 1676 00:11:44,990 --> 00:11:45,110: but 1677 00:11:45,110 --> 00:11:45,259: all 1678 00:11:45,259 --> 00:11:45,379: he 1679 00:11:45,379 --> 00:11:45,590: did 1680 00:11:45,590 --> 00:11:45,769: was 1681 00:11:45,769 --> 00:11:47,870: nod.

“What 1682 00:11:47,870 --> 00:11:47,929: do 1683 00:11:47,929 --> 00:11:48,049: you 1684 00:11:48,049 --> 00:11:48,470: have, 1685 00:11:48,470 --> 00:11:50,809: Riley?”

Vita 1686 00:11:50,809 --> 00:11:51,230: lifted 1687 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:51,259: a 1688 00:11:51,259 --> 00:11:51,532: lip 1689 00:11:51,532 --> 00:11:51,628: in 1690 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:51,679: a 1691 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:52,159: silent 1692 00:11:52,159 --> 00:11:52,879: growl, 1693 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:53,450: revealing 1694 00:11:53,450 --> 00:11:54,379: smoke-stained 1695 00:11:54,379 --> 00:11:57,379: fangs. “Murder. 1696 00:11:57,379 --> 00:11:57,860: Stabbed 1697 00:11:57,860 --> 00:11:57,919: in 1698 00:11:57,919 --> 00:11:58,009: the 1699 00:11:58,009 --> 00:11:58,340: back 1700 00:11:58,340 --> 00:11:58,460: with 1701 00:11:58,460 --> 00:11:58,820: something 1702 00:11:58,820 --> 00:11:59,509: long, 1703 00:11:59,509 --> 00:11:59,779: long 1704 00:11:59,779 --> 00:11:59,990: enough 1705 00:11:59,990 --> 00:12:00,080: to 1706 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:00,230: go 1707 00:12:00,230 --> 00:12:00,350: out 1708 00:12:00,350 --> 00:12:00,470: the 1709 00:12:00,470 --> 00:12:00,679: other 1710 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:01,370: end. 1711 00:12:01,370 --> 00:12:01,850: Multiple 1712 00:12:01,850 --> 00:12:02,840: times. 1713 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:03,259: Witnesses 1714 00:12:03,259 --> 00:12:03,440: say 1715 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:03,530: the 1716 00:12:03,530 --> 00:12:03,830: vik 1717 00:12:03,830 --> 00:12:04,009: was 1718 00:12:04,009 --> 00:12:04,370: attacked 1719 00:12:04,370 --> 00:12:04,490: by 1720 00:12:04,490 --> 00:12:04,639: her 1721 00:12:04,639 --> 00:12:07,610: boyfriend.”

“What?” 1722 00:12:07,610 --> 00:12:08,149: Figueroa 1723 00:12:08,149 --> 00:12:08,570: appeared 1724 00:12:08,570 --> 00:12:08,659: at 1725 00:12:08,659 --> 00:12:10,070: Steward’s side. “There’s 1726 00:12:10,070 --> 00:12:10,279: no 1727 00:12:10,279 --> 00:12:12,529: way.”

Steward 1728 00:12:12,529 --> 00:12:12,889: struggled 1729 00:12:12,889 --> 00:12:12,980: to 1730 00:12:12,980 --> 00:12:13,220: keep 1731 00:12:13,220 --> 00:12:13,399: his 1732 00:12:13,399 --> 00:12:13,730: gaze 1733 00:12:13,730 --> 00:12:14,090: steady 1734 00:12:14,090 --> 00:12:14,210: on 1735 00:12:14,210 --> 00:12:14,299: the 1736 00:12:14,299 --> 00:12:16,129: panther. “What 1737 00:12:16,129 --> 00:12:16,190: do 1738 00:12:16,190 --> 00:12:16,429: you 1739 00:12:16,429 --> 00:12:18,230: think?”

Vita 1740 00:12:18,230 --> 00:12:20,539: shrugged.

They 1741 00:12:20,539 --> 00:12:20,659: were 1742 00:12:20,659 --> 00:12:21,169: standing 1743 00:12:21,169 --> 00:12:21,261: in 1744 00:12:21,261 --> 00:12:21,320: a 1745 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:21,620: little 1746 00:12:21,620 --> 00:12:22,610: semicircle, 1747 00:12:22,610 --> 00:12:22,759: the 1748 00:12:22,759 --> 00:12:22,970: two 1749 00:12:22,970 --> 00:12:23,299: living 1750 00:12:23,299 --> 00:12:23,960: detectives 1751 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:24,200: and 1752 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:24,289: the 1753 00:12:24,289 --> 00:12:24,500: dead 1754 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:25,070: girl, 1755 00:12:25,070 --> 00:12:25,309: all 1756 00:12:25,309 --> 00:12:25,700: staring 1757 00:12:25,700 --> 00:12:25,879: down 1758 00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:25,970: at 1759 00:12:25,970 --> 00:12:26,059: the 1760 00:12:26,059 --> 00:12:26,480: lump 1761 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:27,139: Figueroa’s 1762 00:12:27,139 --> 00:12:27,470: body 1763 00:12:27,470 --> 00:12:27,799: made 1764 00:12:27,799 --> 00:12:27,950: under 1765 00:12:27,950 --> 00:12:28,070: the 1766 00:12:28,070 --> 00:12:29,659: tarp. 1767 00:12:29,659 --> 00:12:30,076: Steward 1768 00:12:30,076 --> 00:12:30,289: looked 1769 00:12:30,289 --> 00:12:30,590: down 1770 00:12:30,590 --> 00:12:30,769: at 1771 00:12:30,769 --> 00:12:30,919: it, 1772 00:12:30,919 --> 00:12:31,252: brow 1773 00:12:31,252 --> 00:12:31,639: knit 1774 00:12:31,639 --> 00:12:31,820: as 1775 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:31,909: he 1776 00:12:31,909 --> 00:12:32,210: tried 1777 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:32,269: to 1778 00:12:32,269 --> 00:12:32,779: organize 1779 00:12:32,779 --> 00:12:32,870: the 1780 00:12:32,870 --> 00:12:33,350: paucity 1781 00:12:33,350 --> 00:12:33,440: of 1782 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:33,799: clues 1783 00:12:33,799 --> 00:12:34,009: so 1784 00:12:34,009 --> 00:12:35,090: far. 1785 00:12:35,090 --> 00:12:35,480: Vita 1786 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:35,659: was 1787 00:12:35,659 --> 00:12:36,080: staring 1788 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:36,169: at 1789 00:12:36,169 --> 00:12:36,679: Steward, 1790 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:37,039: hunger 1791 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:37,460: gleaming 1792 00:12:37,460 --> 00:12:37,580: in 1793 00:12:37,580 --> 00:12:37,730: his 1794 00:12:37,730 --> 00:12:38,090: tired 1795 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:38,389: emerald 1796 00:12:38,389 --> 00:12:39,590: eyes. 1797 00:12:39,590 --> 00:12:40,399: Figueroa 1798 00:12:40,399 --> 00:12:40,580: was 1799 00:12:40,580 --> 00:12:41,000: staring 1800 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:41,090: at 1801 00:12:41,090 --> 00:12:41,899: nothing, 1802 00:12:41,899 --> 00:12:42,259: trying 1803 00:12:42,259 --> 00:12:42,470: not 1804 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:42,590: to 1805 00:12:42,590 --> 00:12:42,710: be 1806 00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:43,279: confronted 1807 00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:43,399: with 1808 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:43,490: the 1809 00:12:43,490 --> 00:12:43,850: very 1810 00:12:43,850 --> 00:12:44,360: violent 1811 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:44,840: reminder 1812 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:44,929: of 1813 00:12:44,929 --> 00:12:45,110: her 1814 00:12:45,110 --> 00:12:45,350: own 1815 00:12:45,350 --> 00:12:48,139: mortality.

Steward 1816 00:12:48,139 --> 00:12:48,559: glanced 1817 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:48,710: up 1818 00:12:48,710 --> 00:12:48,799: at 1819 00:12:48,799 --> 00:12:50,299: Vita. “Can 1820 00:12:50,299 --> 00:12:52,285: I see her?”

Vita 1821 00:12:52,285 --> 00:12:52,669: flicked the 1822 00:12:52,669 --> 00:12:52,940: tarp 1823 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:56,059: off.

“Something’s 1824 00:12:56,059 --> 00:12:57,440: wrong,” 1825 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:57,919: Steward 1826 00:12:57,919 --> 00:12:58,820: said. 1827 00:12:58,820 --> 00:12:58,923: He 1828 00:12:58,923 --> 00:12:59,179: wasn’t 1829 00:12:59,179 --> 00:12:59,480: looking 1830 00:12:59,480 --> 00:12:59,570: at 1831 00:12:59,570 --> 00:12:59,629: the 1832 00:12:59,629 --> 00:13:00,289: body. 1833 00:13:00,289 --> 00:13:00,440: His 1834 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:00,710: gaze 1835 00:13:00,710 --> 00:13:00,860: was 1836 00:13:00,860 --> 00:13:01,190: fixed 1837 00:13:01,190 --> 00:13:01,279: on 1838 00:13:01,279 --> 00:13:01,370: the 1839 00:13:01,370 --> 00:13:01,759: ghost, 1840 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:01,909: who 1841 00:13:01,909 --> 00:13:02,299: was, 1842 00:13:02,299 --> 00:13:02,450: in 1843 00:13:02,450 --> 00:13:02,899: turn, 1844 00:13:02,899 --> 00:13:03,230: looking 1845 00:13:03,230 --> 00:13:03,500: down 1846 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:03,590: at 1847 00:13:03,590 --> 00:13:03,769: her 1848 00:13:03,769 --> 00:13:04,009: own 1849 00:13:04,009 --> 00:13:05,899: remains.

“No 1850 00:13:05,899 --> 00:13:07,850: shit?” 1851 00:13:07,850 --> 00:13:08,177: Vito 1852 00:13:08,177 --> 00:13:09,379: snorted. 1853 00:13:09,379 --> 00:13:09,529: He 1854 00:13:09,529 --> 00:13:09,799: tugged 1855 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:09,860: the 1856 00:13:09,860 --> 00:13:10,129: tarp 1857 00:13:10,129 --> 00:13:10,399: back 1858 00:13:10,399 --> 00:13:10,580: over 1859 00:13:10,580 --> 00:13:11,120: Figueroa’s 1860 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:11,419: body 1861 00:13:11,419 --> 00:13:11,570: as 1862 00:13:11,570 --> 00:13:12,169: carelessly 1863 00:13:12,169 --> 00:13:12,289: as 1864 00:13:12,289 --> 00:13:12,350: he 1865 00:13:12,350 --> 00:13:12,470: had 1866 00:13:12,470 --> 00:13:12,769: twitched 1867 00:13:12,769 --> 00:13:12,860: it 1868 00:13:12,860 --> 00:13:13,759: off. “I 1869 00:13:13,759 --> 00:13:14,029: hope 1870 00:13:14,029 --> 00:13:14,149: you 1871 00:13:14,149 --> 00:13:14,450: got 1872 00:13:14,450 --> 00:13:14,600: what 1873 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:14,720: you 1874 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:15,049: want, 1875 00:13:15,049 --> 00:13:15,379: Dave. 1876 00:13:15,379 --> 00:13:15,590: We’ll 1877 00:13:15,590 --> 00:13:15,830: take 1878 00:13:15,830 --> 00:13:15,919: it 1879 00:13:15,919 --> 00:13:16,100: from 1880 00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,929: here.”

“Come 1881 00:13:17,929 --> 00:13:18,320: on, 1882 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,090: Riley…”

Vito 1883 00:13:20,090 --> 00:13:20,360: shook 1884 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:20,509: his 1885 00:13:20,509 --> 00:13:21,559: head. “Not 1886 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:21,799: gonna 1887 00:13:21,799 --> 00:13:22,129: work, 1888 00:13:22,129 --> 00:13:23,179: puppy. 1889 00:13:23,179 --> 00:13:23,360: You 1890 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:23,629: want 1891 00:13:23,629 --> 00:13:23,990: more, 1892 00:13:23,990 --> 00:13:24,110: you 1893 00:13:24,110 --> 00:13:24,350: make 1894 00:13:24,350 --> 00:13:24,409: a 1895 00:13:24,409 --> 00:13:24,860: request 1896 00:13:24,860 --> 00:13:24,950: for 1897 00:13:24,950 --> 00:13:25,100: my 1898 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:25,490: report 1899 00:13:25,490 --> 00:13:25,820: next 1900 00:13:25,820 --> 00:13:28,610: week.”

Steward 1901 00:13:28,610 --> 00:13:28,879: knew 1902 00:13:28,879 --> 00:13:29,000: he 1903 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:29,149: could 1904 00:13:29,149 --> 00:13:29,450: beg 1905 00:13:29,450 --> 00:13:29,629: and 1906 00:13:29,629 --> 00:13:29,990: plead 1907 00:13:29,990 --> 00:13:30,139: and, 1908 00:13:30,139 --> 00:13:30,740: eventually, 1909 00:13:30,740 --> 00:13:31,070: Vito 1910 00:13:31,070 --> 00:13:31,279: would 1911 00:13:31,279 --> 00:13:32,330: relent. 1912 00:13:32,330 --> 00:13:32,450: It 1913 00:13:32,450 --> 00:13:32,690: was 1914 00:13:32,690 --> 00:13:32,811: what 1915 00:13:32,811 --> 00:13:32,899: the 1916 00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:33,289: jaguar 1917 00:13:33,289 --> 00:13:34,039: wanted, 1918 00:13:34,039 --> 00:13:34,190: to 1919 00:13:34,190 --> 00:13:34,429: feel 1920 00:13:34,429 --> 00:13:34,700: big 1921 00:13:34,700 --> 00:13:34,789: and 1922 00:13:34,789 --> 00:13:35,570: important. 1923 00:13:35,570 --> 00:13:35,690: To 1924 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:35,779: be 1925 00:13:35,779 --> 00:13:35,870: the 1926 00:13:35,870 --> 00:13:36,080: one 1927 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:36,440: calling 1928 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:36,529: the 1929 00:13:36,529 --> 00:13:37,850: shots. 1930 00:13:37,850 --> 00:13:38,120: Once 1931 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:38,389: upon 1932 00:13:38,389 --> 00:13:38,450: a 1933 00:13:38,450 --> 00:13:38,809: time, 1934 00:13:38,809 --> 00:13:39,200: Steward 1935 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:39,381: would 1936 00:13:39,381 --> 00:13:39,470: have 1937 00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:41,029: obliged. 1938 00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:41,149: But 1939 00:13:41,149 --> 00:13:41,240: he 1940 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:41,809: wasn’t 1941 00:13:41,809 --> 00:13:42,049: that 1942 00:13:42,049 --> 00:13:42,470: cringing 1943 00:13:42,470 --> 00:13:42,740: kid 1944 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:42,919: any 1945 00:13:42,919 --> 00:13:43,460: more, 1946 00:13:43,460 --> 00:13:43,580: and 1947 00:13:43,580 --> 00:13:43,666: he 1948 00:13:43,666 --> 00:13:43,820: had 1949 00:13:43,820 --> 00:13:44,149: tools 1950 00:13:44,149 --> 00:13:44,299: that 1951 00:13:44,299 --> 00:13:44,600: Vito 1952 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:44,899: couldn’t 1953 00:13:44,899 --> 00:13:45,110: even 1954 00:13:45,110 --> 00:13:46,820: imagine.

He 1955 00:13:46,820 --> 00:13:47,120: opened 1956 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:47,299: up 1957 00:13:47,299 --> 00:13:47,389: the 1958 00:13:47,389 --> 00:13:47,779: Sight 1959 00:13:47,779 --> 00:13:47,929: and 1960 00:13:47,929 --> 00:13:48,230: looked 1961 00:13:48,230 --> 00:13:49,190: down. 1962 00:13:49,190 --> 00:13:49,279: The 1963 00:13:49,279 --> 00:13:49,519: tarp 1964 00:13:49,519 --> 00:13:49,669: was 1965 00:13:49,669 --> 00:13:49,820: no 1966 00:13:49,820 --> 00:13:50,240: hindrance 1967 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:50,360: to 1968 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:50,450: the 1969 00:13:50,450 --> 00:13:50,929: lingering 1970 00:13:50,929 --> 00:13:51,320: magic 1971 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:51,470: that 1972 00:13:51,470 --> 00:13:51,830: lurked 1973 00:13:51,830 --> 00:13:51,919: in 1974 00:13:51,919 --> 00:13:52,129: his 1975 00:13:52,129 --> 00:13:53,509: damaged eye. 1976 00:13:53,509 --> 00:13:53,659: He 1977 00:13:53,659 --> 00:13:53,809: could 1978 00:13:53,809 --> 00:13:53,960: see 1979 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:54,320: beyond 1980 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:54,379: a 1981 00:13:54,379 --> 00:13:54,799: shadow 1982 00:13:54,799 --> 00:13:54,889: of 1983 00:13:54,889 --> 00:13:54,950: a 1984 00:13:54,950 --> 00:13:55,250: doubt 1985 00:13:55,250 --> 00:13:55,399: the 1986 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:55,820: injury 1987 00:13:55,820 --> 00:13:55,970: that 1988 00:13:55,970 --> 00:13:56,090: had 1989 00:13:56,090 --> 00:13:56,389: taken 1990 00:13:56,389 --> 00:13:56,929: Figueroa’s 1991 00:13:56,929 --> 00:13:57,889: life. 1992 00:13:57,889 --> 00:13:58,009: The 1993 00:13:58,009 --> 00:13:59,629: claws—he 1994 00:13:59,629 --> 00:14:00,080: knew 1995 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:00,230: it 1996 00:14:00,230 --> 00:14:00,500: was 1997 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:02,179: claws—had 1998 00:14:02,179 --> 00:14:02,720: punctured 1999 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:02,960: not 2000 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:03,200: only 2001 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:03,320: her 2002 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:03,860: torso 2003 00:14:03,860 --> 00:14:04,039: but 2004 00:14:04,039 --> 00:14:04,700: reality 2005 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:05,330: itself, 2006 00:14:05,330 --> 00:14:05,480: and 2007 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:05,750: left 2008 00:14:05,750 --> 00:14:05,809: a 2009 00:14:05,809 --> 00:14:06,860: tar, 2010 00:14:06,860 --> 00:14:07,340: black 2011 00:14:07,340 --> 00:14:07,428: and 2012 00:14:07,428 --> 00:14:08,059: sticky, 2013 00:14:08,059 --> 00:14:09,019: behind, 2014 00:14:09,019 --> 00:14:09,139: the 2015 00:14:09,139 --> 00:14:09,289: way 2016 00:14:09,289 --> 00:14:09,350: a 2017 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:09,830: rabid 2018 00:14:09,830 --> 00:14:10,220: animal 2019 00:14:10,220 --> 00:14:10,519: leaves 2020 00:14:10,519 --> 00:14:11,120: saliva 2021 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:11,509: behind 2022 00:14:11,509 --> 00:14:11,629: when 2023 00:14:11,629 --> 00:14:11,840: it 2024 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,620: bites.

“Davey?” 2025 00:14:15,620 --> 00:14:15,950: Vito 2026 00:14:15,950 --> 00:14:16,490: asked, 2027 00:14:16,490 --> 00:14:16,639: his 2028 00:14:16,639 --> 00:14:16,940: voice 2029 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:17,480: softening 2030 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:17,570: the 2031 00:14:17,570 --> 00:14:18,080: merest 2032 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,519: fraction. “You 2033 00:14:19,519 --> 00:14:22,399: okay?”

Steward 2034 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:22,639: looked 2035 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:22,820: up 2036 00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:22,940: into 2037 00:14:22,940 --> 00:14:23,029: the 2038 00:14:23,029 --> 00:14:23,659: spotlight 2039 00:14:23,659 --> 00:14:23,990: burn 2040 00:14:23,990 --> 00:14:24,080: of 2041 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:24,230: his 2042 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:25,100: ex, 2043 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:25,279: into 2044 00:14:25,279 --> 00:14:25,490: those 2045 00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:25,909: tired 2046 00:14:25,909 --> 00:14:26,149: green 2047 00:14:26,149 --> 00:14:26,450: eyes, 2048 00:14:26,450 --> 00:14:26,570: and 2049 00:14:26,570 --> 00:14:28,039: nodded. 2050 00:14:28,039 --> 00:14:28,970: There 2051 00:14:28,970 --> 00:14:29,210: was 2052 00:14:29,210 --> 00:14:29,299: the 2053 00:14:29,299 --> 00:14:29,659: part 2054 00:14:29,659 --> 00:14:29,750: of 2055 00:14:29,750 --> 00:14:30,259: Vito 2056 00:14:30,259 --> 00:14:30,440: that 2057 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:30,950: Steward 2058 00:14:30,950 --> 00:14:31,100: had 2059 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:31,340: fell 2060 00:14:31,340 --> 00:14:31,429: in 2061 00:14:31,429 --> 00:14:31,669: love 2062 00:14:31,669 --> 00:14:33,019: with, 2063 00:14:33,019 --> 00:14:33,139: the 2064 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:33,769: protector, 2065 00:14:33,769 --> 00:14:33,889: the 2066 00:14:33,889 --> 00:14:34,879: savior, 2067 00:14:34,879 --> 00:14:35,000: the 2068 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:35,360: one 2069 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:35,509: who 2070 00:14:35,509 --> 00:14:37,850: cared.

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“Yeah, 2076 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:41,720: just 2077 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:42,500: thinking. 2078 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:42,679: Call 2079 00:14:42,679 --> 00:14:42,830: me 2080 00:14:42,830 --> 00:14:42,950: when 2081 00:14:42,950 --> 00:14:43,129: that 2082 00:14:43,129 --> 00:14:43,610: report’s 2083 00:14:43,610 --> 00:14:44,750: done.” 2084 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:44,870: He 2085 00:14:44,870 --> 00:14:45,200: fished 2086 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:45,350: out 2087 00:14:45,350 --> 00:14:45,379: a 2088 00:14:45,379 --> 00:14:45,769: business 2089 00:14:45,769 --> 00:14:46,070: card 2090 00:14:46,070 --> 00:14:46,159: and 2091 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:46,460: shoved 2092 00:14:46,460 --> 00:14:46,549: it 2093 00:14:46,549 --> 00:14:46,700: into 2094 00:14:46,700 --> 00:14:47,059: Vito’s 2095 00:14:47,059 --> 00:14:47,299: hand 2096 00:14:47,299 --> 00:14:47,509: before 2097 00:14:47,509 --> 00:14:47,960: striding 2098 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,529: off.

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“I 2278 00:16:04,429 --> 00:16:04,789: can’t 2279 00:16:04,789 --> 00:16:05,059: just 2280 00:16:05,059 --> 00:16:05,360: ignore 2281 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:05,509: what 2282 00:16:05,509 --> 00:16:05,570: I 2283 00:16:05,570 --> 00:16:06,830: saw. 2284 00:16:06,830 --> 00:16:06,980: What 2285 00:16:06,980 --> 00:16:07,370: happened 2286 00:16:07,370 --> 00:16:07,460: to 2287 00:16:07,460 --> 00:16:08,659: me.”

“I’m 2288 00:16:08,659 --> 00:16:08,960: not 2289 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:09,320: telling 2290 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:09,440: you 2291 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:10,399: to,” 2292 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:10,879: Steward 2293 00:16:10,879 --> 00:16:11,899: said. “Just 2294 00:16:11,899 --> 00:16:12,679: remember 2295 00:16:12,679 --> 00:16:12,919: that 2296 00:16:12,919 --> 00:16:13,250: what 2297 00:16:13,250 --> 00:16:13,639: happened 2298 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:13,759: to 2299 00:16:13,759 --> 00:16:14,029: you 2300 00:16:14,029 --> 00:16:14,450: wasn’t 2301 00:16:14,450 --> 00:16:14,629: the 2302 00:16:14,629 --> 00:16:14,899: end. 2303 00:16:14,899 --> 00:16:15,049: You 2304 00:16:15,049 --> 00:16:15,259: get 2305 00:16:15,259 --> 00:16:15,350: to 2306 00:16:15,350 --> 00:16:15,559: move 2307 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:16,669: forward, 2308 00:16:16,669 --> 00:16:16,789: and 2309 00:16:16,789 --> 00:16:17,000: that’s 2310 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:17,179: not 2311 00:16:17,179 --> 00:16:17,480: something 2312 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:17,539: a 2313 00:16:17,539 --> 00:16:17,750: lot 2314 00:16:17,750 --> 00:16:17,840: of 2315 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:18,110: people 2316 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:18,259: can 2317 00:16:18,259 --> 00:16:20,000: say.”

“Hey, 2318 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:20,899: man,” 2319 00:16:20,899 --> 00:16:21,049: one 2320 00:16:21,049 --> 00:16:21,110: of 2321 00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:21,200: the 2322 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:21,710: basketball 2323 00:16:21,710 --> 00:16:22,233: players, a 2324 00:16:22,233 --> 00:16:22,730: scrawny 2325 00:16:22,730 --> 00:16:23,029: elk, 2326 00:16:23,029 --> 00:16:23,299: called 2327 00:16:23,299 --> 00:16:23,450: out 2328 00:16:23,450 --> 00:16:23,539: to 2329 00:16:23,539 --> 00:16:24,350: Steward, “You 2330 00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:24,740: talking 2331 00:16:24,740 --> 00:16:24,830: to 2332 00:16:24,830 --> 00:16:25,190: us? 2333 00:16:25,190 --> 00:16:25,399: What’s 2334 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:25,519: your 2335 00:16:25,519 --> 00:16:28,490: deal?”

“Practicing 2336 00:16:28,490 --> 00:16:28,519: a 2337 00:16:28,519 --> 00:16:30,200: speech,” 2338 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:30,350: he 2339 00:16:30,350 --> 00:16:30,710: called 2340 00:16:30,710 --> 00:16:31,669: back. “Sorry 2341 00:16:31,669 --> 00:16:31,759: to 2342 00:16:31,759 --> 00:16:32,120: bother 2343 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,039: you.” 2344 00:16:34,039 --> 00:16:34,159: He 2345 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:34,490: pushed 2346 00:16:34,490 --> 00:16:34,701: off 2347 00:16:34,701 --> 00:16:34,789: of 2348 00:16:34,789 --> 00:16:34,879: the 2349 00:16:34,879 --> 00:16:35,240: fence 2350 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:35,330: and 2351 00:16:35,330 --> 00:16:35,539: headed 2352 00:16:35,539 --> 00:16:35,779: north 2353 00:16:35,779 --> 00:16:36,019: along 2354 00:16:36,019 --> 00:16:36,139: the 2355 00:16:36,139 --> 00:16:36,710: avenue, 2356 00:16:36,710 --> 00:16:37,220: hands 2357 00:16:37,220 --> 00:16:37,490: deep 2358 00:16:37,490 --> 00:16:37,580: in 2359 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:37,669: the 2360 00:16:37,669 --> 00:16:38,120: pockets 2361 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:38,210: of 2362 00:16:38,210 --> 00:16:38,299: the 2363 00:16:38,299 --> 00:16:38,600: thin 2364 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:38,870: coat 2365 00:16:38,870 --> 00:16:38,990: he 2366 00:16:38,990 --> 00:16:39,259: wore 2367 00:16:39,259 --> 00:16:39,590: against 2368 00:16:39,590 --> 00:16:39,710: the 2369 00:16:39,710 --> 00:16:40,460: unseasonably 2370 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:40,909: warm 2371 00:16:40,909 --> 00:16:41,210: fall 2372 00:16:41,210 --> 00:16:42,950: night. 2373 00:16:42,950 --> 00:16:43,129: In 2374 00:16:43,129 --> 00:16:43,340: his 2375 00:16:43,340 --> 00:16:43,970: peripheral, 2376 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:44,090: he 2377 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:44,269: saw 2378 00:16:44,269 --> 00:16:44,389: the 2379 00:16:44,389 --> 00:16:44,720: faint 2380 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:45,139: shimmer 2381 00:16:45,139 --> 00:16:45,230: of 2382 00:16:45,230 --> 00:16:45,470: more 2383 00:16:45,470 --> 00:16:46,039: ghosts 2384 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:46,460: winking 2385 00:16:46,460 --> 00:16:46,580: in 2386 00:16:46,580 --> 00:16:46,700: and 2387 00:16:46,700 --> 00:16:46,850: out 2388 00:16:46,850 --> 00:16:46,940: of 2389 00:16:46,940 --> 00:16:49,309: vision.

“Isn’t 2390 00:16:49,309 --> 00:16:49,429: your 2391 00:16:49,429 --> 00:16:49,700: car 2392 00:16:49,700 --> 00:16:49,940: back 2393 00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:50,210: the other 2394 00:16:50,210 --> 00:16:51,200: way?” 2395 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:51,652: Figueroa 2396 00:16:51,652 --> 00:16:53,299: asked.

He shook 2397 00:16:53,299 --> 00:16:53,450: his 2398 00:16:53,450 --> 00:16:54,500: head. “We’re 2399 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:54,740: not 2400 00:16:54,740 --> 00:16:54,950: done 2401 00:16:54,950 --> 00:16:55,669: investigating 2402 00:16:55,669 --> 00:16:56,450: yet. 2403 00:16:56,450 --> 00:16:56,750: Whatever 2404 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:57,049: killed 2405 00:16:57,049 --> 00:16:57,200: you 2406 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:57,529: wasn’t 2407 00:16:57,529 --> 00:16:57,919: human, 2408 00:16:57,919 --> 00:16:58,220: or 2409 00:16:58,220 --> 00:16:58,759: not 2410 00:16:58,759 --> 00:16:59,539: totally 2411 00:16:59,539 --> 00:17:00,559: human. 2412 00:17:00,559 --> 00:17:00,679: We’re 2413 00:17:00,679 --> 00:17:00,860: going 2414 00:17:00,860 --> 00:17:00,950: to 2415 00:17:00,950 --> 00:17:01,129: see 2416 00:17:01,129 --> 00:17:01,190: if 2417 00:17:01,190 --> 00:17:01,279: we 2418 00:17:01,279 --> 00:17:01,399: can 2419 00:17:01,399 --> 00:17:01,669: find 2420 00:17:01,669 --> 00:17:01,700: a 2421 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:01,820: way 2422 00:17:01,820 --> 00:17:01,909: to 2423 00:17:01,909 --> 00:17:02,240: track 2424 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,679: it.”

“What 2425 00:17:03,679 --> 00:17:03,919: about 2426 00:17:03,919 --> 00:17:04,009: the 2427 00:17:04,009 --> 00:17:06,829: bracelet?”

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“Could 2510 00:17:45,859 --> 00:17:45,980: your 2511 00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:46,490: boyfriend 2512 00:17:46,490 --> 00:17:46,609: have 2513 00:17:46,609 --> 00:17:46,940: gotten 2514 00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:47,029: it 2515 00:17:47,029 --> 00:17:47,240: for 2516 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,769: you?”

Figueroa 2517 00:17:48,769 --> 00:17:49,039: shook 2518 00:17:49,039 --> 00:17:49,160: her 2519 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:50,299: head. “He’s 2520 00:17:50,299 --> 00:17:50,359: a 2521 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:51,049: philosophy 2522 00:17:51,049 --> 00:17:52,250: TA,” 2523 00:17:52,250 --> 00:17:52,490: as 2524 00:17:52,490 --> 00:17:52,670: though 2525 00:17:52,670 --> 00:17:52,880: that 2526 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:53,299: explained 2527 00:17:53,299 --> 00:17:53,960: it. “And 2528 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:54,410: anyway, 2529 00:17:54,410 --> 00:17:54,529: he 2530 00:17:54,529 --> 00:17:54,859: spends 2531 00:17:54,859 --> 00:17:55,009: all 2532 00:17:55,009 --> 00:17:55,130: his 2533 00:17:55,130 --> 00:17:55,460: money 2534 00:17:55,460 --> 00:17:55,640: on 2535 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:56,150: a parkour 2536 00:17:56,150 --> 00:17:58,579: equipment.”

Steward 2537 00:17:58,579 --> 00:17:58,849: hadn’t 2538 00:17:58,849 --> 00:17:58,940: the 2539 00:17:58,940 --> 00:17:59,480: foggiest 2540 00:17:59,480 --> 00:17:59,809: idea 2541 00:17:59,809 --> 00:17:59,960: what 2542 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:00,140: that 2543 00:18:00,140 --> 00:18:02,240: was.

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“Alright,” 2626 00:18:29,539 --> 00:18:29,990: Steward 2627 00:18:29,990 --> 00:18:30,769: said. “Can 2628 00:18:30,769 --> 00:18:30,920: you 2629 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:31,099: go 2630 00:18:31,099 --> 00:18:31,700: back 2631 00:18:31,700 --> 00:18:31,849: and 2632 00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:32,059: see 2633 00:18:32,059 --> 00:18:32,150: if 2634 00:18:32,150 --> 00:18:32,240: you 2635 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:32,779: can 2636 00:18:32,779 --> 00:18:33,380: find 2637 00:18:33,380 --> 00:18:34,160: out 2638 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:34,400: any 2639 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:34,609: more 2640 00:18:34,609 --> 00:18:34,849: about 2641 00:18:34,849 --> 00:18:34,940: the 2642 00:18:34,940 --> 00:18:35,480: bracelet? 2643 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:35,750: Any 2644 00:18:35,750 --> 00:18:36,259: details 2645 00:18:36,259 --> 00:18:36,349: at 2646 00:18:36,349 --> 00:18:36,500: all, 2647 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:36,650: no 2648 00:18:36,650 --> 00:18:37,009: matter 2649 00:18:37,009 --> 00:18:37,160: how 2650 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:37,490: minor 2651 00:18:37,490 --> 00:18:37,609: they 2652 00:18:37,609 --> 00:18:37,849: might 2653 00:18:37,849 --> 00:18:40,579: seem.”

“Why?”

“Because 2654 00:18:40,579 --> 00:18:40,819: there’s 2655 00:18:40,819 --> 00:18:40,910: a 2656 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:41,509: reason 2657 00:18:41,509 --> 00:18:41,990: something 2658 00:18:41,990 --> 00:18:42,200: put 2659 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:42,289: it 2660 00:18:42,289 --> 00:18:42,410: on 2661 00:18:42,410 --> 00:18:42,529: your 2662 00:18:42,529 --> 00:18:43,609: body. 2663 00:18:43,609 --> 00:18:43,910: Listen 2664 00:18:43,910 --> 00:18:43,970: to 2665 00:18:43,970 --> 00:18:44,059: the 2666 00:18:44,059 --> 00:18:44,539: cops, 2667 00:18:44,539 --> 00:18:44,990: too, 2668 00:18:44,990 --> 00:18:45,619: especially 2669 00:18:45,619 --> 00:18:46,009: Riley, 2670 00:18:46,009 --> 00:18:46,130: the 2671 00:18:46,130 --> 00:18:46,339: big 2672 00:18:46,339 --> 00:18:47,240: jaguar, 2673 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:47,420: and 2674 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:47,630: see 2675 00:18:47,630 --> 00:18:47,779: if 2676 00:18:47,779 --> 00:18:47,930: they 2677 00:18:47,930 --> 00:18:48,319: mention 2678 00:18:48,319 --> 00:18:48,650: it, 2679 00:18:48,650 --> 00:18:48,769: for 2680 00:18:48,769 --> 00:18:48,890: as 2681 00:18:48,890 --> 00:18:49,160: long 2682 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:49,279: as 2683 00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:49,369: you 2684 00:18:49,369 --> 00:18:49,549: can 2685 00:18:49,549 --> 00:18:51,140: stomach.”

“How 2686 00:18:51,140 --> 00:18:51,319: can 2687 00:18:51,319 --> 00:18:51,380: I 2688 00:18:51,380 --> 00:18:51,799: find 2689 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:53,930: you?”

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3096 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:22,059: of 3097 00:21:22,059 --> 00:21:22,119: the 3098 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:23,440: park. 3099 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:23,680: These 3100 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,119: shops 3101 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:25,329: had 3102 00:21:25,329 --> 00:21:25,509: no 3103 00:21:25,509 --> 00:21:25,960: names, 3104 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:26,109: no 3105 00:21:26,109 --> 00:21:27,099: advertising, 3106 00:21:27,099 --> 00:21:27,279: no 3107 00:21:27,279 --> 00:21:27,700: permits 3108 00:21:27,700 --> 00:21:27,789: or 3109 00:21:27,789 --> 00:21:28,599: licenses, 3110 00:21:28,599 --> 00:21:28,690: and 3111 00:21:28,690 --> 00:21:28,809: the 3112 00:21:28,809 --> 00:21:29,230: average 3113 00:21:29,230 --> 00:21:29,680: mortal 3114 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:29,890: would 3115 00:21:29,890 --> 00:21:30,339: find 3116 00:21:30,339 --> 00:21:30,700: nothing 3117 00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:31,450: recognizable 3118 00:21:31,450 --> 00:21:31,569: in 3119 00:21:31,569 --> 00:21:32,589: them, 3120 00:21:32,589 --> 00:21:32,799: nor 3121 00:21:32,799 --> 00:21:32,980: be 3122 00:21:32,980 --> 00:21:33,220: able 3123 00:21:33,220 --> 00:21:33,309: to 3124 00:21:33,309 --> 00:21:33,609: pay 3125 00:21:33,609 --> 00:21:33,730: the 3126 00:21:33,730 --> 00:21:34,299: prices 3127 00:21:34,299 --> 00:21:34,480: the 3128 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:34,869: owners 3129 00:21:34,869 --> 00:21:35,289: charged 3130 00:21:35,289 --> 00:21:35,410: for 3131 00:21:35,410 --> 00:21:35,589: their 3132 00:21:35,589 --> 00:21:37,809: wares.

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He 3151 00:21:44,589 --> 00:21:44,829: found 3152 00:21:44,829 --> 00:21:45,190: himself 3153 00:21:45,190 --> 00:21:45,279: in 3154 00:21:45,279 --> 00:21:45,339: a 3155 00:21:45,339 --> 00:21:45,640: bar, 3156 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:45,759: and 3157 00:21:45,759 --> 00:21:46,089: breathed 3158 00:21:46,089 --> 00:21:46,150: a 3159 00:21:46,150 --> 00:21:46,450: sigh 3160 00:21:46,450 --> 00:21:46,539: of 3161 00:21:46,539 --> 00:21:47,710: relief. 3162 00:21:47,710 --> 00:21:48,099: Faeries 3163 00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:48,250: did 3164 00:21:48,250 --> 00:21:48,460: not 3165 00:21:48,460 --> 00:21:48,730: use 3166 00:21:48,730 --> 00:21:49,240: entrances 3167 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:49,359: the 3168 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:49,509: way 3169 00:21:49,509 --> 00:21:50,259: mortals 3170 00:21:50,259 --> 00:21:50,710: did 3171 00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:50,890: and 3172 00:21:50,890 --> 00:21:51,039: there 3173 00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:51,220: was 3174 00:21:51,220 --> 00:21:51,339: as 3175 00:21:51,339 --> 00:21:51,579: much 3176 00:21:51,579 --> 00:21:51,640: a 3177 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:51,970: chance 3178 00:21:51,970 --> 00:21:52,059: of 3179 00:21:52,059 --> 00:21:52,480: emerging 3180 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:52,660: into 3181 00:21:52,660 --> 00:21:52,750: the 3182 00:21:52,750 --> 00:21:53,319: bar 3183 00:21:53,319 --> 00:21:53,470: as 3184 00:21:53,470 --> 00:21:53,589: there 3185 00:21:53,589 --> 00:21:53,829: was 3186 00:21:53,829 --> 00:21:53,920: of 3187 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:54,460: emerging 3188 00:21:54,460 --> 00:21:54,609: into 3189 00:21:54,609 --> 00:21:54,730: the 3190 00:21:54,730 --> 00:21:56,349: Hudson.

The 3191 00:21:56,349 --> 00:21:57,369: proprietor, 3192 00:21:57,369 --> 00:21:57,519: and 3193 00:21:57,519 --> 00:21:57,579: the 3194 00:21:57,579 --> 00:21:57,940: person 3195 00:21:57,940 --> 00:21:58,059: whom 3196 00:21:58,059 --> 00:21:58,240: he 3197 00:21:58,240 --> 00:21:58,390: had 3198 00:21:58,390 --> 00:21:58,720: hoped 3199 00:21:58,720 --> 00:21:58,869: to 3200 00:21:58,869 --> 00:21:59,559: see, 3201 00:21:59,559 --> 00:21:59,740: was 3202 00:21:59,740 --> 00:22:00,009: leaning 3203 00:22:00,009 --> 00:22:00,309: against 3204 00:22:00,309 --> 00:22:00,400: the 3205 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:00,730: bar, 3206 00:22:00,730 --> 00:22:01,089: talking 3207 00:22:01,089 --> 00:22:01,269: to 3208 00:22:01,269 --> 00:22:01,390: a 3209 00:22:01,390 --> 00:22:02,019: shockingly 3210 00:22:02,019 --> 00:22:02,319: bright 3211 00:22:02,319 --> 00:22:02,619: furred 3212 00:22:02,619 --> 00:22:03,069: fox 3213 00:22:03,069 --> 00:22:03,250: that 3214 00:22:03,250 --> 00:22:03,730: David 3215 00:22:03,730 --> 00:22:03,940: had 3216 00:22:03,940 --> 00:22:04,299: hoped 3217 00:22:04,299 --> 00:22:04,420: to 3218 00:22:04,420 --> 00:22:05,799: avoid. 3219 00:22:05,799 --> 00:22:06,339: Ash 3220 00:22:06,339 --> 00:22:06,549: was 3221 00:22:06,549 --> 00:22:06,609: a 3222 00:22:06,609 --> 00:22:07,240: puca, 3223 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:07,329: a 3224 00:22:07,329 --> 00:22:08,740: shapeshifter, 3225 00:22:08,740 --> 00:22:08,890: who 3226 00:22:08,890 --> 00:22:08,980: at 3227 00:22:08,980 --> 00:22:09,069: the 3228 00:22:09,069 --> 00:22:09,519: moment 3229 00:22:09,519 --> 00:22:09,940: resembled 3230 00:22:09,940 --> 00:22:10,000: a 3231 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:10,329: black 3232 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:10,690: rabbit 3233 00:22:10,690 --> 00:22:10,809: with 3234 00:22:10,809 --> 00:22:11,470: sun-gold 3235 00:22:11,470 --> 00:22:12,549: eyes. 3236 00:22:12,549 --> 00:22:12,789: In 3237 00:22:12,789 --> 00:22:13,269: Steward’s 3238 00:22:13,269 --> 00:22:13,960: Sight, 3239 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:14,109: they 3240 00:22:14,109 --> 00:22:14,230: were 3241 00:22:14,230 --> 00:22:14,440: little 3242 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:14,740: more 3243 00:22:14,740 --> 00:22:14,890: than 3244 00:22:14,890 --> 00:22:14,920: a 3245 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:15,400: shifting 3246 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:16,029: morass 3247 00:22:16,029 --> 00:22:16,119: of 3248 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:16,390: dark 3249 00:22:16,390 --> 00:22:17,140: shadows, 3250 00:22:17,140 --> 00:22:17,740: fathomless 3251 00:22:17,740 --> 00:22:17,859: as 3252 00:22:17,859 --> 00:22:17,950: the 3253 00:22:17,950 --> 00:22:19,299: sea. 3254 00:22:19,299 --> 00:22:19,420: The 3255 00:22:19,420 --> 00:22:20,440: fox, 3256 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:20,710: whose 3257 00:22:20,710 --> 00:22:21,099: aura 3258 00:22:21,099 --> 00:22:21,279: was 3259 00:22:21,279 --> 00:22:21,400: an 3260 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:22,599: all-consuming 3261 00:22:22,599 --> 00:22:23,799: flame, 3262 00:22:23,799 --> 00:22:24,039: was 3263 00:22:24,039 --> 00:22:24,460: Maria 3264 00:22:24,460 --> 00:22:26,109: Strauss. 3265 00:22:26,109 --> 00:22:26,529: Steward 3266 00:22:26,529 --> 00:22:26,680: knew 3267 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:26,950: little 3268 00:22:26,950 --> 00:22:27,250: about 3269 00:22:27,250 --> 00:22:27,730: Strauss, 3270 00:22:27,730 --> 00:22:28,089: except 3271 00:22:28,089 --> 00:22:28,210: that 3272 00:22:28,210 --> 00:22:28,359: she 3273 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:28,569: had 3274 00:22:28,569 --> 00:22:28,869: turned 3275 00:22:28,869 --> 00:22:29,049: his 3276 00:22:29,049 --> 00:22:29,559: husband 3277 00:22:29,559 --> 00:22:29,740: into 3278 00:22:29,740 --> 00:22:29,799: a 3279 00:22:29,799 --> 00:22:30,640: vampire 3280 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:30,789: and 3281 00:22:30,789 --> 00:22:30,910: that 3282 00:22:30,910 --> 00:22:31,059: she 3283 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:31,180: had 3284 00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:31,299: been 3285 00:22:31,299 --> 00:22:31,450: an 3286 00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:31,809: Allied 3287 00:22:31,809 --> 00:22:32,200: spy 3288 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:32,470: during 3289 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:32,710: World 3290 00:22:32,710 --> 00:22:32,892: War 3291 00:22:32,892 --> 00:22:33,250: II 3292 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:33,400: and 3293 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:33,460: a 3294 00:22:33,460 --> 00:22:33,789: West 3295 00:22:33,789 --> 00:22:34,150: German 3296 00:22:34,150 --> 00:22:34,569: spy 3297 00:22:34,569 --> 00:22:37,509: after.

“David,” 3298 00:22:37,509 --> 00:22:37,869: Ash 3299 00:22:37,869 --> 00:22:38,230: said, 3300 00:22:38,230 --> 00:22:38,710: flashing 3301 00:22:38,710 --> 00:22:38,740: a 3302 00:22:38,740 --> 00:22:39,039: silver 3303 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:39,279: grin 3304 00:22:39,279 --> 00:22:39,400: at 3305 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:40,299: him. “Get 3306 00:22:40,299 --> 00:22:40,509: you a 3307 00:22:40,509 --> 00:22:43,660: drink?”

“No,” 3308 00:22:43,660 --> 00:22:43,930: said 3309 00:22:43,930 --> 00:22:44,349: Steward 3310 00:22:44,349 --> 00:22:45,400: firmly. 3311 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:45,549: He 3312 00:22:45,549 --> 00:22:45,849: plopped 3313 00:22:45,849 --> 00:22:46,119: down 3314 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:46,390: next 3315 00:22:46,390 --> 00:22:46,480: to 3316 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:47,019: Strauss, 3317 00:22:47,019 --> 00:22:47,410: trying 3318 00:22:47,410 --> 00:22:47,619: not 3319 00:22:47,619 --> 00:22:47,710: to 3320 00:22:47,710 --> 00:22:48,039: notice 3321 00:22:48,039 --> 00:22:48,160: the 3322 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:48,579: smirk 3323 00:22:48,579 --> 00:22:48,700: on 3324 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:48,819: her 3325 00:22:48,819 --> 00:22:49,089: bright 3326 00:22:49,089 --> 00:22:49,299: red 3327 00:22:49,299 --> 00:22:50,319: muzzle. 3328 00:22:50,319 --> 00:22:50,500: He 3329 00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:50,740: fished 3330 00:22:50,740 --> 00:22:50,799: a 3331 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:51,250: handful 3332 00:22:51,250 --> 00:22:51,369: of 3333 00:22:51,369 --> 00:22:51,759: ancient 3334 00:22:51,759 --> 00:22:52,119: copper 3335 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:52,420: coins 3336 00:22:52,420 --> 00:22:52,509: out 3337 00:22:52,509 --> 00:22:52,599: of 3338 00:22:52,599 --> 00:22:52,720: his 3339 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:53,140: pocket 3340 00:22:53,140 --> 00:22:53,230: and 3341 00:22:53,230 --> 00:22:53,529: dropped 3342 00:22:53,529 --> 00:22:53,650: them 3343 00:22:53,650 --> 00:22:53,740: on 3344 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:53,829: the 3345 00:22:53,829 --> 00:22:55,150: bar.

Ash 3346 00:22:55,150 --> 00:22:56,619: scowled. “No 3347 00:22:56,619 --> 00:22:58,660: fair.”

“I 3348 00:22:58,660 --> 00:22:58,930: need 3349 00:22:58,930 --> 00:23:00,069: information. 3350 00:23:00,069 --> 00:23:00,279: What 3351 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:00,490: sort 3352 00:23:00,490 --> 00:23:00,579: of 3353 00:23:00,579 --> 00:23:00,940: creature 3354 00:23:00,940 --> 00:23:01,390: stabs 3355 00:23:01,390 --> 00:23:01,450: a 3356 00:23:01,450 --> 00:23:01,839: person 3357 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:01,930: in 3358 00:23:01,930 --> 00:23:02,019: the 3359 00:23:02,019 --> 00:23:02,319: back 3360 00:23:02,319 --> 00:23:02,410: and 3361 00:23:02,410 --> 00:23:02,559: then 3362 00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:02,829: puts 3363 00:23:02,829 --> 00:23:03,369: jewelry 3364 00:23:03,369 --> 00:23:03,490: on 3365 00:23:03,490 --> 00:23:05,410: them?”

“A 3366 00:23:05,410 --> 00:23:06,039: trade’s a 3367 00:23:06,039 --> 00:23:07,210: trade,” 3368 00:23:07,210 --> 00:23:07,539: Ash 3369 00:23:07,539 --> 00:23:07,839: said 3370 00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:07,960: with 3371 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:08,019: a 3372 00:23:08,019 --> 00:23:09,309: sigh. “What 3373 00:23:09,309 --> 00:23:09,759: kind 3374 00:23:09,759 --> 00:23:09,880: of 3375 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,339: jewelry?”

“A 3376 00:23:12,339 --> 00:23:13,329: bracelet, 3377 00:23:13,329 --> 00:23:13,990: silver 3378 00:23:13,990 --> 00:23:14,170: or 3379 00:23:14,170 --> 00:23:14,529: another 3380 00:23:14,529 --> 00:23:14,799: white 3381 00:23:14,799 --> 00:23:15,250: metal 3382 00:23:15,250 --> 00:23:15,460: with 3383 00:23:15,460 --> 00:23:15,970: emeralds 3384 00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:16,119: or 3385 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,099: jade.”

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“And 3401 00:23:24,039 --> 00:23:24,190: you’re 3402 00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:24,579: sure 3403 00:23:24,579 --> 00:23:24,730: it 3404 00:23:24,730 --> 00:23:24,940: put 3405 00:23:24,940 --> 00:23:25,000: the 3406 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:25,569: bracelet 3407 00:23:25,569 --> 00:23:25,779: on 3408 00:23:25,779 --> 00:23:26,440: after 3409 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:26,559: the 3410 00:23:26,559 --> 00:23:27,849: stabbing?” 3411 00:23:27,849 --> 00:23:28,210: Ash 3412 00:23:28,210 --> 00:23:30,309: asked.

Steward 3413 00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:30,730: glanced 3414 00:23:30,730 --> 00:23:30,819: at 3415 00:23:30,819 --> 00:23:31,420: Strauss, 3416 00:23:31,420 --> 00:23:31,509: but 3417 00:23:31,509 --> 00:23:31,690: she 3418 00:23:31,690 --> 00:23:31,839: was 3419 00:23:31,839 --> 00:23:32,079: just 3420 00:23:32,079 --> 00:23:32,470: watching 3421 00:23:32,470 --> 00:23:32,680: him 3422 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:33,009: with 3423 00:23:33,009 --> 00:23:33,880: luminescent 3424 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:34,150: red 3425 00:23:34,150 --> 00:23:35,349: eyes. 3426 00:23:35,349 --> 00:23:35,470: He 3427 00:23:35,470 --> 00:23:35,740: found 3428 00:23:35,740 --> 00:23:36,160: himself 3429 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:36,490: unable 3430 00:23:36,490 --> 00:23:36,640: to 3431 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:36,910: meet 3432 00:23:36,910 --> 00:23:37,029: her 3433 00:23:37,029 --> 00:23:37,390: burning 3434 00:23:37,390 --> 00:23:39,339: gaze.

“As 3435 00:23:39,339 --> 00:23:39,670: sure 3436 00:23:39,670 --> 00:23:39,759: as 3437 00:23:39,759 --> 00:23:39,849: I 3438 00:23:39,849 --> 00:23:40,210: can 3439 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:41,019: be,” 3440 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:41,140: he 3441 00:23:41,140 --> 00:23:41,440: told 3442 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:42,369: Ash. “It 3443 00:23:42,369 --> 00:23:42,490: was 3444 00:23:42,490 --> 00:23:42,549: a 3445 00:23:42,549 --> 00:23:42,880: stab 3446 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:43,390: wound, 3447 00:23:43,390 --> 00:23:43,480: I 3448 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:43,720: think 3449 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:43,869: with 3450 00:23:43,869 --> 00:23:43,960: the 3451 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:44,349: killer’s 3452 00:23:44,349 --> 00:23:44,829: claws 3453 00:23:44,829 --> 00:23:44,950: but 3454 00:23:44,950 --> 00:23:45,039: they 3455 00:23:45,039 --> 00:23:45,279: went 3456 00:23:45,279 --> 00:23:45,579: clean 3457 00:23:45,579 --> 00:23:45,910: through 3458 00:23:45,910 --> 00:23:46,000: the 3459 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:46,900: victim. 3460 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:47,049: The 3461 00:23:47,049 --> 00:23:47,319: wound 3462 00:23:47,319 --> 00:23:47,470: was 3463 00:23:47,470 --> 00:23:47,829: clearly 3464 00:23:47,829 --> 00:23:48,730: magical, and 3465 00:23:48,730 --> 00:23:48,880: it 3466 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:49,089: left 3467 00:23:49,089 --> 00:23:49,480: behind 3468 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:49,539: a 3469 00:23:49,539 --> 00:23:53,319: residue.”

“Physical?” 3470 00:23:53,319 --> 00:23:53,710: asked 3471 00:23:53,710 --> 00:23:54,700: Strauss. 3472 00:23:54,700 --> 00:23:55,089: Steward 3473 00:23:55,089 --> 00:23:55,329: nearly 3474 00:23:55,329 --> 00:23:55,630: jumped 3475 00:23:55,630 --> 00:23:55,750: out 3476 00:23:55,750 --> 00:23:55,809: of 3477 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:55,930: his 3478 00:23:55,930 --> 00:23:56,170: seat 3479 00:23:56,170 --> 00:23:56,230: at 3480 00:23:56,230 --> 00:23:56,319: the 3481 00:23:56,319 --> 00:23:57,250: vampire’s silky 3482 00:23:57,250 --> 00:23:57,849: voice, 3483 00:23:57,849 --> 00:23:58,480: unnaturally 3484 00:23:58,480 --> 00:23:58,839: close 3485 00:23:58,839 --> 00:23:58,990: to 3486 00:23:58,990 --> 00:23:59,140: his 3487 00:23:59,140 --> 00:24:02,289: ear.

“Almost,” 3488 00:24:02,289 --> 00:24:02,410: he 3489 00:24:02,410 --> 00:24:02,740: told 3490 00:24:02,740 --> 00:24:03,400: her. 3491 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:03,609: She 3492 00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:03,880: grinned 3493 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:04,359: wider, 3494 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:04,509: though 3495 00:24:04,509 --> 00:24:04,630: he 3496 00:24:04,630 --> 00:24:04,779: was 3497 00:24:04,779 --> 00:24:05,319: unsure 3498 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:05,410: if 3499 00:24:05,410 --> 00:24:05,589: that 3500 00:24:05,589 --> 00:24:05,710: was 3501 00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:06,039: because 3502 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:06,099: of 3503 00:24:06,099 --> 00:24:06,220: the 3504 00:24:06,220 --> 00:24:07,000: information, 3505 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:07,180: or 3506 00:24:07,180 --> 00:24:07,569: because 3507 00:24:07,569 --> 00:24:07,750: she 3508 00:24:07,750 --> 00:24:07,900: could 3509 00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:08,200: hear 3510 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:08,380: his 3511 00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:08,710: heart 3512 00:24:08,710 --> 00:24:09,160: pounding 3513 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:09,279: in 3514 00:24:09,279 --> 00:24:09,430: his 3515 00:24:09,430 --> 00:24:11,589: chest.

Ash 3516 00:24:11,589 --> 00:24:11,859: shook 3517 00:24:11,859 --> 00:24:12,009: their 3518 00:24:12,009 --> 00:24:13,240: head. “That’s 3519 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:13,450: a 3520 00:24:13,450 --> 00:24:13,809: weird 3521 00:24:13,809 --> 00:24:14,079: one. I’m 3522 00:24:14,079 --> 00:24:14,410: not 3523 00:24:14,410 --> 00:24:17,410: sure.”

“Ash…”

“I 3524 00:24:17,410 --> 00:24:17,799: know, 3525 00:24:17,799 --> 00:24:17,920: I 3526 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:18,759: know,” 3527 00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:18,880: the 3528 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:19,210: puca 3529 00:24:19,210 --> 00:24:19,539: said, 3530 00:24:19,539 --> 00:24:19,809: throwing 3531 00:24:19,809 --> 00:24:19,930: their 3532 00:24:19,930 --> 00:24:20,230: hands 3533 00:24:20,230 --> 00:24:20,774: up. “A 3534 00:24:20,774 --> 00:24:21,250: trade’s 3535 00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:21,309: a 3536 00:24:21,309 --> 00:24:21,819: trade. 3537 00:24:21,819 --> 00:24:21,970: But 3538 00:24:21,970 --> 00:24:22,059: I 3539 00:24:22,059 --> 00:24:22,390: can’t 3540 00:24:22,390 --> 00:24:22,660: give 3541 00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:22,809: you 3542 00:24:22,809 --> 00:24:22,990: what 3543 00:24:22,990 --> 00:24:23,079: I 3544 00:24:23,079 --> 00:24:23,349: don’t 3545 00:24:23,349 --> 00:24:23,680: have, 3546 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,819: David. 3547 00:24:24,819 --> 00:24:24,910: Do 3548 00:24:24,910 --> 00:24:25,029: you 3549 00:24:25,029 --> 00:24:25,299: want 3550 00:24:25,299 --> 00:24:25,450: your 3551 00:24:25,450 --> 00:24:25,750: money 3552 00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:28,299: back?”

Steward 3553 00:24:28,299 --> 00:24:28,480: took 3554 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:28,599: the 3555 00:24:28,599 --> 00:24:28,900: offer 3556 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:29,829: seriously. 3557 00:24:29,829 --> 00:24:29,980: The 3558 00:24:29,980 --> 00:24:30,309: fey 3559 00:24:30,309 --> 00:24:30,490: were 3560 00:24:30,490 --> 00:24:30,970: bound 3561 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:31,089: to 3562 00:24:31,089 --> 00:24:31,509: abide 3563 00:24:31,509 --> 00:24:31,599: by 3564 00:24:31,599 --> 00:24:31,690: the 3565 00:24:31,690 --> 00:24:32,019: letter 3566 00:24:32,019 --> 00:24:32,200: of 3567 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:32,500: any 3568 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:32,799: deal 3569 00:24:32,799 --> 00:24:33,549: made, 3570 00:24:33,549 --> 00:24:33,730: and 3571 00:24:33,730 --> 00:24:33,880: would 3572 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:34,089: not 3573 00:24:34,089 --> 00:24:34,750: suggest, 3574 00:24:34,750 --> 00:24:35,019: or 3575 00:24:35,019 --> 00:24:35,650: accept, 3576 00:24:35,650 --> 00:24:36,160: undoing 3577 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:36,220: a 3578 00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:36,640: bargain 3579 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:36,730: if 3580 00:24:36,730 --> 00:24:36,910: there 3581 00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:37,180: were 3582 00:24:37,180 --> 00:24:37,450: any 3583 00:24:37,450 --> 00:24:37,660: other 3584 00:24:37,660 --> 00:24:40,299: option.

“I 3585 00:24:40,299 --> 00:24:40,539: need 3586 00:24:40,539 --> 00:24:40,599: to 3587 00:24:40,599 --> 00:24:40,779: know 3588 00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:40,930: what 3589 00:24:40,930 --> 00:24:41,049: I’m 3590 00:24:41,049 --> 00:24:41,500: facing, 3591 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:42,369: Ash,” 3592 00:24:42,369 --> 00:24:42,849: Steward 3593 00:24:42,849 --> 00:24:43,089: told 3594 00:24:43,089 --> 00:24:43,960: them. “What 3595 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:44,109: if 3596 00:24:44,109 --> 00:24:44,170: I 3597 00:24:44,170 --> 00:24:44,349: can 3598 00:24:44,349 --> 00:24:44,529: get 3599 00:24:44,529 --> 00:24:44,650: you 3600 00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:44,950: more 3601 00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:47,890: information?”

“Maybe,” 3602 00:24:47,890 --> 00:24:48,039: the 3603 00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:48,369: puca 3604 00:24:48,369 --> 00:24:48,609: still 3605 00:24:48,609 --> 00:24:48,819: looked 3606 00:24:48,819 --> 00:24:50,112: dubious. “But 3607 00:24:50,112 --> 00:24:50,226: if 3608 00:24:50,226 --> 00:24:50,319: I 3609 00:24:50,319 --> 00:24:50,619: still 3610 00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:50,980: don’t 3611 00:24:50,980 --> 00:24:51,609: know, 3612 00:24:51,609 --> 00:24:51,759: will 3613 00:24:51,759 --> 00:24:51,940: you 3614 00:24:51,940 --> 00:24:52,420: consider 3615 00:24:52,420 --> 00:24:52,509: the 3616 00:24:52,509 --> 00:24:53,019: bargain 3617 00:24:53,019 --> 00:24:53,470: fairly 3618 00:24:53,470 --> 00:24:55,869: met?”

“I 3619 00:24:55,869 --> 00:24:56,980: will,” 3620 00:24:56,980 --> 00:24:57,460: Steward 3621 00:24:57,460 --> 00:24:57,849: said, 3622 00:24:57,849 --> 00:24:58,000: and 3623 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:58,269: reached 3624 00:24:58,269 --> 00:24:58,630: across 3625 00:24:58,630 --> 00:24:58,720: the 3626 00:24:58,720 --> 00:24:58,960: bar 3627 00:24:58,960 --> 00:24:59,049: to 3628 00:24:59,049 --> 00:24:59,380: shake 3629 00:24:59,380 --> 00:24:59,740: Ash’s 3630 00:24:59,740 --> 00:25:00,640: hand. 3631 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:00,819: Then 3632 00:25:00,819 --> 00:25:00,880: he 3633 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:01,210: fished 3634 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:01,450: another 3635 00:25:01,450 --> 00:25:01,750: coin 3636 00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:01,900: out 3637 00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:01,960: of 3638 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:02,079: his 3639 00:25:02,079 --> 00:25:02,500: pocket 3640 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:02,619: and 3641 00:25:02,619 --> 00:25:02,920: added 3642 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:03,009: it 3643 00:25:03,009 --> 00:25:03,069: to 3644 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:03,160: the 3645 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:04,390: pile. “And 3646 00:25:04,390 --> 00:25:04,480: I’ll 3647 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:04,750: take 3648 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:04,930: that 3649 00:25:04,930 --> 00:25:05,230: drink 3650 00:25:05,230 --> 00:25:07,690: now.”

Ash 3651 00:25:07,690 --> 00:25:08,109: started 3652 00:25:08,109 --> 00:25:08,410: mixing 3653 00:25:08,410 --> 00:25:08,470: a 3654 00:25:08,470 --> 00:25:09,549: cocktail, 3655 00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:09,730: and 3656 00:25:09,730 --> 00:25:10,180: Steward 3657 00:25:10,180 --> 00:25:10,539: turned 3658 00:25:10,539 --> 00:25:10,960: towards 3659 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,369: Strauss. 3660 00:25:12,369 --> 00:25:12,490: The 3661 00:25:12,490 --> 00:25:13,059: fox 3662 00:25:13,059 --> 00:25:13,569: smiled 3663 00:25:13,569 --> 00:25:14,079: broadly, 3664 00:25:14,079 --> 00:25:14,529: revealing 3665 00:25:14,529 --> 00:25:15,190: canines 3666 00:25:15,190 --> 00:25:16,240: significantly 3667 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:16,690: longer 3668 00:25:16,690 --> 00:25:16,900: and 3669 00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:17,349: sharper 3670 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:17,529: than 3671 00:25:17,529 --> 00:25:18,519: normal. 3672 00:25:18,519 --> 00:25:18,700: She 3673 00:25:18,700 --> 00:25:18,940: tipped 3674 00:25:18,940 --> 00:25:19,059: her 3675 00:25:19,059 --> 00:25:19,480: glass 3676 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:19,569: at 3677 00:25:19,569 --> 00:25:19,720: him 3678 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:19,990: before 3679 00:25:19,990 --> 00:25:20,349: taking 3680 00:25:20,349 --> 00:25:20,619: another 3681 00:25:20,619 --> 00:25:21,220: sip, 3682 00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:21,609: glowing 3683 00:25:21,609 --> 00:25:21,789: red 3684 00:25:21,789 --> 00:25:22,119: eyes 3685 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:22,539: watching 3686 00:25:22,539 --> 00:25:22,839: without 3687 00:25:22,839 --> 00:25:25,329: blinking.

“What 3688 00:25:25,329 --> 00:25:25,450: do 3689 00:25:25,450 --> 00:25:25,720: you 3690 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:25,930: know 3691 00:25:25,930 --> 00:25:26,230: about 3692 00:25:26,230 --> 00:25:26,380: all 3693 00:25:26,380 --> 00:25:27,400: this?” 3694 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:27,880: Steward 3695 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:28,210: asked 3696 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:30,369: her.

“Why, 3697 00:25:30,369 --> 00:25:31,029: Härr 3698 00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:32,470: Detektiv, 3699 00:25:32,470 --> 00:25:32,650: would 3700 00:25:32,650 --> 00:25:32,829: you 3701 00:25:32,829 --> 00:25:33,309: assume 3702 00:25:33,309 --> 00:25:33,490: I 3703 00:25:33,490 --> 00:25:33,970: know 3704 00:25:33,970 --> 00:25:34,509: anything 3705 00:25:34,509 --> 00:25:34,930: about 3706 00:25:34,930 --> 00:25:36,940: it?”

“Because 3707 00:25:36,940 --> 00:25:37,059: you 3708 00:25:37,059 --> 00:25:37,420: sent 3709 00:25:37,420 --> 00:25:37,539: her 3710 00:25:37,539 --> 00:25:37,630: to 3711 00:25:37,630 --> 00:25:38,170: me. 3712 00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:38,349: You 3713 00:25:38,349 --> 00:25:38,619: must 3714 00:25:38,619 --> 00:25:38,710: have 3715 00:25:38,710 --> 00:25:38,950: had 3716 00:25:38,950 --> 00:25:39,009: a 3717 00:25:39,009 --> 00:25:41,920: reason.”

“My 3718 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,269: dear,” 3719 00:25:43,269 --> 00:25:43,990: Strauss 3720 00:25:43,990 --> 00:25:45,430: feigned offense, “is 3721 00:25:45,430 --> 00:25:46,930: it so outside of 3722 00:25:46,930 --> 00:25:47,049: the 3723 00:25:47,049 --> 00:25:47,740: realm 3724 00:25:47,740 --> 00:25:47,920: of 3725 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,089: possibility 3726 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:49,210: that 3727 00:25:49,210 --> 00:25:49,269: I 3728 00:25:49,269 --> 00:25:49,569: might 3729 00:25:49,569 --> 00:25:50,140: simply 3730 00:25:50,140 --> 00:25:50,349: have 3731 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:50,710: wanted 3732 00:25:50,710 --> 00:25:50,829: to 3733 00:25:50,829 --> 00:25:51,130: help 3734 00:25:51,130 --> 00:25:51,279: a 3735 00:25:51,279 --> 00:25:51,609: poor 3736 00:25:51,609 --> 00:25:51,880: young 3737 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:52,180: woman 3738 00:25:52,180 --> 00:25:52,359: get 3739 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,339: help?”

“If 3740 00:25:54,339 --> 00:25:54,519: one 3741 00:25:54,519 --> 00:25:54,579: of 3742 00:25:54,579 --> 00:25:54,670: the 3743 00:25:54,670 --> 00:25:55,000: Folk 3744 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:55,269: said 3745 00:25:55,269 --> 00:25:55,869: that,” 3746 00:25:55,869 --> 00:25:56,170: Ash 3747 00:25:56,170 --> 00:25:56,470: broke 3748 00:25:56,470 --> 00:25:56,710: in, 3749 00:25:56,710 --> 00:25:57,160: sliding 3750 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:57,579: Steward’s 3751 00:25:57,579 --> 00:25:57,819: drink 3752 00:25:57,819 --> 00:25:58,029: over 3753 00:25:58,029 --> 00:25:58,119: to 3754 00:25:58,119 --> 00:25:58,869: him, “the 3755 00:25:58,869 --> 00:25:59,170: answer 3756 00:25:59,170 --> 00:25:59,319: would 3757 00:25:59,319 --> 00:25:59,410: be 3758 00:25:59,410 --> 00:25:59,920: yes, 3759 00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:00,789: absolutely, 3760 00:26:00,789 --> 00:26:00,880: one 3761 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:01,329: hundred 3762 00:26:01,329 --> 00:26:01,779: percent 3763 00:26:01,779 --> 00:26:02,319: outside 3764 00:26:02,319 --> 00:26:02,380: the 3765 00:26:02,380 --> 00:26:02,680: realm 3766 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:02,769: of 3767 00:26:02,769 --> 00:26:04,779: possibility.”

Strauss 3768 00:26:04,779 --> 00:26:05,019: turned 3769 00:26:05,019 --> 00:26:05,140: her 3770 00:26:05,140 --> 00:26:05,410: gaze 3771 00:26:05,410 --> 00:26:05,500: on 3772 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:05,589: the 3773 00:26:05,589 --> 00:26:06,670: puca. 3774 00:26:06,670 --> 00:26:06,849: They 3775 00:26:06,849 --> 00:26:07,148: raised 3776 00:26:07,148 --> 00:26:07,269: their 3777 00:26:07,269 --> 00:26:07,630: hands 3778 00:26:07,630 --> 00:26:07,750: in 3779 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:08,049: mock 3780 00:26:08,049 --> 00:26:10,299: surrender.

“Seriously, 3781 00:26:10,299 --> 00:26:11,500: Maria,” 3782 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:11,980: Steward 3783 00:26:11,980 --> 00:26:12,309: pressed 3784 00:26:12,309 --> 00:26:14,079: her.

Strauss 3785 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:15,880: sighed. “I 3786 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:16,990: did, 3787 00:26:16,990 --> 00:26:18,460: do, 3788 00:26:18,460 --> 00:26:18,759: want 3789 00:26:18,759 --> 00:26:18,880: to 3790 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:19,180: help 3791 00:26:19,180 --> 00:26:20,019: her, 3792 00:26:20,019 --> 00:26:20,859: David, 3793 00:26:20,859 --> 00:26:21,039: but 3794 00:26:21,039 --> 00:26:21,339: also 3795 00:26:21,339 --> 00:26:21,640: she’s 3796 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:21,849: not 3797 00:26:21,849 --> 00:26:21,940: the 3798 00:26:21,940 --> 00:26:22,359: first 3799 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:22,869: ghost 3800 00:26:22,869 --> 00:26:22,990: I’ve 3801 00:26:22,990 --> 00:26:23,230: met 3802 00:26:23,230 --> 00:26:23,319: in 3803 00:26:23,319 --> 00:26:23,410: the 3804 00:26:23,410 --> 00:26:23,740: past 3805 00:26:23,740 --> 00:26:23,950: few 3806 00:26:23,950 --> 00:26:25,269: days. 3807 00:26:25,269 --> 00:26:25,809: Something is 3808 00:26:25,809 --> 00:26:26,170: making 3809 00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:26,349: them, 3810 00:26:26,349 --> 00:26:26,559: on 3811 00:26:26,559 --> 00:26:27,069: purpose, 3812 00:26:27,069 --> 00:26:27,160: and 3813 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:27,309: I 3814 00:26:27,309 --> 00:26:27,640: don’t 3815 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:27,849: know 3816 00:26:27,849 --> 00:26:29,619: why.”

“Why 3817 00:26:29,619 --> 00:26:29,950: send 3818 00:26:29,950 --> 00:26:30,160: her, 3819 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:30,730: then, 3820 00:26:30,730 --> 00:26:30,880: and 3821 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:31,089: not 3822 00:26:31,089 --> 00:26:31,269: one 3823 00:26:31,269 --> 00:26:31,359: of 3824 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:31,539: these 3825 00:26:31,539 --> 00:26:31,750: other 3826 00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:34,779: ghosts?”

“Because,” 3827 00:26:34,779 --> 00:26:35,259: Strauss 3828 00:26:35,259 --> 00:26:35,920: said, 3829 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:36,250: pinning 3830 00:26:36,250 --> 00:26:36,670: Steward 3831 00:26:36,670 --> 00:26:36,910: down 3832 00:26:36,910 --> 00:26:37,029: with 3833 00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:37,119: her 3834 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:37,539: blazing 3835 00:26:37,539 --> 00:26:38,980: stare, “she’s 3836 00:26:38,980 --> 00:26:39,069: the 3837 00:26:39,069 --> 00:26:39,490: first 3838 00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:39,730: one 3839 00:26:39,730 --> 00:26:39,849: I 3840 00:26:39,849 --> 00:26:40,539: met 3841 00:26:40,539 --> 00:26:40,690: who 3842 00:26:40,690 --> 00:26:41,049: hadn’t 3843 00:26:41,049 --> 00:26:42,160: festered. 3844 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:43,210: And 3845 00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:43,480: they’ve 3846 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:43,839: all 3847 00:26:43,839 --> 00:26:45,670: smelled…” 3848 00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:45,880: She 3849 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:46,089: shook 3850 00:26:46,089 --> 00:26:46,240: her 3851 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:46,690: head, 3852 00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:47,049: unable 3853 00:26:47,049 --> 00:26:47,170: to 3854 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:47,440: find 3855 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:47,529: the 3856 00:26:47,529 --> 00:26:47,829: word 3857 00:26:47,829 --> 00:26:47,950: to 3858 00:26:47,950 --> 00:26:50,079: explain.

Before 3859 00:26:50,079 --> 00:26:50,500: Steward 3860 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:50,680: could 3861 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:51,460: react, 3862 00:26:51,460 --> 00:26:52,000: Figueroa 3863 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:52,390: faded 3864 00:26:52,390 --> 00:26:52,599: into 3865 00:26:52,599 --> 00:26:54,009: existence. 3866 00:26:54,009 --> 00:26:54,430: Ash 3867 00:26:54,430 --> 00:26:54,765: backed 3868 00:26:54,765 --> 00:26:54,940: into 3869 00:26:54,940 --> 00:26:55,029: the 3870 00:26:55,029 --> 00:26:55,299: rack 3871 00:26:55,299 --> 00:26:55,390: of 3872 00:26:55,390 --> 00:26:55,690: dusty 3873 00:26:55,690 --> 00:26:56,200: alcohol, 3874 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:56,589: golden 3875 00:26:56,589 --> 00:26:56,920: eyes 3876 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:57,160: looking 3877 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:57,309: for 3878 00:26:57,309 --> 00:26:57,400: a 3879 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,240: bolt-hole. 3880 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:58,690: Strauss 3881 00:26:58,690 --> 00:26:59,019: merely 3882 00:26:59,019 --> 00:26:59,589: straightened, 3883 00:26:59,589 --> 00:26:59,649: a 3884 00:26:59,649 --> 00:26:59,799: look 3885 00:26:59,799 --> 00:26:59,920: of 3886 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:00,279: keen 3887 00:27:00,279 --> 00:27:00,640: interest 3888 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:01,000: passing 3889 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:01,210: over 3890 00:27:01,210 --> 00:27:01,329: her 3891 00:27:01,329 --> 00:27:01,660: flame 3892 00:27:01,660 --> 00:27:01,960: colored 3893 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:03,700: muzzle.

Steward 3894 00:27:03,700 --> 00:27:04,000: saw 3895 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:04,119: the 3896 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:04,299: other 3897 00:27:04,299 --> 00:27:04,480: two 3898 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:04,839: move 3899 00:27:04,839 --> 00:27:05,200: before 3900 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:05,349: he 3901 00:27:05,349 --> 00:27:06,099: saw 3902 00:27:06,099 --> 00:27:06,250: the 3903 00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:07,539: why. 3904 00:27:07,539 --> 00:27:08,019: Figueroa 3905 00:27:08,019 --> 00:27:08,200: was 3906 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:08,289: in 3907 00:27:08,289 --> 00:27:08,680: a state of 3908 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:09,220: complete 3909 00:27:09,220 --> 00:27:10,539: discomposure. 3910 00:27:10,539 --> 00:27:10,690: Her 3911 00:27:10,690 --> 00:27:11,109: hair 3912 00:27:11,109 --> 00:27:11,289: and 3913 00:27:11,289 --> 00:27:11,740: clothes 3914 00:27:11,740 --> 00:27:11,920: were 3915 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:12,279: whipped 3916 00:27:12,279 --> 00:27:12,490: and 3917 00:27:12,490 --> 00:27:13,000: tossed 3918 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:13,150: by 3919 00:27:13,150 --> 00:27:13,240: an 3920 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:13,690: invisible 3921 00:27:13,690 --> 00:27:14,289: storm, 3922 00:27:14,289 --> 00:27:14,500: and 3923 00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:15,339: ectoplasmic 3924 00:27:15,339 --> 00:27:15,819: blood 3925 00:27:15,819 --> 00:27:16,180: flowed 3926 00:27:16,180 --> 00:27:16,660: freely 3927 00:27:16,660 --> 00:27:16,869: from 3928 00:27:16,869 --> 00:27:16,960: the 3929 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:17,319: wounds 3930 00:27:17,319 --> 00:27:17,440: on 3931 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:17,589: her 3932 00:27:17,589 --> 00:27:18,009: ribs, 3933 00:27:18,009 --> 00:27:18,700: pouring 3934 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:19,000: down 3935 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:19,119: her 3936 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:19,690: side 3937 00:27:19,690 --> 00:27:19,990: before 3938 00:27:19,990 --> 00:27:20,410: boiling 3939 00:27:20,410 --> 00:27:20,710: away 3940 00:27:20,710 --> 00:27:20,920: into 3941 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,269: smoke. 3942 00:27:22,269 --> 00:27:22,450: In 3943 00:27:22,450 --> 00:27:22,660: one 3944 00:27:22,660 --> 00:27:23,109: hand 3945 00:27:23,109 --> 00:27:23,319: she 3946 00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:23,710: clutched 3947 00:27:23,710 --> 00:27:23,859: an 3948 00:27:23,859 --> 00:27:24,519: NYPD 3949 00:27:24,519 --> 00:27:24,910: evidence 3950 00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:25,329: bag, 3951 00:27:25,329 --> 00:27:25,420: in 3952 00:27:25,420 --> 00:27:25,569: the 3953 00:27:25,569 --> 00:27:25,930: other 3954 00:27:25,930 --> 00:27:26,170: she 3955 00:27:26,170 --> 00:27:26,500: reached 3956 00:27:26,500 --> 00:27:26,650: out 3957 00:27:26,650 --> 00:27:26,980: toward 3958 00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:28,630: him.

Steward 3959 00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:29,140: reacted 3960 00:27:29,140 --> 00:27:30,430: instinctively. 3961 00:27:30,430 --> 00:27:30,579: He 3962 00:27:30,579 --> 00:27:30,880: stood 3963 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:31,033: and 3964 00:27:31,033 --> 00:27:31,150: took 3965 00:27:31,150 --> 00:27:31,299: her 3966 00:27:31,299 --> 00:27:31,569: hand 3967 00:27:31,569 --> 00:27:31,660: in 3968 00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:33,039: his. 3969 00:27:33,039 --> 00:27:33,250: It 3970 00:27:33,250 --> 00:27:33,730: felt 3971 00:27:33,730 --> 00:27:34,839: ephemeral, 3972 00:27:34,839 --> 00:27:34,990: but 3973 00:27:34,990 --> 00:27:35,230: still 3974 00:27:35,230 --> 00:27:35,349: her 3975 00:27:35,349 --> 00:27:35,799: claws 3976 00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:36,039: dug 3977 00:27:36,039 --> 00:27:36,250: into 3978 00:27:36,250 --> 00:27:36,400: his 3979 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:36,970: flesh, 3980 00:27:36,970 --> 00:27:37,450: drawing 3981 00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:37,779: blood 3982 00:27:37,779 --> 00:27:37,869: in 3983 00:27:37,869 --> 00:27:38,200: fat 3984 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:38,740: droplets 3985 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:39,009: that, 3986 00:27:39,009 --> 00:27:39,430: unlike 3987 00:27:39,430 --> 00:27:40,119: hers, 3988 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:40,359: did 3989 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:41,079: not 3990 00:27:41,079 --> 00:27:41,470: dissolve 3991 00:27:41,470 --> 00:27:42,339: away. 3992 00:27:42,339 --> 00:27:42,490: He 3993 00:27:42,490 --> 00:27:42,910: forced 3994 00:27:42,910 --> 00:27:42,970: her 3995 00:27:42,970 --> 00:27:43,059: to 3996 00:27:43,059 --> 00:27:43,390: face 3997 00:27:43,390 --> 00:27:43,779: him, 3998 00:27:43,779 --> 00:27:44,259: forcing 3999 00:27:44,259 --> 00:27:44,769: himself 4000 00:27:44,769 --> 00:27:44,980: not 4001 00:27:44,980 --> 00:27:45,099: to 4002 00:27:45,099 --> 00:27:45,460: flinch 4003 00:27:45,460 --> 00:27:46,029: away 4004 00:27:46,029 --> 00:27:46,210: from 4005 00:27:46,210 --> 00:27:46,299: the 4006 00:27:46,299 --> 00:27:46,690: wild 4007 00:27:46,690 --> 00:27:47,079: tempest 4008 00:27:47,079 --> 00:27:47,559: flashing 4009 00:27:47,559 --> 00:27:47,920: behind 4010 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:48,039: her 4011 00:27:48,039 --> 00:27:48,430: wide, 4012 00:27:48,430 --> 00:27:48,880: staring 4013 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:50,230: eyes.

“Jane, 4014 00:27:50,230 --> 00:27:50,589: listen 4015 00:27:50,589 --> 00:27:50,680: to 4016 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:51,460: me,” 4017 00:27:51,460 --> 00:27:51,609: he 4018 00:27:51,609 --> 00:27:51,910: told 4019 00:27:51,910 --> 00:27:52,059: her, 4020 00:27:52,059 --> 00:27:52,390: cutting 4021 00:27:52,390 --> 00:27:52,690: above 4022 00:27:52,690 --> 00:27:52,779: the 4023 00:27:52,779 --> 00:27:53,200: soft 4024 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:53,500: wail 4025 00:27:53,500 --> 00:27:53,650: that 4026 00:27:53,650 --> 00:27:53,799: was 4027 00:27:53,799 --> 00:27:54,130: forming 4028 00:27:54,130 --> 00:27:54,220: in 4029 00:27:54,220 --> 00:27:54,339: her 4030 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:55,869: throat. “This 4031 00:27:55,869 --> 00:27:56,500: isn’t 4032 00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:57,039: you. 4033 00:27:57,039 --> 00:27:57,339: Don’t 4034 00:27:57,339 --> 00:27:57,490: get 4035 00:27:57,490 --> 00:27:57,880: stuck 4036 00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:58,000: in 4037 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:58,180: that 4038 00:27:58,180 --> 00:27:58,599: moment, 4039 00:27:58,599 --> 00:27:58,869: let 4040 00:27:58,869 --> 00:27:58,990: it 4041 00:27:58,990 --> 00:28:01,660: go.”

“David?”

“That’s 4042 00:28:01,660 --> 00:28:02,410: it,” 4043 00:28:02,410 --> 00:28:02,559: he 4044 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:03,460: said, “let 4045 00:28:03,460 --> 00:28:03,670: me 4046 00:28:03,670 --> 00:28:03,849: be 4047 00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:04,089: your 4048 00:28:04,089 --> 00:28:05,019: anchor. 4049 00:28:05,019 --> 00:28:05,200: You 4050 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:05,500: met 4051 00:28:05,500 --> 00:28:05,680: me 4052 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:06,009: after 4053 00:28:06,009 --> 00:28:06,190: you 4054 00:28:06,190 --> 00:28:06,339: were 4055 00:28:06,339 --> 00:28:06,789: dead, 4056 00:28:06,789 --> 00:28:07,690: remember? 4057 00:28:07,690 --> 00:28:07,990: You’re 4058 00:28:07,990 --> 00:28:08,680: not 4059 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:09,490: stuck, 4060 00:28:09,490 --> 00:28:09,759: you 4061 00:28:09,759 --> 00:28:10,000: can 4062 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:10,539: move 4063 00:28:10,539 --> 00:28:13,390: forward.”

“David, 4064 00:28:13,390 --> 00:28:13,599: they 4065 00:28:13,599 --> 00:28:13,900: got 4066 00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:15,069: him,” 4067 00:28:15,069 --> 00:28:15,400: June 4068 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,240: said. 4069 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:16,420: She 4070 00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:16,809: stared 4071 00:28:16,809 --> 00:28:17,259: past 4072 00:28:17,259 --> 00:28:17,380: him, 4073 00:28:17,380 --> 00:28:17,529: as 4074 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:17,680: though 4075 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:17,829: he 4076 00:28:17,829 --> 00:28:18,009: were 4077 00:28:18,009 --> 00:28:18,490: invisible 4078 00:28:18,490 --> 00:28:18,609: to 4079 00:28:18,609 --> 00:28:18,849: her, 4080 00:28:18,849 --> 00:28:19,000: but 4081 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:19,150: her 4082 00:28:19,150 --> 00:28:19,630: claws 4083 00:28:19,630 --> 00:28:20,319: retracted 4084 00:28:20,319 --> 00:28:20,529: from 4085 00:28:20,529 --> 00:28:20,740: his 4086 00:28:20,740 --> 00:28:22,329: wrist. “They 4087 00:28:22,329 --> 00:28:22,960: arrested 4088 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:27,460: Seth.”

“Who’s Seth?” 4089 00:28:27,460 --> 00:28:27,759: Ash 4090 00:28:27,759 --> 00:28:28,180: asked 4091 00:28:28,180 --> 00:28:28,299: in 4092 00:28:28,299 --> 00:28:28,359: a 4093 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:28,690: timid 4094 00:28:28,690 --> 00:28:30,220: voice.

“Her 4095 00:28:30,220 --> 00:28:30,789: boyfriend, 4096 00:28:30,789 --> 00:28:30,910: I 4097 00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:31,900: think,” 4098 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:32,410: Steward 4099 00:28:32,410 --> 00:28:32,650: said 4100 00:28:32,650 --> 00:28:32,829: over 4101 00:28:32,829 --> 00:28:33,009: his 4102 00:28:33,009 --> 00:28:33,940: shoulder. 4103 00:28:33,940 --> 00:28:34,119: The 4104 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:34,599: ephemeral 4105 00:28:34,599 --> 00:28:34,930: storm 4106 00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:35,440: surrounding 4107 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:35,920: Figueroa 4108 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:36,190: seemed 4109 00:28:36,190 --> 00:28:36,250: to 4110 00:28:36,250 --> 00:28:36,369: be 4111 00:28:36,369 --> 00:28:36,759: dying 4112 00:28:36,759 --> 00:28:37,299: down, 4113 00:28:37,299 --> 00:28:37,509: so 4114 00:28:37,509 --> 00:28:37,960: Steward 4115 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:38,170: led 4116 00:28:38,170 --> 00:28:38,380: her 4117 00:28:38,380 --> 00:28:38,740: over 4118 00:28:38,740 --> 00:28:38,890: to 4119 00:28:38,890 --> 00:28:39,099: one 4120 00:28:39,099 --> 00:28:39,160: of 4121 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:39,250: the 4122 00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:39,490: bar 4123 00:28:39,490 --> 00:28:39,910: stools 4124 00:28:39,910 --> 00:28:40,000: and 4125 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:40,269: sat 4126 00:28:40,269 --> 00:28:40,420: her 4127 00:28:40,420 --> 00:28:40,569: in 4128 00:28:40,569 --> 00:28:40,660: it 4129 00:28:40,660 --> 00:28:40,809: as 4130 00:28:40,809 --> 00:28:41,109: best as 4131 00:28:41,109 --> 00:28:41,230: he 4132 00:28:41,230 --> 00:28:44,319: could.

“Hey,” 4133 00:28:44,319 --> 00:28:44,619: said 4134 00:28:44,619 --> 00:28:45,009: Ash, 4135 00:28:45,009 --> 00:28:45,369: pointing 4136 00:28:45,369 --> 00:28:45,490: at 4137 00:28:45,490 --> 00:28:45,549: the 4138 00:28:45,549 --> 00:28:45,910: evidence 4139 00:28:45,910 --> 00:28:46,720: bag. “Is 4140 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:46,990: that 4141 00:28:46,990 --> 00:28:47,140: what 4142 00:28:47,140 --> 00:28:47,259: I 4143 00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:47,559: think 4144 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:47,680: it 4145 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,809: is?”

Strauss 4146 00:28:49,809 --> 00:28:50,410: extracted 4147 00:28:50,410 --> 00:28:50,500: it 4148 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:50,680: from 4149 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:50,799: the 4150 00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:51,220: ghost 4151 00:28:51,220 --> 00:28:51,309: and 4152 00:28:51,309 --> 00:28:51,519: laid 4153 00:28:51,519 --> 00:28:51,579: it 4154 00:28:51,579 --> 00:28:51,880: flat 4155 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:51,970: on 4156 00:28:51,970 --> 00:28:52,059: the 4157 00:28:52,059 --> 00:28:53,500: bar. 4158 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:54,250: Inside 4159 00:28:54,250 --> 00:28:54,400: was 4160 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:54,609: a 4161 00:28:54,609 --> 00:28:55,119: beautiful 4162 00:28:55,119 --> 00:28:55,690: bracelet 4163 00:28:55,690 --> 00:28:55,960: set 4164 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:56,140: with 4165 00:28:56,140 --> 00:28:56,200: a 4166 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:56,650: dozen 4167 00:28:56,650 --> 00:28:58,119: emeralds. 4168 00:28:58,119 --> 00:28:58,359: Eight 4169 00:28:58,359 --> 00:28:58,450: of 4170 00:28:58,450 --> 00:28:58,690: them 4171 00:28:58,690 --> 00:28:58,809: were 4172 00:28:58,809 --> 00:28:59,140: dark 4173 00:28:59,140 --> 00:28:59,230: and 4174 00:28:59,230 --> 00:28:59,859: broken, 4175 00:28:59,859 --> 00:28:59,980: the 4176 00:28:59,980 --> 00:29:00,730: cracks 4177 00:29:00,730 --> 00:29:01,450: crusting 4178 00:29:01,450 --> 00:29:01,599: with 4179 00:29:01,599 --> 00:29:02,079: something 4180 00:29:02,079 --> 00:29:02,259: like 4181 00:29:02,259 --> 00:29:02,319: a 4182 00:29:02,319 --> 00:29:03,640: scab. 4183 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:03,789: Of 4184 00:29:03,789 --> 00:29:03,880: the 4185 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:05,170: rest, 4186 00:29:05,170 --> 00:29:05,440: one 4187 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:05,650: was 4188 00:29:05,650 --> 00:29:06,039: broken 4189 00:29:06,039 --> 00:29:06,190: but 4190 00:29:06,190 --> 00:29:06,279: the 4191 00:29:06,279 --> 00:29:06,579: gem 4192 00:29:06,579 --> 00:29:06,849: still 4193 00:29:06,849 --> 00:29:07,839: shone, 4194 00:29:07,839 --> 00:29:07,990: and 4195 00:29:07,990 --> 00:29:08,049: the 4196 00:29:08,049 --> 00:29:08,230: other 4197 00:29:08,230 --> 00:29:08,559: three 4198 00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:08,710: were 4199 00:29:08,710 --> 00:29:09,160: whole 4200 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:09,339: and 4201 00:29:09,339 --> 00:29:10,390: bright. 4202 00:29:10,390 --> 00:29:10,599: She 4203 00:29:10,599 --> 00:29:10,839: looked 4204 00:29:10,839 --> 00:29:10,990: up 4205 00:29:10,990 --> 00:29:11,079: at 4206 00:29:11,079 --> 00:29:13,029: Steward.

“Six 4207 00:29:13,029 --> 00:29:13,630: ghosts, 4208 00:29:13,630 --> 00:29:14,049: plus 4209 00:29:14,049 --> 00:29:15,430: Jane?” 4210 00:29:15,430 --> 00:29:15,640: he 4211 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,916: asked.

“I 4212 00:29:17,916 --> 00:29:18,279: might 4213 00:29:18,279 --> 00:29:18,549: have 4214 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:19,000: missed 4215 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,170: one,” 4216 00:29:20,170 --> 00:29:20,410: she 4217 00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:20,710: told 4218 00:29:20,710 --> 00:29:23,289: him.

“Jane?” 4219 00:29:23,289 --> 00:29:23,829: Steward 4220 00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:24,099: turned 4221 00:29:24,099 --> 00:29:24,369: back 4222 00:29:24,369 --> 00:29:24,579: to 4223 00:29:24,579 --> 00:29:24,759: the 4224 00:29:24,759 --> 00:29:25,990: ocelot. 4225 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:26,200: She 4226 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:26,289: was 4227 00:29:26,289 --> 00:29:26,680: staring 4228 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:26,950: down 4229 00:29:26,950 --> 00:29:27,039: at 4230 00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:27,130: her 4231 00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:27,819: hands, 4232 00:29:27,819 --> 00:29:28,299: Steward’s 4233 00:29:28,299 --> 00:29:28,630: blood 4234 00:29:28,630 --> 00:29:29,049: drying 4235 00:29:29,049 --> 00:29:29,170: on 4236 00:29:29,170 --> 00:29:29,289: her 4237 00:29:29,289 --> 00:29:31,210: claws. “Jane, 4238 00:29:31,210 --> 00:29:31,599: where 4239 00:29:31,599 --> 00:29:31,779: is 4240 00:29:31,779 --> 00:29:32,170: Seth 4241 00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:34,390: now?”

“In 4242 00:29:34,390 --> 00:29:34,450: a 4243 00:29:34,450 --> 00:29:35,980: car,” 4244 00:29:35,980 --> 00:29:36,250: she 4245 00:29:36,250 --> 00:29:36,519: said 4246 00:29:36,519 --> 00:29:37,960: vaguely. “The 4247 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:38,230: big 4248 00:29:38,230 --> 00:29:39,009: one, 4249 00:29:39,009 --> 00:29:39,400: he’s 4250 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,049: driving.”

“To 4251 00:29:41,049 --> 00:29:41,170: the 4252 00:29:41,170 --> 00:29:43,205: precinct?”

Figueroa 4253 00:29:43,205 --> 00:29:43,450: shook 4254 00:29:43,450 --> 00:29:43,569: her 4255 00:29:43,569 --> 00:29:46,869: head. “East.” 4256 00:29:46,869 --> 00:29:47,079: She 4257 00:29:47,079 --> 00:29:47,410: turned 4258 00:29:47,410 --> 00:29:47,529: to 4259 00:29:47,529 --> 00:29:47,769: look 4260 00:29:47,769 --> 00:29:47,950: up 4261 00:29:47,950 --> 00:29:48,039: at 4262 00:29:48,039 --> 00:29:48,460: Steward, 4263 00:29:48,460 --> 00:29:48,609: her 4264 00:29:48,609 --> 00:29:48,970: eyes 4265 00:29:48,970 --> 00:29:49,240: big 4266 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:49,359: and 4267 00:29:49,359 --> 00:29:49,690: something 4268 00:29:49,690 --> 00:29:49,779: of 4269 00:29:49,779 --> 00:29:49,869: the 4270 00:29:49,869 --> 00:29:50,680: storm 4271 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:51,220: lingering 4272 00:29:51,220 --> 00:29:51,339: in 4273 00:29:51,339 --> 00:29:52,960: them. “Towards 4274 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:53,259: the 4275 00:29:53,259 --> 00:29:55,660: bridges.”

Steward 4276 00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:55,809: did 4277 00:29:55,809 --> 00:29:56,019: not 4278 00:29:56,019 --> 00:29:56,260: know 4279 00:29:56,260 --> 00:29:56,410: why 4280 00:29:56,410 --> 00:29:56,920: Vito 4281 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:57,099: would 4282 00:29:57,099 --> 00:29:57,430: take 4283 00:29:57,430 --> 00:29:57,549: the 4284 00:29:57,549 --> 00:29:58,089: ocelot’s 4285 00:29:58,089 --> 00:29:58,539: boyfriend 4286 00:29:58,539 --> 00:29:58,960: anywhere 4287 00:29:58,960 --> 00:29:59,170: other 4288 00:29:59,170 --> 00:29:59,319: than 4289 00:29:59,319 --> 00:29:59,380: the 4290 00:29:59,380 --> 00:30:01,660: precinct.

“Ash, 4291 00:30:01,660 --> 00:30:01,809: can 4292 00:30:01,809 --> 00:30:01,900: you 4293 00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:02,079: get 4294 00:30:02,079 --> 00:30:02,140: me 4295 00:30:02,140 --> 00:30:02,230: to 4296 00:30:02,230 --> 00:30:02,349: the 4297 00:30:02,349 --> 00:30:02,559: east 4298 00:30:02,559 --> 00:30:02,829: side 4299 00:30:02,829 --> 00:30:02,920: in 4300 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:02,980: a 4301 00:30:02,980 --> 00:30:04,660: hurry?”

The 4302 00:30:04,660 --> 00:30:04,990: puca 4303 00:30:04,990 --> 00:30:05,289: grinned 4304 00:30:05,289 --> 00:30:05,799: broadly 4305 00:30:05,799 --> 00:30:05,950: and 4306 00:30:05,950 --> 00:30:06,339: Steward 4307 00:30:06,339 --> 00:30:06,640: caught 4308 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,970: his mistake. With an annoyed grunt, Steward fished 4309 00:30:09,970 --> 00:30:10,059: the 4310 00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:10,420: last 4311 00:30:10,420 --> 00:30:10,480: of 4312 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:10,539: the 4313 00:30:10,539 --> 00:30:10,900: copper 4314 00:30:10,900 --> 00:30:11,380: coins 4315 00:30:11,380 --> 00:30:11,559: out 4316 00:30:11,559 --> 00:30:11,619: of 4317 00:30:11,619 --> 00:30:11,769: his 4318 00:30:11,769 --> 00:30:12,225: pocket and 4319 00:30:12,225 --> 00:30:12,549: dumped 4320 00:30:12,549 --> 00:30:12,670: them 4321 00:30:12,670 --> 00:30:12,789: on 4322 00:30:12,789 --> 00:30:12,849: the 4323 00:30:12,849 --> 00:30:13,839: bar. 4324 00:30:13,839 --> 00:30:13,960: For 4325 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:14,140: good 4326 00:30:14,140 --> 00:30:14,470: measure 4327 00:30:14,470 --> 00:30:14,589: he 4328 00:30:14,589 --> 00:30:14,829: pulled 4329 00:30:14,829 --> 00:30:14,859: a 4330 00:30:14,859 --> 00:30:15,190: twenty 4331 00:30:15,190 --> 00:30:15,339: out 4332 00:30:15,339 --> 00:30:15,430: of 4333 00:30:15,430 --> 00:30:15,519: his 4334 00:30:15,519 --> 00:30:15,940: wallet 4335 00:30:15,940 --> 00:30:16,059: and 4336 00:30:16,059 --> 00:30:16,359: added 4337 00:30:16,359 --> 00:30:16,539: that 4338 00:30:16,539 --> 00:30:16,630: to 4339 00:30:16,630 --> 00:30:16,720: the 4340 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,490: stack.

Ash 4341 00:30:18,490 --> 00:30:18,819: pouted 4342 00:30:18,819 --> 00:30:18,880: a 4343 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:19,089: little 4344 00:30:19,089 --> 00:30:19,269: bit 4345 00:30:19,269 --> 00:30:19,390: but 4346 00:30:19,390 --> 00:30:20,230: shrugged. “A 4347 00:30:20,230 --> 00:30:20,713: trade’s 4348 00:30:20,713 --> 00:30:20,799: a 4349 00:30:20,799 --> 00:30:22,960: trade.”

Steward 4350 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:23,230: pushed 4351 00:30:23,230 --> 00:30:23,319: the 4352 00:30:23,319 --> 00:30:23,680: evidence 4353 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:23,980: bag 4354 00:30:23,980 --> 00:30:24,160: over 4355 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:24,250: to 4356 00:30:24,250 --> 00:30:24,339: the 4357 00:30:24,339 --> 00:30:25,839: puca. “Maybe 4358 00:30:25,839 --> 00:30:26,079: this 4359 00:30:26,079 --> 00:30:26,230: can 4360 00:30:26,230 --> 00:30:26,380: give 4361 00:30:26,380 --> 00:30:26,529: you 4362 00:30:26,529 --> 00:30:26,619: a 4363 00:30:26,619 --> 00:30:26,920: clue 4364 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:27,039: as 4365 00:30:27,039 --> 00:30:27,130: to 4366 00:30:27,130 --> 00:30:27,309: what 4367 00:30:27,309 --> 00:30:27,430: I’m 4368 00:30:27,430 --> 00:30:27,970: fighting. 4369 00:30:27,970 --> 00:30:29,049: Maria, 4370 00:30:29,049 --> 00:30:29,230: can 4371 00:30:29,230 --> 00:30:29,349: you 4372 00:30:29,349 --> 00:30:29,619: try 4373 00:30:29,619 --> 00:30:29,740: and 4374 00:30:29,740 --> 00:30:30,039: calm 4375 00:30:30,039 --> 00:30:30,309: Jane 4376 00:30:30,309 --> 00:30:30,759: down. 4377 00:30:30,759 --> 00:30:30,940: I’ll 4378 00:30:30,940 --> 00:30:31,240: stop 4379 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:31,539: back 4380 00:30:31,539 --> 00:30:32,380: when—”

But 4381 00:30:32,380 --> 00:30:32,440: the 4382 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:32,920: vampire 4383 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:33,099: was 4384 00:30:33,099 --> 00:30:33,490: shaking 4385 00:30:33,490 --> 00:30:33,640: her 4386 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:33,849: head 4387 00:30:33,849 --> 00:30:34,960: no. “You’ll 4388 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:35,230: need 4389 00:30:35,230 --> 00:30:36,069: me, and 4390 00:30:36,069 --> 00:30:36,250: my 4391 00:30:36,250 --> 00:30:36,579: Theo 4392 00:30:36,579 --> 00:30:36,789: won’t 4393 00:30:36,789 --> 00:30:36,940: be 4394 00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:37,240: well 4395 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:37,660: pleased 4396 00:30:37,660 --> 00:30:37,720: if 4397 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:37,869: I 4398 00:30:37,869 --> 00:30:38,140: let 4399 00:30:38,140 --> 00:30:38,380: his 4400 00:30:38,380 --> 00:30:38,710: pet 4401 00:30:38,710 --> 00:30:39,309: detective 4402 00:30:39,309 --> 00:30:39,519: get 4403 00:30:39,519 --> 00:30:39,789: torn 4404 00:30:39,789 --> 00:30:40,210: asunder 4405 00:30:40,210 --> 00:30:40,390: while 4406 00:30:40,390 --> 00:30:40,630: he’s 4407 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:41,680: away. 4408 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:42,309: Ash, 4409 00:30:42,309 --> 00:30:43,430: mon trésor, may 4410 00:30:43,430 --> 00:30:43,880: I 4411 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:44,390: assume 4412 00:30:44,390 --> 00:30:44,630: you’ll 4413 00:30:44,630 --> 00:30:44,930: watch 4414 00:30:44,930 --> 00:30:45,019: the 4415 00:30:45,019 --> 00:30:47,029: girl?”

“Of 4416 00:30:47,029 --> 00:30:47,960: course,” 4417 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:48,079: the 4418 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:48,380: puca 4419 00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:48,619: said 4420 00:30:48,619 --> 00:30:49,640: instantly. “And 4421 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:49,759: you 4422 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:49,910: can 4423 00:30:49,910 --> 00:30:50,119: use 4424 00:30:50,119 --> 00:30:50,210: the 4425 00:30:50,210 --> 00:30:50,539: same 4426 00:30:50,539 --> 00:30:50,930: door as 4427 00:30:50,930 --> 00:30:51,319: David, 4428 00:30:51,319 --> 00:30:51,559: down 4429 00:30:51,559 --> 00:30:51,650: the 4430 00:30:51,650 --> 00:30:52,039: hall, 4431 00:30:52,039 --> 00:30:52,400: marked 4432 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,049: departures.” 4433 00:30:54,049 --> 00:30:54,230: To 4434 00:30:54,230 --> 00:30:54,740: Steward’s 4435 00:30:54,740 --> 00:30:55,339: disbelieving 4436 00:30:55,339 --> 00:30:55,609: look, 4437 00:30:55,609 --> 00:30:55,789: they 4438 00:30:55,789 --> 00:30:57,019: added, “I 4439 00:30:57,019 --> 00:30:57,259: owed 4440 00:30:57,259 --> 00:30:57,349: her 4441 00:30:57,349 --> 00:30:59,960: one.”

“Fine,” 4442 00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:00,349: David 4443 00:31:00,349 --> 00:31:00,799: growled, 4444 00:31:00,799 --> 00:31:01,160: pushing 4445 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:01,430: away 4446 00:31:01,430 --> 00:31:01,609: from 4447 00:31:01,609 --> 00:31:01,700: the 4448 00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:01,940: bar 4449 00:31:01,940 --> 00:31:02,059: and 4450 00:31:02,059 --> 00:31:02,329: heading 4451 00:31:02,329 --> 00:31:02,539: down 4452 00:31:02,539 --> 00:31:02,599: the 4453 00:31:02,599 --> 00:31:04,099: hall.

The 4454 00:31:04,099 --> 00:31:04,460: exit 4455 00:31:04,460 --> 00:31:04,670: led 4456 00:31:04,670 --> 00:31:04,759: to 4457 00:31:04,759 --> 00:31:04,819: a 4458 00:31:04,819 --> 00:31:05,059: little 4459 00:31:05,059 --> 00:31:05,329: door 4460 00:31:05,329 --> 00:31:05,720: facing 4461 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:05,809: the 4462 00:31:05,809 --> 00:31:06,440: Queensboro 4463 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:07,400: Bridge. 4464 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:07,880: Headlights 4465 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:08,089: made 4466 00:31:08,089 --> 00:31:08,359: weird 4467 00:31:08,359 --> 00:31:08,750: shapes 4468 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:08,960: over 4469 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:09,049: the 4470 00:31:09,049 --> 00:31:09,440: bridge 4471 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:09,650: as 4472 00:31:09,650 --> 00:31:10,160: Steward 4473 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:10,279: and 4474 00:31:10,279 --> 00:31:10,700: Strauss 4475 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:11,089: emerged 4476 00:31:11,089 --> 00:31:11,210: into 4477 00:31:11,210 --> 00:31:11,329: the 4478 00:31:11,329 --> 00:31:13,279: night.

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He 4779 00:33:09,289 --> 00:33:09,829: dashed 4780 00:33:09,829 --> 00:33:09,980: to 4781 00:33:09,980 --> 00:33:10,069: the 4782 00:33:10,069 --> 00:33:10,339: tall 4783 00:33:10,339 --> 00:33:10,759: railing, 4784 00:33:10,759 --> 00:33:11,150: raking 4785 00:33:11,150 --> 00:33:11,329: his 4786 00:33:11,329 --> 00:33:11,660: gaze 4787 00:33:11,660 --> 00:33:11,990: across 4788 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:12,680: Manhattan, 4789 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:13,190: squinting 4790 00:33:13,190 --> 00:33:13,339: into 4791 00:33:13,339 --> 00:33:13,460: the 4792 00:33:13,460 --> 00:33:13,759: dark 4793 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:13,849: and 4794 00:33:13,849 --> 00:33:13,910: the 4795 00:33:13,910 --> 00:33:14,180: chill 4796 00:33:14,180 --> 00:33:14,509: fall 4797 00:33:14,509 --> 00:33:15,619: air. 4798 00:33:15,619 --> 00:33:15,740: He 4799 00:33:15,740 --> 00:33:16,099: trotted 4800 00:33:16,099 --> 00:33:16,339: along 4801 00:33:16,339 --> 00:33:16,460: the 4802 00:33:16,460 --> 00:33:16,609: edge 4803 00:33:16,609 --> 00:33:16,670: of 4804 00:33:16,670 --> 00:33:16,759: the 4805 00:33:16,759 --> 00:33:17,059: roof, 4806 00:33:17,059 --> 00:33:17,690: constantly 4807 00:33:17,690 --> 00:33:18,170: searching 4808 00:33:18,170 --> 00:33:18,349: for 4809 00:33:18,349 --> 00:33:18,410: a 4810 00:33:18,410 --> 00:33:18,710: better 4811 00:33:18,710 --> 00:33:19,430: position, 4812 00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:19,490: a 4813 00:33:19,490 --> 00:33:19,730: better 4814 00:33:19,730 --> 00:33:20,150: vantage 4815 00:33:20,150 --> 00:33:20,480: point 4816 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:20,509: to 4817 00:33:20,509 --> 00:33:20,839: hunt 4818 00:33:20,839 --> 00:33:20,990: for 4819 00:33:20,990 --> 00:33:21,170: his 4820 00:33:21,170 --> 00:33:23,420: quarry.

Steward’s 4821 00:33:23,420 --> 00:33:23,690: heart 4822 00:33:23,690 --> 00:33:24,049: sank 4823 00:33:24,049 --> 00:33:24,200: into 4824 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:24,410: his 4825 00:33:24,410 --> 00:33:24,769: chest 4826 00:33:24,769 --> 00:33:24,859: when 4827 00:33:24,859 --> 00:33:24,920: he 4828 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:25,279: finally 4829 00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:25,670: found 4830 00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:25,995: Vito’s 4831 00:33:25,995 --> 00:33:26,599: spotlight 4832 00:33:26,599 --> 00:33:27,200: aura, 4833 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:27,829: strangely 4834 00:33:27,829 --> 00:33:28,250: dimmed 4835 00:33:28,250 --> 00:33:28,369: by 4836 00:33:28,369 --> 00:33:28,521: what 4837 00:33:28,521 --> 00:33:28,880: Steward 4838 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:29,299: assumed 4839 00:33:29,299 --> 00:33:29,450: was 4840 00:33:29,450 --> 00:33:30,109: distance, 4841 00:33:30,109 --> 00:33:30,529: half way 4842 00:33:30,529 --> 00:33:30,769: down 4843 00:33:30,769 --> 00:33:30,829: the 4844 00:33:30,829 --> 00:33:31,160: city, 4845 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:31,309: near 4846 00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:31,460: the 4847 00:33:31,460 --> 00:33:31,849: entrance 4848 00:33:31,849 --> 00:33:31,940: to 4849 00:33:31,940 --> 00:33:32,029: the 4850 00:33:32,029 --> 00:33:32,480: Midtown 4851 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,460: Tunnel.

Some 4852 00:33:34,460 --> 00:33:34,789: little 4853 00:33:34,789 --> 00:33:35,269: voice 4854 00:33:35,269 --> 00:33:35,359: in 4855 00:33:35,359 --> 00:33:35,569: his 4856 00:33:35,569 --> 00:33:36,079: ear 4857 00:33:36,079 --> 00:33:36,740: nagged 4858 00:33:36,740 --> 00:33:36,920: at 4859 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:37,460: him, 4860 00:33:37,460 --> 00:33:37,609: and 4861 00:33:37,609 --> 00:33:37,700: to 4862 00:33:37,700 --> 00:33:38,180: distract 4863 00:33:38,180 --> 00:33:38,660: himself 4864 00:33:38,660 --> 00:33:39,170: from 4865 00:33:39,170 --> 00:33:39,319: was 4866 00:33:39,319 --> 00:33:39,349: a 4867 00:33:39,349 --> 00:33:39,740: complete 4868 00:33:39,740 --> 00:33:40,099: failure 4869 00:33:40,099 --> 00:33:40,190: to 4870 00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:40,490: catch 4871 00:33:40,490 --> 00:33:40,789: Vito 4872 00:33:40,789 --> 00:33:41,089: before 4873 00:33:41,089 --> 00:33:41,450: leaving 4874 00:33:41,450 --> 00:33:42,380: Manhattan, 4875 00:33:42,380 --> 00:33:42,559: he 4876 00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:42,950: search 4877 00:33:42,950 --> 00:33:43,009: the 4878 00:33:43,009 --> 00:33:43,369: vista 4879 00:33:43,369 --> 00:33:43,759: below 4880 00:33:43,759 --> 00:33:43,910: him 4881 00:33:43,910 --> 00:33:44,029: to 4882 00:33:44,029 --> 00:33:44,299: try 4883 00:33:44,299 --> 00:33:44,390: and 4884 00:33:44,390 --> 00:33:44,750: figure 4885 00:33:44,750 --> 00:33:44,869: out 4886 00:33:44,869 --> 00:33:45,019: what 4887 00:33:45,019 --> 00:33:45,200: he 4888 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:45,769: wasn’t 4889 00:33:45,769 --> 00:33:50,420: seeing.

“Ghosts,” 4890 00:33:50,420 --> 00:33:50,599: he 4891 00:33:50,599 --> 00:33:51,559: said aloud, 4892 00:33:51,559 --> 00:33:51,980: shocking 4893 00:33:51,980 --> 00:33:52,369: himself 4894 00:33:52,369 --> 00:33:52,460: with 4895 00:33:52,460 --> 00:33:52,549: the 4896 00:33:52,549 --> 00:33:54,319: realization. 4897 00:33:54,319 --> 00:33:54,440: He 4898 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:54,740: turned 4899 00:33:54,740 --> 00:33:54,829: to 4900 00:33:54,829 --> 00:33:55,130: face 4901 00:33:55,130 --> 00:33:55,759: Strauss, 4902 00:33:55,759 --> 00:33:55,880: who 4903 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:56,029: had 4904 00:33:56,029 --> 00:33:56,299: one 4905 00:33:56,299 --> 00:33:56,839: elegantly 4906 00:33:56,839 --> 00:33:57,230: curved 4907 00:33:57,230 --> 00:33:57,740: eyebrow 4908 00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,089: arched. “All 4909 00:33:59,089 --> 00:33:59,660: day 4910 00:33:59,660 --> 00:33:59,869: I’ve 4911 00:33:59,869 --> 00:33:59,990: been 4912 00:33:59,990 --> 00:34:00,410: seeing 4913 00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:01,190: ghosts, 4914 00:34:01,190 --> 00:34:01,579: dozens 4915 00:34:01,579 --> 00:34:01,670: of 4916 00:34:01,670 --> 00:34:02,480: them. 4917 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:02,539: I 4918 00:34:02,539 --> 00:34:02,809: don’t 4919 00:34:02,809 --> 00:34:03,170: see 4920 00:34:03,170 --> 00:34:03,440: any 4921 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:03,529: of 4922 00:34:03,529 --> 00:34:03,680: them 4923 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:04,160: here. 4924 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:04,670: Anywhere 4925 00:34:04,670 --> 00:34:04,759: in 4926 00:34:04,759 --> 00:34:06,109: sight.” 4927 00:34:06,109 --> 00:34:06,289: He 4928 00:34:06,289 --> 00:34:07,430: paused—facing 4929 00:34:07,430 --> 00:34:07,849: Strauss 4930 00:34:07,849 --> 00:34:08,119: also 4931 00:34:08,119 --> 00:34:08,329: meant 4932 00:34:08,329 --> 00:34:08,719: facing 4933 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,309: west. “Except 4934 00:34:10,309 --> 00:34:11,989: there.”

Strauss 4935 00:34:11,989 --> 00:34:12,320: spun 4936 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:12,440: on 4937 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:12,530: her 4938 00:34:12,530 --> 00:34:13,550: heel. “I 4939 00:34:13,550 --> 00:34:13,820: don’t 4940 00:34:13,820 --> 00:34:14,090: see 4941 00:34:14,090 --> 00:34:15,559: anything.”

“By 4942 00:34:15,559 --> 00:34:15,650: the 4943 00:34:15,650 --> 00:34:16,280: bar. 4944 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:16,400: There 4945 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:16,639: must 4946 00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:16,730: be 4947 00:34:16,730 --> 00:34:17,210: hundreds 4948 00:34:17,210 --> 00:34:17,599: hanging 4949 00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:17,780: out 4950 00:34:17,780 --> 00:34:17,900: on 4951 00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:18,110: those 4952 00:34:18,110 --> 00:34:20,300: buildings.”

Steward’s 4953 00:34:20,300 --> 00:34:20,599: phone 4954 00:34:20,599 --> 00:34:20,900: rang, 4955 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:21,019: and 4956 00:34:21,019 --> 00:34:21,110: he 4957 00:34:21,110 --> 00:34:21,469: nearly 4958 00:34:21,469 --> 00:34:21,769: jumped 4959 00:34:21,769 --> 00:34:21,889: out 4960 00:34:21,889 --> 00:34:21,949: of 4961 00:34:21,949 --> 00:34:22,070: his 4962 00:34:22,070 --> 00:34:23,059: skin. 4963 00:34:23,059 --> 00:34:23,179: The 4964 00:34:23,179 --> 00:34:23,539: caller 4965 00:34:23,539 --> 00:34:23,840: ID 4966 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:24,050: said 4967 00:34:24,050 --> 00:34:24,139: it 4968 00:34:24,139 --> 00:34:24,260: was 4969 00:34:24,260 --> 00:34:25,670: Vito. 4970 00:34:25,670 --> 00:34:25,880: He 4971 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:26,239: answered 4972 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:26,329: on 4973 00:34:26,329 --> 00:34:26,420: the 4974 00:34:26,420 --> 00:34:26,840: third 4975 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,340: ring.

Steward 4976 00:34:28,340 --> 00:34:28,460: could 4977 00:34:28,460 --> 00:34:28,610: hear 4978 00:34:28,610 --> 00:34:28,880: Vito 4979 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:29,239: breathing 4980 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:29,329: on 4981 00:34:29,329 --> 00:34:29,420: the 4982 00:34:29,420 --> 00:34:29,630: other 4983 00:34:29,630 --> 00:34:29,750: end 4984 00:34:29,750 --> 00:34:29,809: of 4985 00:34:29,809 --> 00:34:29,869: the 4986 00:34:29,869 --> 00:34:30,289: line, 4987 00:34:30,289 --> 00:34:30,409: but 4988 00:34:30,409 --> 00:34:30,469: the 4989 00:34:30,469 --> 00:34:31,010: jaguar 4990 00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:31,369: said 4991 00:34:31,369 --> 00:34:33,710: nothing.

“Riley? 4992 00:34:33,710 --> 00:34:34,610: Listen, 4993 00:34:34,610 --> 00:34:34,639: I 4994 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:34,849: know 4995 00:34:34,849 --> 00:34:35,059: you’ve 4996 00:34:35,059 --> 00:34:35,300: got 4997 00:34:35,300 --> 00:34:35,480: that 4998 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:35,750: kid, 4999 00:34:35,750 --> 00:34:35,869: but 5000 00:34:35,869 --> 00:34:35,929: I 5001 00:34:35,929 --> 00:34:36,230: don’t 5002 00:34:36,230 --> 00:34:36,500: think 5003 00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:36,800: he 5004 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:36,980: did 5005 00:34:36,980 --> 00:34:37,429: it. 5006 00:34:37,429 --> 00:34:37,579: Can 5007 00:34:37,579 --> 00:34:37,639: you 5008 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:37,760: give 5009 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:37,880: me 5010 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:38,059: some 5011 00:34:38,059 --> 00:34:38,329: time 5012 00:34:38,329 --> 00:34:38,420: to 5013 00:34:38,420 --> 00:34:38,869: explain 5014 00:34:38,869 --> 00:34:38,960: it 5015 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:39,079: to 5016 00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:41,210: you?”

Silence 5017 00:34:41,210 --> 00:34:41,389: on 5018 00:34:41,389 --> 00:34:41,480: the 5019 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:41,690: other 5020 00:34:41,690 --> 00:34:45,710: end.

“Riley?”

Steward 5021 00:34:45,710 --> 00:34:45,889: could 5022 00:34:45,889 --> 00:34:46,250: hear 5023 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:46,880: slow, 5024 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:47,420: steady 5025 00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:47,989: breathing, 5026 00:34:47,989 --> 00:34:48,170: but 5027 00:34:48,170 --> 00:34:48,500: still 5028 00:34:48,500 --> 00:34:48,800: Vito 5029 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:48,980: did 5030 00:34:48,980 --> 00:34:49,219: not 5031 00:34:49,219 --> 00:34:51,889: respond.

Strauss’s 5032 00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:52,190: phone 5033 00:34:52,190 --> 00:34:52,730: chimed, 5034 00:34:52,730 --> 00:34:52,969: and 5035 00:34:52,969 --> 00:34:53,389: Steward 5036 00:34:53,389 --> 00:34:53,690: watched 5037 00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:53,780: her 5038 00:34:53,780 --> 00:34:53,989: pull 5039 00:34:53,989 --> 00:34:54,079: it 5040 00:34:54,079 --> 00:34:54,349: out 5041 00:34:54,349 --> 00:34:54,440: and 5042 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:54,619: read 5043 00:34:54,619 --> 00:34:54,710: the 5044 00:34:54,710 --> 00:34:55,159: message, 5045 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:55,280: the 5046 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:55,699: hand 5047 00:34:55,699 --> 00:34:56,000: holding 5048 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:56,179: his 5049 00:34:56,179 --> 00:34:56,360: own 5050 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:56,630: phone 5051 00:34:56,630 --> 00:34:57,019: dropping 5052 00:34:57,019 --> 00:34:58,190: down. 5053 00:34:58,190 --> 00:34:58,760: Strauss’s 5054 00:34:58,760 --> 00:34:59,090: face 5055 00:34:59,090 --> 00:34:59,780: paled 5056 00:34:59,780 --> 00:34:59,900: and 5057 00:34:59,900 --> 00:35:00,050: her 5058 00:35:00,050 --> 00:35:00,409: ears 5059 00:35:00,409 --> 00:35:00,860: folded 5060 00:35:00,860 --> 00:35:01,639: back, 5061 00:35:01,639 --> 00:35:02,090: almost 5062 00:35:02,090 --> 00:35:02,599: invisible 5063 00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:02,929: against 5064 00:35:02,929 --> 00:35:03,019: her 5065 00:35:03,019 --> 00:35:03,260: bright 5066 00:35:03,260 --> 00:35:03,590: orange 5067 00:35:03,590 --> 00:35:04,969: hair. 5068 00:35:04,969 --> 00:35:05,150: She 5069 00:35:05,150 --> 00:35:05,420: held 5070 00:35:05,420 --> 00:35:05,510: up 5071 00:35:05,510 --> 00:35:05,630: the 5072 00:35:05,630 --> 00:35:06,019: phone 5073 00:35:06,019 --> 00:35:06,139: so 5074 00:35:06,139 --> 00:35:06,289: that 5075 00:35:06,289 --> 00:35:06,710: Steward 5076 00:35:06,710 --> 00:35:06,889: could 5077 00:35:06,889 --> 00:35:07,130: read 5078 00:35:07,130 --> 00:35:07,219: the 5079 00:35:07,219 --> 00:35:09,289: message.

It 5080 00:35:09,289 --> 00:35:09,500: was 5081 00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:09,710: from 5082 00:35:09,710 --> 00:35:11,000: Ash. 5083 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:11,239: It 5084 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:12,769: read: “It’s 5085 00:35:12,769 --> 00:35:12,860: a 5086 00:35:12,860 --> 00:35:13,250: body 5087 00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:16,219: stealer.”

Steward 5088 00:35:16,219 --> 00:35:16,610: stared 5089 00:35:16,610 --> 00:35:16,699: at 5090 00:35:16,699 --> 00:35:16,760: the 5091 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:17,300: message 5092 00:35:17,300 --> 00:35:17,780: for 5093 00:35:17,780 --> 00:35:18,199: two 5094 00:35:18,199 --> 00:35:18,769: long 5095 00:35:18,769 --> 00:35:20,510: breaths, 5096 00:35:20,510 --> 00:35:20,809: then 5097 00:35:20,809 --> 00:35:21,289: raised 5098 00:35:21,289 --> 00:35:21,469: his 5099 00:35:21,469 --> 00:35:21,829: phone 5100 00:35:21,829 --> 00:35:21,920: to 5101 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:22,190: his 5102 00:35:22,190 --> 00:35:22,429: ear 5103 00:35:22,429 --> 00:35:25,130: again.

“Who 5104 00:35:25,130 --> 00:35:25,340: are 5105 00:35:25,340 --> 00:35:26,300: you?” 5106 00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:26,510: he 5107 00:35:26,510 --> 00:35:30,530: asked.

“Ah,” 5108 00:35:30,530 --> 00:35:30,860: said 5109 00:35:30,860 --> 00:35:31,280: Vito’s 5110 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:31,940: voice, 5111 00:35:31,940 --> 00:35:32,239: dark 5112 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:32,780: laughter 5113 00:35:32,780 --> 00:35:33,260: tinging 5114 00:35:33,260 --> 00:35:33,440: the 5115 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:33,739: edges 5116 00:35:33,739 --> 00:35:33,829: of 5117 00:35:33,829 --> 00:35:33,949: his 5118 00:35:33,949 --> 00:35:35,510: words. “Now 5119 00:35:35,510 --> 00:35:35,929: we’re 5120 00:35:35,929 --> 00:35:36,409: getting 5121 00:35:36,409 --> 00:35:37,099: somewhere, 5122 00:35:37,099 --> 00:35:42,650: puppy.”



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