Moxiconductedtheautopsies.Atthispoint,shewastheonlyoneLuciantrusted.
Yetwhenhereadthereport,hisfrowndeepened."Areyousure?"
Moximethisgazecalmly,unruffledbythedoubt.
"Iknowwhatyou''rethinking,"shesaid."Butthistime,thecircumstancesaredifferent.Thesetwowereheavydrinkers,chainsmokers,chronicneurostimulantusers.Theirbodieswerealreadywrecked.High-riskcandidatesforsuddendeath."
"High-risk,sure.Butwhataretheoddsofbothdroppingdeadatthesametime?"Lucianpressed."Andyou''retellingmetherewerenodrugsinvolvedatall?"
"Icanonlytellyouwhatthecorpsessay.Thetruth?That''syourjobtouncover.Timeofdeathwastwentytotwenty-twohoursago.Wefoundonlyatraceofalcohol,nowherenearlethal.Noneurostimulants,notoxins,oranyotherdetectablesubstancesintheirblood,bonemarrow,orlymphfluids."
"Whataboutundetectablesubstances?"
Moxispreadherhands."Nowyou''rejustbeingunreasonable."
Herlabwasalreadythemostadvancedforensicfacilityinthecity.
Lucianpinchedthecreasebetweenhisbrows."...Sorry."
Moxisoftened.Shepattedhisshoulder."Iknowyou''rethinkingaboutthatoldcase.Butwecan''tconfirmaclink.Thevictimprofilesarecompletelydifferent,andtheMOdoesn''tmatch.Unless—"
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