Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Page #3

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past behind, but sometimes,

it has a way of sneaking up and

punching you square into the present.

It was time to get back to work, fast.

Thought you said I was crazy.

What made you change your mind?

My friend was murdered last night.

Oh, I'm sorry. Who would do that?

Not a who. A what. Whatever

killed wasn't human.

Someone was watching your house.

Someone who wanted to

scare me off your case.

So, you're taking the case?

Maybe.

What killed my father?

A werewolf.

A werewolf? Like in the movies?

Yes and no.

They're not just in Grandma's

cabin out in the woods.

Or only in London. They're here, in

the city, living and working among us.

Most have learned to control the

change, to control the beast inside.

But sometimes the beast

gets loose and you get...

Well, this.

What did your father do for a living?

He was an importer.

I don't know what you're

gonna find in the house.

The police have been all over the place.

Did they check the trees?

The trees?

Werewolves love to use trees.

Most of the earliest European cases

of lycanthropy took place near forests.

Jackpot.

Fascinating.

It's very high-tech.

Undead investigation is old-school.

This is a female werewolf hair,

between her second and third coat

which means she's probably about 18.

That thing was a woman?

That thing was a girl.

What are those?

Hair samples.

The most common way to become a

werewolf is through inheritance.

Like a genetic disorder, it's

passed down from parent to child.

These families, like any Wolf pack,

have identifying colours in their coats.

There are four werewolf

clans in the city.

And they're pretty territorial,

like the mob, so...

...this girl has to be from one of them.

Damn it.

What?

Hey.

What's the problem?

The Cysnos Meatpacking Plant.

Owned and operated by

the Cysnos werewolf clan.

I was hoping I was wrong about

them being mixed up in all of this.

Gabriel and I go way back.

But you know what they

say about werewolf hair.

It doesn't lie.

The thing about Werewolves is

that they don't take too well,

at being accused of murder.

Especially the ones they commit.

Only ten pounds.

You shouldn't be sneaking around.

People might get the wrong idea.

Well, then, it's a good thing

that I'm the only people here.

How's the family, Gabriel?

Excellent. Thank you for asking.

Can you even imagine what it means

for you to walk through

those gates again?

After what happened?

They call you a monster hunter now.

You either have to be really

brave or completely crazy,

to come out of retirement.

Don't worry.

I'm still retired.

Just on one case.

A murder.

A human named Alfred Ryan.

Alfred Ryan. Alfred Ryan.

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