Narcopolis Page #3

'then you can have your golden age.

'The reality is that people

are much happier now,

'and that's what's important. '

'OK, are you sitting comfortably, Frank?

I'll give you ten minutes.

'Tell me what you know. '

White male. Late-20s.

Only distinguishing mark,

small scar on his right arm.

Like an old gunshot wound. Unrelated.

'Probably did it when he was a kid.

Go on. '

Judging by the mess he made,

I'd say PCD was suicide,

but I've got no weapon and an E6

on LRD and DNA, so I'm just guessing.

'There are traces of alloy here where

a one-inch section has been removed. '

- By the bullet?

- 'Bullets are lead. This is surgical. '

- Surgery?

- 'Seems that way. Check this out.

'On the other side,

there's what looks like a needle hole.

'It stretches back to the eye socket.

'The needle seems

to have planted a hostile enzyme

'into the cells in the hippocampus.

'It looks synthetic. Maybe

a biotech parasite. It's hard to say.

'But it might explain why he was so hot. '

So is this a URD or not?

'If this is a drug,

it's like nothing I've seen before.

'Licensed or unlicensed. '

- What's that noise?

- 'Oh, that? I'm acclimatising. '

- For what?

- 'I got my transfer, man.

'To a rural detail. Can you believe it?

I'm getting out of this city. '

Congratulations, Eddie.

- 'That is not right. '

- What?

'Still no DNA match, both networks.

'Incredible. Get me something else from

the crime scene. I can't work with this. '

Forget it. I've gotta do this by the book

these days, Eddie. You know that.

'Come on, man.

My life just got interesting.

'Don't you get it?

'Even if this kid killed himself, somebody

showed up and took a piece of his brain.

'There's gotta be something. A trace

of them back in the storage locker. '

'Ambro Infinity lasts up

to five times longer than our rivals.

- 'If you want safe play... '

- Hi.

'... you have to play safe. Only Ambro

products carry my personal guarantee.

'Ambro, playing safe. '

Put your hands where I can see them.

Hey!

- Where is he?

- Where's who?

Where's who?

Stay there!

Wait! Hold up!

- 'Dad!'

- What are you still doing up?

- 'I can't stop reading that book. '

- Have you finished it yet?

'Nearly. When I do,

can you get me another one?'

Tell me what you liked about it.

'Well, this guy invents a time machine

and he travels to the future,

'which is ruled by these scary

sort of ape people who live underground.

- 'They're called Morlocks. '

- Morlocks, eh?

'And they feed on these other people,

who are like the good people called Eloi. '

Great.

Well, tell me when you're finished.

How's your mum?

'She doesn't know I'm still awake. '

I won't tell her, I promise.

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