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THE SHAMANS CALL IT | THE SMALL DEATH.

I WAS CROSSING | THE ABYSS!

I WAS ALMOST THERE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

WELL, YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW | THE SPECIFICS OF THIS CASE.

YEAH, FINE.

CHRISTIAN. | HEY, CAPTAIN.

TALK TO ME | WHEN YOU WRAP THAT UP.

GAGE.

YEAH.

MICHAEL?

WE'RE NOT GONNA RELEASE | ANY INFORMATION.

CORONER'S REPORT | ON TIANA MOORE.

THEY HAVE CONFIRMED SHE WAS DEAD 72 | HOURS BEFORE YOU PULLED THE BODY OUT.

BECAUSE SHE'S A MINOR! | - THERE'S MORE.

RIGHT, SO WHY DON'T YOU | GO CRAWL BACK UNDER A ROCK.

IT WON'T WAIT, CHURCH. | I CAN HANDLE THIS.

THEY FOUND A SERIES OF SYMMETRICALLY | PLACED PUNCTURE WOUNDS...

THROUGH THE FASCIA AND EPITHELIAL | LAYERS OF SKIN ON HER FACE,

HER BREASTS | AND GENITALIA.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THE REPORT SAYS JUDGING FROM THE | CRESCENT-SHAPED WOUNDS, ENTRANCE AND EXIT,

THEY WERE MADE WITH A | NUMBER EIGHT SURGICAL NEEDLE.

DAMN.

NONE OF THE WOUNDS WERE, OF | THEMSELVES, LIFE-THREATENING.

VERY LITTLE BLOOD, | IN FACT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT KILLED HER.

THE CAUSE OF DEATH | WAS CARDIAC ARREST.

- SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK? | - TIANA HAD A CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT.

A TRAUMA | CAUSED THE ATTACK.

WHAT KIND OF TRAUMA?

SHE WAS TORTURED.

WELCOME.

HELLO? HI, ANGELA. IT'S UNCLE MIKE.

HEY. COULD YOU COME DOWN | TO THE PRECINCT TONIGHT?

I NEED A LITTLE HELP.

OKAY, TYPE "TINSEL.

"COMMA. BUTTMUNCH. | PERIOD.

TINSEL BOMB, | EXCLAMATION POINT."

YOU'RE KIDDING. | THIS IS A BAND?

THIS IS CHRISTIAN.

H- HOLD ON A SEC.

IT'S THAT COMPUTER GEEK BENDIX | FROM THE ON-LINE SERVICE.

HI, MR. BENDIX. THIS IS DETECTIVE | GAGE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?

I HAVE THAT LIST YOU ASKED FOR. | BUT LET ME EXPLAIN-

SO FAX IT THROUGH. SHH, SHH! BUT WHAT?

WELL, THERE'S ONE NAME IN PARTICULAR | THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

THE LAST PERSON MISSXXX CHATTED | WITH BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED,

YOU KNOW, | F- FROM THE CHAT ROOM.

I'M VERY INTERESTED, | MR. BENDIX. WHAT IS IT?

WELL, HE OR SHE USED A STOLEN CREDIT CARD | NUMBER AND FALSE PERSONAL INFORMATION.

WE HAVE NOTHING | EXCEPT A SCREEN NAME.

THIS IS DETECTIVE CHRISTIAN. | WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT?

WE GAVE YOU A COURT | ORDER, NOT SOME REQUEST,

SO I SUGGEST YOU START PROCESSING | SOME USEFUL INFORMATION...

BEFORE I COME DOWN THERE AND | ARREST YOUR MEGABYTIN' ASS!

HEY, HEY, HEY! STEVE. | W- WHAT IS IT, MR. BENDIX?

YOU GOT A PEN? | I- I-IT'S SPELLED...

UPPER CASE "C," | LOWER CASE "A-P-T,"

UPPER CASE "H," | LOWER CASE "O-W-D-Y."

"CAPT. HOWDY"? | YEAH, THAT'S IT.

I | - I'LL KEEP THE ACCOUNT ACTIVE UNTIL YOU TELL US OTHERWISE.

THANK YOU, MR. BENDIX. | GOOD LUCK, DETECTIVE.

WHAT ARE YOU, MY DAD? | DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

DON'T YOU EVER THINK? WE WANT | THE GUY TO HELP US, NOT HATE US.

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