The Monster That Challenged the World Page #3

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HER BACK, OKAY?

OKAY.

HE'S CUTE.

I GUESS SO.

DID YOU MENTION THAT

YOU WERE AVAILABLE?

SOMEHOW:

IT DIDN'T COME UP.

IF I WERE YOU,

IT WOULD HAVE.

YOU'RE A CHARACTER.

READY TO GO:

HOME NOW?

I GUESS SO.

I'M LEAVING NOW,

DOCTOR.

'NIGHT.

EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S OKAY.

JUST CONSIDER ME

A PIECE OF FURNITURE.

SANDY,

COME HERE.

LOOK. I'VE GOT

A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

I FOUND HER:

FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'LL GIVE HER

A GOOD TALKING TO.

I WOULDN'T BE

TOO SEVERE ON HER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOODBYE.

GOODBYE.

CMDR. TWILLINGER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

NATE BROWN.

HOW DO YOU DO?

YOU KNOW JOSH PETERS,

SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE'VE MET.

I'VE BEEN WITH THIS

OFFICE FOR 15 YEARS,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN

ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

HAVE YOU, JOSH?

AFRAID NOT.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE

IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

WHAT CAUSED IT?

IT'S HARD TO TELL.

A PUNCTURE WOUND,

I THINK.

BOTH BODIES:

TAKEN FROM THE SEA

WERE TOTALLY DRAINED

OF BLOOD AND WATER.

WHAT WOULD:

MAKE THAT HAPPEN?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

THE WOUND COULD'VE BEEN MADE

BY ANY SHARP OBJECT

AND NATURALLY:

THE BODY WOULD BLEED.

BUT SIMPLE BLEEDING

WOULDN'T CAUSE THIS.

IT HAPPENED NEAR

THE RESEARCH LAB?

YES. BUT THEY SAY

THERE'S NO CONNECTION.

MAYBE.

TAKE A LOOK:

AT THE MICROSCOPE.

YOU'RE LOOKING

AT A PIECE OF SKIN.

USUALLY WHEN:

A BODY IS LEFT IN WATER,

THE EPIDERMAL TISSUES

BECOME SWOLLEN.

BUT THIS IS:

LIKE LEATHER.

IT DOESN'T EVEN RESEMBLE

HUMAN SKIN ANYMORE.

SKIN ON A MAN:

OVER 100 WOULD HAVE

3 TIMES THE AMOUNT

OF MOISTURE.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER MAN

WE FOUND ON THE BOAT?

A STROKE.

A STROKE?

THERE'S A TECHNICAL

NAME FOR IT,

BUT THAT'S

WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.

I DON'T

UNDERSTAND YOU.

WHAT COULD:

CAUSE A STROKE:

IN A MAN:

THAT YOUNG?

IN THAT AGE GROUP,

ONLY 2 THINGS

COULD CAUSE A STROKE:

VIOLENT ANGER OR FEAR.

YOU CAN:

RULE OUT ANGER.

HM-MMM.

IN MY OPINION,

THE MAN YOU FOUND

ON THE BOAT:

WAS LITERALLY:

SCARED TO DEATH.

DO YOU HAVE:

ENOUGH DEPUTIES:

TO POST A QUARANTINE

ON ALL THE BEACHES

UNTIL WE FIND OUT

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?

YEAH. I'LL GET

RIGHT ON IT.

GOOD.

THANKS AGAIN:

FOR YOUR HELP.

NOT AT ALL.

YOU BOYS:

CARE FOR A SANDWICH?

GOT TUNA FISH:

AND MINCED HAM ON RYE.

NO, THANKS.

IT'S NICE AND COLD.

CLOSE THE BEACH?

I GOT 22 PEOPLE

STAYING HERE.

SORRY, WE'VE GOT ORDERS.

NOTHING WE CAN DO.

THAT'S SWELL.

SO EVERYBODY:

SHOULD GO HOME,

IS THAT IT?

DID YOU LOOK:

AT THE TEMPERATURE TODAY?

YES, WE KNOW IT'S HOT.

120 AT 3:
00.

SO NOBODY SWIMS.

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH THE WATER?

WE GOT A BULLETIN, MR. DAVIS.

THAT'S ALL WE KNOW!

OKAY.

[Telephone rings]

DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.

YES, COMMANDER.

JUST A MOMENT.

[Gail]

DR. ROGERS,

CMDR. TWILLINGER

ON LINE 1.

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