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Chapter 87

           Anunsuspectingpatronhaddiedofanaphylacticshockatthetableafterasinglebite.

           «Legaludecisprobablyalive-inheretoavoidgettingpickedup.»Theexaminerlookedamused.«Hisluckynight.»

           Colletsighed.«Allright,youbetterforwardthisinfotoCaptainFache.»

           TheexaminerheadedoffjustasanotherPTSagentburstintothelivingroom.«Lieutenant!Wefoundsomethinginthebarn.»

           Fromtheanxiouslookontheagent’sface,Colletcouldonlyguess.«Abody.»«No,sir.Somethingmore…»Hehesitated.«Unexpected.»Rubbinghiseyes,Colletfollowedtheagentouttothebarn.Astheyenteredthemusty,cavernousspace,theagentmotionedtowardthecenteroftheroom,whereawoodenladdernowascendedhighintotherafters,proppedagainsttheledgeofahayloftsuspendedhighabovethem.«Thatladderwasn’tthereearlier,»Colletsaid.»No,sir.Isetthatup.WeweredustingforprintsneartheRollswhenIsawtheladderlyingonthefloor.Iwouldn’thavegivenitasecondthoughtexcepttherungswerewornandmuddy.Thisladdergetsregularuse.Theheightofthehayloftmatchedtheladder,soIraiseditandclimbeduptohavealook.»

           Collet’seyesclimbedtheladder’ssteepinclinetothesoaringhayloft.Someonegoesupthereregularly?Fromdownhere,theloftappearedtobeadesertedplatform,andyetadmittedlymostofitwasinvisiblefromthislineofsight.

           AseniorPTSagentappearedatthetopoftheladder,lookingdown.«You’lldefinitelywanttoseethis,Lieutenant,»hesaid,wavingColletupwithalatex-glovedhand.

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