Page 9 (1/2)

"Pierre " Sean began, frowning

"The way that the head is severed, there’s soflesh that it’s difficult to discover additional dae If that is a puncture "

"What?"

Pierre hesitated, unwilling to give information until he was certain "Maybe he was bitten--either just before or directly after he was killed"

"Bitten--by a one-toothed creature?"

"Givebeen severed, that small ?"

"I’ve taken all kinds of samples for analysis," Pierre told hie to all the surrounding flesh I can’t even venture a guess as to what caused that perforation mark, if it is a perforation Hell, the killer could have bitten hi ritualistic Or with a et back with you"

"I need every single little bit of help I can get," Sean reminded him

"Hey, I know that I’m on it" Pierre hesitated a ain?" he asked

Did he want to see Jane Doe again? Never In a million years But he suddenly realized he needed to see her again

He nodded, taking a deep gulp of air

"Good thing your new partner isn’t here Where is the young fellow, by the way? You let hiave hi a stateht there," Pierre agreed, walking over to the gurney that carried Jane Doe "Poor boy

That was rather like feeding a good young Christian lad to the lions, wasn’t it?"

"I should be with hi completely devoured alive," Sean told him

"Just--just the head and neck, Pierre That’s all I need" "Jane" had been painstakingly sewn back together She still made the bride of Frankenstein look like a beauty queen

Pierre pulled the sheet back Sean distanced hi flesh of the poor girl "Pierre ?" he ht have been a puncture, but what had become part of the severance at the throat

"Possible " Pierre"And I have to admit, I didn’t see that possibility before"

"We didn’t have a possible puncture to compare it with before," Sean reminded him "And she was in several pieces when you picked her up She was in so damned many pieces, and with her neck severed, there was no way you could have realized that thisItwhere the knife tore at the flesh"

"No, I don’t think so She wasn’t attacked with a serrated blade; it was a se, smooth-bladed weapon Nine-inch blade, I’d say I’ll take more tissue samples for analysis," Pierre assured hiiven you a few iven me one"

"What’s that?"

"We definitely have a serial killer on our hands," Sean told him "And now "

"Nohat?"

"What to tell the press," Sean said unhappily

"Glad that’s your job Well, whatever you decide to do, you’d best go rescue your Christian froht for the throat," Sean said

"Lions, tigers--bears," Pierre s are trained to attack these days Cat?