Themanagercranedhisneck,squinting."Hardtosay."

        Hegesturedtowardastreetlampacrosstheway."There''sacameraonthatpole,but..."

        Luciantookastepforward.Thealleyexhaledadamp,metallicchill,untouchedbythesicklyglowoftheoverheadlights.Hewasabouttomovedeeperwhenhisphonebuzzedviolentlyinhispocket.

        Moxi''snameflashedonthescreen.

        Becauseofthesuspiciousnatureofthedeath,thebodyhadbeensenttotheforensicslabearly.WhileLucianhadbeentiedupwithback-to-backinterviews,preliminaryresultswerealreadycomingin.

        "...Theleginjuriesareconsistentwithcompressionfractures.Bilateraltibialandcalcanealbreaks,whichalignwiththeinitialassumptionthathelandedfeet-first."

        Lucianwasstillindoubt,"Fallingfromthesecondfloorcouldbreaklegs,sure.Buttodiefromit?That''sastretch.Didhehithishead?"

        "Nocranialhemorrhage,noskullfractures,nocervicalfractures.Spineintact.Causeofdeathwascardiacarrest,butmyocardiumshowsnoischemiaorstructuraldefects.Itlookslike...suddencardiacdeathduetoaprimaryarrhythmia."

        Lucian''sgazedarkened."Youmean...hewasalreadydeadbeforehehittheground?"

        "Can''truleitout.It''spossiblethecardiacarresthappenedinthatsplitsecond.Lossofconsciousness,posturalcollapse—hefallsfeet-first,theimpactcrushesthelegs.Thelivormortispatternandbloodpoolingalsosupportthissequence."

        "Hewasyoung.Anyknownheartconditions?"

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