Lucianledtheteambacktotheamusementpark.

        Hestoppedattheintersectioncapturedinthesurveillancefootage,eyesliftingtothecameraperchedhighonautilitypole.Followingitsangle,hetracedthenarrowalleyleadingtowardtheemployeebreakroom.

        Justbeyondthecamera''sblindspotsatabench,theexactspotJulianhadbeenstaringatinthefootage.

        Accordingtothemotherofthelittlegirlseeninthefootage,someoneinabearmascotcostumehadbeensittingonthatbenchatthetime.Herdaughterhadexcitedlywantedtohugthe"bigbear",butburstintotearswhensheglimpsedamanwithburnscarsonhisface.

        Thewomanrecalledthatthepersoninthecostumehadremovedthemascothead,revealingayoungwomanunderneath.Thatsamewomanhadthendisappearedthroughadoorattheendofthealley,accompaniedbythemanherdaughterhadfeared.

        Lucian''sthoughtstangled.Amongallthephotosshowntothewitness,themotherhadinstantlyidentifiedReya.

        Ithadalreadybeenconfirmedthedaybefore:nootherstaffmemberhadwornthebearcostume,whichmeantReyawaslikelythelastpersonJulianhadseenbeforehisdeath.

        Julianwasdead.Reyahadvanished.Ifshewasn''tfleeingoutofguilt...thenshecouldalreadybeinseriousdanger.

        ThesearchforReyahadnowmovedbeyondtheamusementpark''sjurisdiction—itwasofficiallyapolicematter.

        ManyseniorofficershadknownReyasinceshewasachild.Astheimplicationssankin,theweightofthemomentsettledoverthemalllikeaheavyfog.

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