CHAPTER TWENTY TRUTHS, HALF-TRUTHS, AND UNTRUTHS As Captain Chosant had anticipated, Anotas-Deithe had instantaneously grabbed the images from the hospital’s surveillance cameras. His pixilation would prevent other prying eyes, but Anotas already had the footage of Liam’s shockingly effective take-down in front of the hospital’s main entrance. After studying the videos, Agents Chelt and Dyer determined the man and woman who had coupled in room 579 were not Egan and Althea, which raised several questions: Who were they? When had Egan and Althea departed? Where had they gone? The agents were watching the incident in front of the hospital for a third time when Melanka arrived, shouldering her way between them without a word. After watching the tape, Melanka removed the pipe from her mouth

