26: Small Mercies
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THE POLICE GOT A FRANTIC CALL from a woman who was out walking her dogs. On their way to the park, the animals detected the unmistakable odour of rotting flesh emanating from behind thick shrubs. The dogs barked like mad. Curiosity got the better of their owner; on the approach, she saw a foot. She made a mad dash home and called 9-1-1 in a state of hysteria.
Moore and Sandoval went to investigate. The crime scene was already sealed off when they arrived and weren’t surprised to find men with ‘FBI’ emblazoned on leather jackets. Agents from the Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) were already in attendance. The Detectives resigned themselves to the fact that this was now bigger than Ben Hur. A serial killer on the loose is the jurisdiction of the Bureau,
