‘You mean, they’ve been out of one freezer and into another?’
‘Possibly, or moved from one place to another in the same freezer without a power supply, hence the partial defrosting.’
‘So they’ve not been killed recently?’
‘Difficult to say, my boy, but my wildest guess is they’ve been stored in this state for quite some time?’
‘Months?’
‘Perhaps.’
‘Years?’
‘Ditto.’
Sant tried to penetrate the ice block by widening his eyes, then gave up and cursed his own stupidity. ‘Wouldn’t it thaw quicker above room temperature?’
‘Yes, but you might not have a case to work on.’
‘How so?’
Wisdom placed pair of pince-nez glasses on his long nose and faced the bodies as if they were precious gold. ‘DNA cannot be compromised. I’ve read several papers on the matter. Regulating the thawing of bodie
