He pulled out his phone and did that for her, knowing they’d cleared it before to expect his call from their boss.
As he did that, Elizabeth knew what she needed to do. It was time to see what Devon had left for her.
As she walked the scene, she saw the chair facing a shelf with jars on it. That fit his hidey-hole scene in the dilapidated building.
It was definitely going to be him.
On the shelf, where she imagined oil and other car things once sat, she saw empty jars.
This time.
He was telling a story.
They took his collection, and now the nut was telling her there would be punishment. For a collector, all she had to do was figure out what his ultimate collection was, and that would help her find him.
Only, that wasn’t going to be easy.
There was no doubt that Devon was being meticulous with this scene.
The sheriff was beside her, as was Uriel.
“We found a jar with something in it, but for the life of me, I don’t know what the fuck it is,” Billy admitted, pointing to the jar right beside the chair.
It was a mass of disgustingness, and she knew they didn’t have any choice. She was going to have to stick her hands in that mess and figure it out.
She didn’t trust that he wouldn’t hide a piece of the puzzle inside that goo.
It was now or never.
Man, she wished Chris was here. Her idea of a good time wasn’t feeling up some dead person’s organs.
Trust and believe.
“Do you have any gloves?” she asked, glancing over at the sheriff.
Instantly, he looked horrified.
Yeah, tell her about it.
“You’re not touching it, are you?” he asked. “Like opening it and…”
Oh, she had bad news. She wasn’t just opening it. She was going spelunking in it.
She glanced over.
“I don’t see a coroner here, and I need to know what he’s telling me. I have no choice. If you’re going to be disgusted,or throw up, do it outside. Techs hate playing‘who owns this vomit’. It pisses them off.”
Uriel had been on a few scenes, and he could already tell where the stuff had come from.
The women.
“Their bodies are mutilated pretty badly, Elizabeth. Stomach areas.”
Well, that narrowed it down.
What organs were in the stomach area?
Stomach.
