Chapter_NN1 Twenty-One_CRD 
Thursday_NP0 0835_CRD hours_NN2 
Katie_NP0 had_VHD received_VVN word_NN1 that_CJT Mrs._NP0 Mayfield_NP0 's_POS body_NN1 had_VHD arrived_VVN at_PRP their_DPS morgue_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 evidence_NN1 collected_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 crime_NN1 scene_NN1 was_VBD safe_AJ0 in_PRP John_NP0 's_POS lab_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP interviewing_VVG the_AT0 mother_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 murdered_AJ0 girls_NN2 only_AV0 the_AT0 previous_AJ0 day_NN1 ,_PUN yesterday_AV0 had_VHD been_VBN shocking_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC thrown_VVN up_AVP more_DT0 questions_NN2 than_CJS answers_NN2 ._SENT 
Katie_NP0 stood_VVD at_PRP her_DPS whiteboard_NN1 and_CJC moved_VVD around_AVP maps_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI space_NN1 to_TO0 think_VVI ._SENT She_PNP cocked_VVD her_DPS head_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 and_CJC considered_VVD the_AT0 killer_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP wrote_VVD ._SENT 
Stepping_VVG back_AVP ,_PUN her_DPS mind_NN1 spinning_VVG ,_PUN she_PNP considered_VVD the_AT0 previous_AJ0 day_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 many_DT0 strange_AJ0 clues_NN2 —_PUN all_DT0 revolving_VVG around_PRP Rock_NN1 Creek_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 thinking_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 made_VVD her_DPS turn_NN1 cold_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC why_AVQ ?_SENT What_DTQ was_VBD n't_XX0 she_PNP seeing_VVG ?_SENT 
Katie_NP0 leaned_VVD against_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS desk_NN1 ,_PUN thinking_VVG about_PRP everything_PNI they_PNP knew_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 clues_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI telling_VVG her_PNP something_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT something_PNI was_VBD from_PRP Rock_NN1 Creek_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD where_CJS everything_PNI had_VHD started_VVN ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 abduction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 girls_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 everything_PNI seemed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI unraveling_AJ0 there_AV0 ._SENT 
With_PRP a_AT0 thought_NN1 ,_PUN Katie_NP0 picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 phone_NN1 and_CJC pushed_VVD an_AT0 extension_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Records_NN2 ,_PUN Denise_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD her_DPS friend_NN1 after_PRP two_CRD rings_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hey_ITJ there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Katie_NP0 ,_PUN hi_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP swamped_VVN with_PRP work_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 the_AT0 usual_AJ0 ._SENT What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP need_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 fun_AJ0 assignment_NN1 for_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Bring_VVB it_PNP on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 smiled_VVD ._SENT She_PNP really_AV0 liked_VVD Denise_NP0 and_CJC her_DPS spunky_AJ0 enthusiasm_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Yesterday_AV0 ,_PUN Gav_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP Rock_NN1 Creek_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP found_VVD numbers_NN2 carved_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 pine_NN1 tree_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 road_NN1 —_PUN 3_CRD 7_CRD 2._CRD "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB with_PRP you_PNP so_AV0 far_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP were_VBD about_AV0 three_CRD miles_NN2 from_PRP entering_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 main_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF town_NN1 on_PRP Highway_NN1 9_CRD going_VVG northbound_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Someone_PNI seemed_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI carved_VVN those_DT0 numbers_NN2 early_AV0 yesterday_AV0 morning_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 tree_NN1 shavings_NN2 were_VBD n't_XX0 wet_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 overnight_AJ0 storm_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 sneaky_AJ0 suspicion_NN1 that_CJT person_NN1 drove_VVD a_AT0 big_AJ0 black_AJ0 pick-up_NN1 truck_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Let_VVB me_PNP guess_VVB ..._PUN you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI if_CJS anyone_PNI saw_VVD that_DT0 truck_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 vicinity_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP got_VVD it_PNP ._SENT And_CJC ..._PUN "_PUQ continued_VVD Katie_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP anything_PNI you_PNP can_VM0 about_PRP Rock_NN1 Creek_NN1 ,_PUN people_NN0 who_PNQ live_VVB there_AV0 ,_PUN strange_AJ0 things_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB happened_VVN ,_PUN or_CJC anything_PNI that_CJT does_VDZ n't_XX0 seem_VVI right_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 big_AJ0 ask_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 small_AJ0 town_NN1 and_CJC we_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI its_DPS secrets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI on_PRP that_DT0 Neighborhood_NN1 program_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 area_NN1 and_CJC poke_VVB around_AVP ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 use_VVI names_NN2 of_PRF local_AJ0 folk_NN0 on_PRP there_AV0 to_TO0 search_VVI social_AJ0 media_NN0 and_CJC see_VVB what_DTQ else_AV0 I_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI ._SENT As_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 ,_PUN let_VVB me_PNP check_VVI the_AT0 aerial_AJ0 maps_NN2 online_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP update_VVB every_AT0 four_CRD to_PRP eight_CRD hours_NN2 or_CJC so_AV0 —_PUN maybe_AV0 we_PNP 'll_VM0 get_VVI lucky_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 also_AV0 see_VVI if_CJS there_EX0 are_VBB any_DT0 CCTV_NP0 traffic_NN1 cameras_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 vicinity_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Great_AJ0 ,_PUN thanks_NN2 ,_PUN Denise_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI great_AJ0 ._SENT Oh_ITJ ,_PUN beers_NN2 Saturday_NP0 with_PRP Gav_NP0 and_CJC Chad_NP0 at_PRP Third_ORD Watch_NN1 Bistro_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Would_VM0 n't_XX0 miss_VVI it_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ 
Denise_NP0 hung_VVD up_AVP and_CJC Katie_NP0 listened_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 high-pitched_AJ0 buzz_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 disconnected_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT Slowly_AV0 replacing_VVG the_AT0 receiver_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 cradle_NN1 ,_PUN Katie_NP0 's_POS mind_NN1 returned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 numbers_NN2 tattooed_VVN on_PRP Tessa_NP0 's_POS scalp_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD horrifying_AJ0 ,_PUN yet_AV0 she_PNP was_VBD convinced_AJ0 it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 key_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 investigation_NN1 ._SENT 
Reading_VVG her_DPS lists_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS notepads_NN2 and_CJC glancing_VVG at_PRP her_DPS boards_NN2 ,_PUN Katie_NP0 ran_VVD ideas_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP decided_VVD to_TO0 search_VVI the_AT0 Internet_NN1 to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP if_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD any_DT0 research_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 psychology_NN1 behind_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ tattoo_NN1 themselves_PNX and_CJC others_NN2 excessively_AV0 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 there_EX0 was_VBD some_DT0 terminology_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 condition_NN1 she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 aware_AJ0 of_PRF —_PUN that_DT0 would_VM0 give_VVI her_PNP something_PNI to_TO0 go_VVI on_AVP ._SENT 
Several_DT0 results_NN2 came_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC nothing_PNI that_CJT pinpointed_VVD what_DTQ she_PNP needed_VVD ._SENT Katie_NP0 made_VVD a_AT0 tighter_AJC search_NN1 using_VVG the_AT0 words_NN2 :_PUN tattoo_NN1 ,_PUN compulsive_AJ0 ,_PUN identification_NN1 ,_PUN people_NN0 ,_PUN trafficking_NN1 ,_PUN children_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF researchers_NN2 came_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN including_PRP a_AT0 Dr._NP0 Simone_NP0 Halverson_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 adjunct_NN1 professor_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 university_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD published_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 topics_NN2 of_PRF excessive_AJ0 tattooing_NN1 and_CJC branding_NN1 of_PRF others_NN2 ._SENT 
Katie_NP0 made_VVD an_AT0 appointment_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD morning_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 time_NN1 Dr._NP0 Halverson_NP0 had_VHD available_AJ0 ._SENT Immediately_AV0 after_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS cell_NN1 phone_NN1 buzzed_VVD ._SENT 
Preliminary_AJ0 results_NN2 on_PRP Mayfield_NP0 cases_NN2 are_VBB in_PRP ._SENT 
Katie_NP0 hurried_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 forensic_AJ0 lab_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG her_DPS notes_NN2 spread_VVD out_AVP all_AV0 over_PRP her_DPS desk_NN1 and_CJC part_NN1 of_PRF McGaven_NP0 's_POS too_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP hoped_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 arrive_VVI soon_AV0 to_TO0 hear_VVI what_DTQ John_NP0 had_VHD to_TO0 say_VVI firsthand_AV0 ._SENT 
She_PNP slowed_VVD her_DPS pace_NN1 and_CJC took_VVD a_AT0 breath_NN1 before_PRP entering_VVG John_NP0 's_POS exam_NN1 lab_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 corner_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 new_AJ0 computers_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 screen_NN1 as_CJS large_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 TV_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP been_VBN avoiding_VVG me_PNP lately_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ said_VVD John_NP0 ,_PUN never_AV0 averting_VVG his_DPS eyes_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 computer_NN1 ._SENT 
That_DT0 stopped_VVD Katie_NP0 dead_AV0 ,_PUN rattled_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 bit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Not_XX0 at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP her_PNP and_CJC smiled_VVD ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD unusual_AJ0 for_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 serious_AJ0 guy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Sorry_AJ0 I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 leave_VVI your_DPS party_NN1 early_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD quite_AV0 a_AT0 bit_NN1 still_AV0 to_TO0 do_VDI here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD nice_AJ0 of_PRF you_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP love_VVB your_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP reminds_VVZ me_PNP of_PRF my_DPS folks_NN2 '_POS house_NN1 growing_VVG up_AVP in_PRP Tennessee_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 was_VBD taken_VVN aback_AV0 —_PUN that_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 most_AV0 personal_AJ0 information_NN1 that_CJT John_NP0 had_VHD ever_AV0 expressed_VVN about_PRP himself_PNX ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ to_TO0 respond_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Looks_VVZ like_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN busy_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP received_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF stuff_NN1 for_PRP processing_NN1 from_PRP Rock_NP0 Creek_NP0 PD_NP0 last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD wondering_VVG if_CJS you_PNP would_VM0 check_VVI this_DT0 list_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 bit_NN1 sketchy_NN1 how_AVQ they_PNP handle_VVB things_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Katie_NP0 walked_VVD over_AVP to_PRP his_DPS workstation_NN1 ._SENT 
John_NP0 grabbed_VVD a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF papers_NN2 and_CJC turned_VVD on_PRP his_DPS stool_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Here_AV0 you_PNP go_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 began_VVD to_TO0 read_VVI down_AVP the_AT0 list_NN1 ._SENT Everything_PNI appeared_VVD correct_AJ0 ,_PUN except_CJS ..._PUN 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 matter_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ said_VVD John_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 small_AJ0 photo_NN1 album_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 at_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 when_CJS we_PNP searched_VVD and_CJC documented_VVD everything_PNI ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD this_DT0 album_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP visited_VVD with_PRP Mrs._NP0 Mayfield_NP0 the_AT0 day_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 '_POS room_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 there_AV0 yesterday_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP remember_VVB noticing_VVG as_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD asked_VVN her_PNP to_PRP ID_NN1 the_AT0 people_NN0 in_PRP it_PNP ..._PUN What_DTQ do_VDB the_AT0 notes_NN2 on_PRP it_PNP say_VVB ?_SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 found_VVD the_AT0 evidence_NN1 bag_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP says_VVZ it_PNP was_VBD photographed_VVN and_CJC collected_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 desk_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 living_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 possible_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Katie_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 timestamp_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP says_VVZ it_PNP 's_VBZ at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 everything_PNI else_AV0 was_VBD collected_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ Katie_NP0 reread_VVD the_AT0 list_NN1 carefully_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 understand_VVI ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 true_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 there_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP looked_VVD around_AVP the_AT0 crime_NN1 scene_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ collected_VVD the_AT0 evidence_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 local_AJ0 police_NN2 officers_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP directed_VVD them_PNP and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB telling_VVG you_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB what_DTQ was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Katie_NP0 looked_VVD around_AVP the_AT0 room_NN1 as_AV0 if_CJS an_AT0 answer_NN1 would_VM0 materialize_VVI ._SENT It_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ Someone_PNI must_VM0 have_VHI put_VVN it_PNP in_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 evidence_NN1 ._SENT Either_AV0 the_AT0 morgue_NN1 technician_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 two_CRD police_NN2 officers_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 chief_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Anyone_PNI else_AV0 have_VHB access_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 Just_AV0 me_PNP and_CJC McGaven_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 put_VVD his_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB this_DT0 is_VBZ weird_AJ0 ._SENT Let_VVB 's_POS move_NN1 forward_AV0 for_PRP now_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 come_VVB back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 photo_NN1 album_NN1 later_AV0 ,_PUN okay_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 looked_VVD at_PRP John_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD always_AV0 been_VBN a_AT0 good_AJ0 friend_NN1 and_CJC held_VVD her_PNP in_PRP high_AJ0 regard_NN1 —_PUN they_PNP shared_VVD the_AT0 fact_NN1 they_PNP were_VBD military_AJ0 vets_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD some_DT0 type_NN1 of_PRF chemistry_NN1 between_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC neither_DT0 had_VHD acted_VVN on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD simple_AJ0 ._SENT Katie_NP0 loved_VVD Chad_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 love_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP okay_AV0 ,_PUN Katie_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sorry_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 case_NN1 is_VBZ taking_VVG some_DT0 unexpected_AJ0 turns_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 town_NN1 ,_PUN Rock_NN1 Creek_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ really_AV0 bothering_VVG me_PNP ._SENT Things_NN2 are_VBB strange_AJ0 ..._PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Spooky_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC laughed_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ..._PUN something_PNI is_VBZ off_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Katie_NP0 pulled_VVD herself_PNX together_AV0 and_CJC focused_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 evidence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ do_VDB we_PNP have_VHI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 stared_VVD at_PRP her_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 longer_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 suddenly_AV0 rolled_VVD his_DPS stool_NN1 to_PRP another_DT0 workstation_NN1 ,_PUN pulling_VVG up_AVP what_DTQ looked_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 magnified_AJ0 photo_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 rope_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 magnification_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 photo_NN1 of_PRF Tessa_NP0 Mayfield_NP0 wearing_VVG her_DPS necklace_NN1 ._SENT Luckily_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP terms_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 comparison_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 wound_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 thick_AJ0 chain_NN1 and_CJC has_VHZ a_AT0 distinct_AJ0 pattern_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 leaned_VVD in_AVP to_TO0 get_VVI a_AT0 better_AJC view_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 heavy_AJ0 '_PUQ s_ZZ0 '_PUQ pattern_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC look_VVB at_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP flipped_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 split_AJ0 screen_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 close-up_NN1 of_PRF Tessa_NP0 's_POS neck_NN1 wound_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 though_CJS her_DPS small_AJ0 neck_NN1 was_VBD bruised_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 skin_NN1 partially_AV0 missing_AJ0 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 clear_AJ0 and_CJC definite_AJ0 pattern_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Wow_ITJ ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 perfect_AJ0 imprint_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 chain_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 about_AV0 perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP corrected_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI it_PNP 's_VBZ 100_CRD percent_NN0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ remarkable_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD strangled_VVN with_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 necklace_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC it_PNP was_VBD ripped_VVN hard_AV0 from_PRP her_DPS neck_NN1 ..._PUN It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 found_VVN anywhere_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 crime_NN1 scene_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ probably_AV0 lost_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI but_CJC think_VVI —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Think_VVB what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ said_VVD McGaven_NP0 as_CJS he_PNP stood_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 ,_PUN eyes_NN2 wide_AJ0 with_PRP curiosity_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN Gav_NP0 ,_PUN glad_AJ0 you_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD saying_VVG ..._PUN I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI but_CJC think_VVI the_AT0 killer_NN1 might_VM0 have_VHI taken_VVN it_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 souvenir_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ possible_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB curious_AJ0 about_PRP the_AT0 fabric_NN1 in_PRP Tessa_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Katie_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Actually_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 fabric_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 heavier_AJC material_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ consistent_AJ0 with_PRP something_PNI like_PRP a_AT0 tarp_NN1 —_PUN industrial_AJ0 strength_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 you_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI this_DT0 type_NN1 of_PRF fabric_NN1 on_PRP all-weather_AJ0 gear_NN1 made_VVN for_PRP skiing_NN1 or_CJC extreme_AJ0 snow_NN1 sports_NN2 ._SENT Pricey_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 's_POS mind_NN1 ran_VVD through_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 different_AJ0 scenarios_NN2 of_PRF tarps_NN2 for_PRP cars_NN2 ,_PUN boats_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 flatbed_AJ0 truck_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC pick-up_NN1 trucks_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 an_AT0 idea_NN1 struck_VVD her_PNP on_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 girls_NN2 could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN transported_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 you_PNP 're_VBB saying_VVG it_PNP has_VHZ more_DT0 plastic_NN1 qualities_NN2 than_CJS regular_AJ0 fabrics_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP upholstery_NN1 or_CJC faux_NN1 leathers_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 nodded_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Would_VM0 the_AT0 plastic_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 body_NN1 bag_NN1 fit_VVB that_DT0 description_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ possible_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 density_NN1 is_VBZ different_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ possible_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP nodded_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Definitely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 quickly_AV0 searched_VVD through_PRP his_DPS computer_NN1 file_NN1 folders_NN2 and_CJC opened_VVD one_PNI with_PRP several_DT0 chemical_AJ0 compounds_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP enlarged_VVD the_AT0 specimens_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ From_PRP the_AT0 fingernail_NN1 scrapings_NN2 from_PRP both_DT0 girls_NN2 ,_PUN Tessa_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 one_PNI that_CJT had_VHD anything_PNI that_CJT could_VM0 be_VBI studied_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP angled_VVD the_AT0 computer_NN1 screen_NN1 towards_PRP Katie_NP0 and_CJC McGaven_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ said_VVD Katie_NP0 ,_PUN scrutinizing_VVG the_AT0 image_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Dirt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Dirt_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
John_NP0 laughed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 forensic_AJ0 joke_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 stared_VVD at_PRP him_PNP blankly_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 usually_AV0 one_PNI for_PRP witticisms_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 local_AJ0 soil_NN1 broke_VVD down_AVP into_PRP three_CRD major_AJ0 categories_NN2 of_PRF pine_NN1 trees_NN2 :_PUN gray_AJ0 pine_NN1 ,_PUN foothill_NN1 pine_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ponderosa_NN1 pine_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB loaded_VVN with_PRP pine_NN1 trees_NN2 up_AVP around_PRP here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ True_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 gray_NN1 and_CJC foothill_NN1 pine_NN1 trees_NN2 are_VBB thirty-six_CRD to_PRP forty-five_CRD feet_NN2 high_AJ0 and_CJC are_VBB located_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 eastern_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 mountains_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 standard_AJ0 ponderosa_NN1 pines_NN2 are_VBB huge_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP grow_VVB over_PRP a_AT0 hundred_CRD feet_NN2 ,_PUN sometimes_AV0 two_CRD hundred_CRD feet_NN2 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC spread_VVD out_AVP significantly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Katie_NP0 thought_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 trees_NN2 and_CJC was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 if_CJS it_PNP was_VBD significant_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 dirt_NN1 and_CJC debris_NN1 could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN embedded_VVN underneath_PRP Tessa_NP0 's_POS fingernails_NN2 from_PRP when_AVQ she_PNP was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 swing_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC even_AV0 before_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Was_VBD there_EX0 anything_PNI else_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 ,_PUN fluids_NN2 ,_PUN DNA_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC anything_PNI that_CJT would_VM0 guide_VVI us_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 direction_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 the_AT0 remnant_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pine_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB afraid_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP were_VBD hoping_VVG for_PRP more_DT0 ._SENT Sorry_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP Tessa_NP0 's_POS identity_NN1 through_PRP her_DPS DNA_NN1 ?_SENT We_PNP know_VVB that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 Megan_NP0 's_POS biological_AJ0 sister_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN difficult_AJ0 to_TO0 track_VVI down_AVP —_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB even_AV0 made_VVN calls_NN2 as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS emails_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ we_PNP know_VVB is_VBZ that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD reported_VVN missing_VVG when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD barely_AV0 six_CRD months_NN2 old_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC since_CJS it_PNP was_VBD more_AV0 than_CJS ten_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 information_NN1 is_VBZ vague_AJ0 ._SENT Jenni_NP0 and_CJC Brad_NP0 Homestead_NN1 were_VBD the_AT0 parents_NN2 that_CJT filed_VVD the_AT0 report_NN1 from_PRP Austin_NP0 ,_PUN Texas_NP0 from_PRP the_AT0 First_ORD Memorial_NN1 Hospital_NN1 and_CJC Austin_NP0 PD_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC ..._PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP knew_VVD there_EX0 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 but_CJC ..._PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ After_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 stays_VVZ missing_VVG for_PRP so_AV0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 information_NN1 goes_VVZ into_PRP a_AT0 larger_AJC database_NN1 and_CJC updates_VVZ the_AT0 missing_AJ0 and_CJC abducted_AJ0 children_NN2 computer_NN1 catalog_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC sometimes_AV0 these_DT0 large_AJ0 databanks_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI updated_VVN properly_AV0 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ why_AVQ we_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI any_DT0 information_NN1 until_CJS now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 record_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 parents_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 actual_AJ0 report_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ missing_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI ,_PUN missing_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ Katie_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 believe_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Missing_AJ0 ..._PUN gone_VVN ..._PUN nowhere_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI found_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
