Four_CRD men_NN2 were_VBD clustered_VVN around_PRP the_AT0 form_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 stainless-steel_AJ0 autopsy_NN1 table_NN1 :_PUN two_CRD in_PRP dark_AJ0 blue_AJ0 uniforms_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 homicide_NN1 detective_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 plain_AJ0 dark_AJ0 suit_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 medical_AJ0 examiner_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 knee-length_AJ0 white_AJ0 lab_NN1 coat_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 room_NN1 was_VBD cool_AJ0 ,_PUN sterile_AJ0 ,_PUN gleaming_AJ0 metal_NN1 and_CJC white_AJ0 plastic_NN1 ._SENT Latex_NN1 gloves_NN2 and_CJC various_AJ0 instruments_NN2 of_PRF invasion_NN1 were_VBD carefully_AV0 laid_VVN out_AVP ._SENT A_AT0 Mr._NP0 Coffee_NN1 was_VBD perking_VVG happily_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD early_AJ0 and_CJC quiet_AJ0 ,_PUN even_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 morgue_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 when_CJS four_CRD or_CJC five_CRD tables_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP use_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD almost_AV0 a_AT0 locker-room_AJ0 atmosphere_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP dark_AJ0 humor_NN1 the_AT0 order_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 day_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC not_XX0 this_DT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 cold_AJ0 ,_PUN dead_AJ0 ,_PUN naked_AJ0 teenager_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC nobody_PNI felt_VVD like_PRP cracking_VVG wise_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI who_PNQ she_PNP was_VBD ._SENT Her_DPS skin_NN1 was_VBD shockingly_AV0 white_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 perfection_NN1 of_PRF youth_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS face_NN1 was_VBD that_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS she_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN a_AT0 child_NN1 maybe_AV0 ever_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 tracks_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS arms_NN2 said_VVD that_DT0 ._SENT Her_DPS face_NN1 was_VBD unremarkable_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 without_PRP strength_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS hair_NN1 was_VBD dyed_VVN an_AT0 unnatural_AJ0 deep_AJ0 jet_NN1 black_AJ0 ,_PUN black_AJ0 as_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC was_VBD streaked_VVN with_PRP orange_AJ0 and_CJC green_AJ0 and_CJC yellow_AJ0 like_PRP some_DT0 mysterious_AJ0 tropical_AJ0 bird_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 vanishing_AJ0 rain_NN1 forest_NN1 ._SENT Was_VBD she_PNP pretty_AV0 ?_SENT Hank_NP0 Sawyer_NP0 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 uniforms_NN2 ,_PUN wondered_VVD ._SENT Often_AV0 you_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI looking_VVG at_PRP them_PNP dead_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 prettiness_NN1 fading_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 pulse_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 dark_AJ0 red_AJ0 channel_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN carved_VVN down_AVP her_DPS middle_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP looked_VVD like_CJS someone_PNI had_VHD poured_VVN red_AJ0 raspberry_NN1 preserves_VVZ from_PRP her_DPS crotch_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS breastbone_NN1 and_CJC now_AV0 it_PNP had_VHD dried_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 reddish_AJ0 black_AJ0 crust_NN1 ._SENT Hank_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN smaller_AJC openings_NN2 in_PRP gutted_AJ0 deer_NN0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Another_DT0 lost_AJ0 soul_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 nice_AJ0 ass_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 Bastio_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 homicide_NN1 detective_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Popcorn_VVB for_PRP perverts_NN2 and_CJC heartbreak_NN1 for_PRP Mom_NN1 and_CJC Dad_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 kept_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 good_AJ0 front_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Hank_NP0 knew_VVD these_DT0 kinds_NN2 of_PRF killings_NN2 affected_VVD him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD three_CRD daughters_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 oldest_AJS seventeen_CRD ._SENT Carmen_NP0 's_POS face_NN1 was_VBD ruddy_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP drank_VVD too_AV0 much_AV0 late_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 evening_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 tats_NN2 ,_PUN huh_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ rare_AJ0 these_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT0 little_AJ0 one_PNI on_PRP her_DPS butt_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 little_AJ0 blue_AJ0 butterfly_NN1 ._SENT Light_AJ0 blue_AJ0 and_CJC ragged_AJ0 ._SENT Looks_VVZ homemade_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI he_PNP opened_VVD her_PNP up_AVP like_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 other_AJ0 uniform_NN1 ,_PUN Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 ,_PUN asked_VVD ._SENT Joey_NP0 had_VHD the_AT0 round_NN1 ,_PUN smooth_AJ0 ,_PUN freckled_AJ0 face_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ would_VM0 still_AV0 be_VBI called_VVN "_PUQ boyish_AJ0 "_PUQ at_PRP sixty-five_CRD ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD recently_AV0 transferred_VVN from_PRP public_AJ0 relations_NN2 to_PRP street_NN1 duty_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 jury_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 out_AVP ._SENT Despite_PRP several_DT0 years_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 force_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 considered_VVN green_AJ0 ._SENT An_AT0 unknown_AJ0 quantity_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 desk_NN1 in_PRP PR_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ does_VDZ a_AT0 dentist_NN1 from_PRP Minnesota_NP0 fly_NN1 to_PRP Zimbabwe_NP0 to_TO0 shoot_VVI Cecil_NP0 the_AT0 Lion_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Daniel_NP0 Linsky_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 ME_NN1 ,_PUN asked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Because_CJS it_PNP makes_VVZ him_PNP feel_VVB good_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ ._SENT There_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP just_AV0 saved_VVD the_AT0 department_NN1 ten_CRD grand_NN0 in_PRP psychological_AJ0 consultation_NN1 ._SENT Be_VBB sure_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ At_PRP least_AV0 Cecil_NP0 the_AT0 Lion_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 name_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN this_DT0 girl_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 name_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 big_AJ0 challenge_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 finding_VVG her_DPS killer_NN1 ._SENT Finding_VVG out_AVP her_DPS name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ One_CRD thing_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 town_NN1 like_PRP where_AVQ I_PNP 'm_VBB from_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ Joey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS a_AT0 young_AJ0 girl_NN1 ever_AV0 goes_VVZ missing_AJ0 ,_PUN everybody_PNI knows_VVZ her_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN everybody_PNI knows_VVZ her_DPS family_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC everybody_PNI goes_VVZ looking_VVG for_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Everybody_PNI helps_VVZ ,_PUN everybody_PNI pitches_VVZ in_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Joey_NP0 had_VHD wavy_AJ0 blond_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD tall_AJ0 and_CJC lanky_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF yokel_NN1 look_VVB about_PRP him_PNP ._SENT A_AT0 country_NN1 boy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ '_POS Course_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 would_VM0 never_AV0 happen_VVI in_PRP my_DPS hometown_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Almost_AV0 in_PRP unison_NN1 Hank_NP0 and_CJC Carmen_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 ME_NN1 raised_VVD their_DPS heads_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 butchered_AJ0 girl_NN1 to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP Joey_NP0 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD an_AT0 innocent_AJ0 undercurrent_NN1 to_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF innocence_NN1 that_CJT if_CJS any_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 had_VHN it_PNP had_VHD long_AV0 since_AV0 been_VBN ground_VVN away_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP conjured_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 magical_AJ0 apple-pie_AJ0 American_AJ0 small_AJ0 town_NN1 where_AVQ everyone_PNI 's_VBZ a_AT0 friend_NN1 and_CJC beautiful_AJ0 teenage_AJ0 girls_NN2 are_VBB never_AV0 disemboweled_AJ0 by_PRP vicious_AJ0 freaks_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP knew_VVD no_AT0 such_DT0 town_NN1 existed_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 Joey_NP0 did_VDD ._SENT 
An_AT0 awkward_AJ0 silence_NN1 ._SENT Carmen_NP0 broke_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Hank_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP asked_VVD you_PNP to_TO0 stop_VVI by_PRP because_CJS she_PNP was_VBD found_VVN near_PRP that_DT0 area_NN1 in_PRP Campbell_NP0 where_AVQ you_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN working_VVG ._SENT You_PNP seen_VVN her_PNP before_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS I_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN it_PNP probably_AV0 would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 club_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP stepped_VVD in_AVP closer_AV0 and_CJC studied_VVD her_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT Hank_NP0 was_VBD accustomed_AJ0 to_PRP seeing_VVG the_AT0 dead_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN more_AV0 in_PRP Iraq_NP0 in_PRP an_AT0 afternoon_NN1 than_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN during_PRP his_DPS entire_AJ0 time_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 force_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD beyond_AV0 shocking_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 beyond_PRP anything_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT 
She_PNP looked_VVD surprised_AJ0 ._SENT Young_AJ0 and_CJC surprised_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 a_AT0 flashback_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 a_AT0 disorienting_AJ0 ,_PUN disabling_AJ0 episode_NN1 ._SENT Those_DT0 were_VBD pretty_AV0 much_AV0 behind_PRP him_PNP now_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 remnant_NN1 of_PRF Iraq_NP0 ,_PUN nonetheless_AV0 ._SENT Something_PNI in_PRP the_AT0 shape_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 girl_NN1 's_POS sad_AJ0 lips_NN2 that_CJT reminded_VVD him_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 slain_AJ0 matriarch_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 powerful_AJ0 memory_NN1 that_CJT took_VVD him_PNP back_AVP ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD inside_PRP the_AT0 home_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 bodies_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Sunni_NN1 family_NN1 were_VBD lying_VVG awkwardly_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN twisted_VVD and_CJC splayed_VVD by_PRP the_AT0 bullets_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD killed_VVN them_PNP ._SENT Hank_NP0 was_VBD standing_VVG alone_AV0 ,_PUN black_AJ0 rifle_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN surveying_VVG the_AT0 silent_AJ0 scene_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS a_AT0 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN crusty_AJ0 major_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 fellow_AJ0 Marine_NN1 ,_PUN entered_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 oldest-looking_AJS soldier_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 seen_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 major_AJ0 stood_VVD next_ORD to_PRP Hank_NP0 for_PRP what_DTQ seemed_VVD a_AT0 great_AJ0 while_NN1 ._SENT Together_AV0 they_PNP stared_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 bodies_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 carnage_NN1 two_CRD children_NN2 were_VBD embracing_VVG at_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN their_DPS last_ORD moment_NN1 ._SENT Whoever_PNQ had_VHD paid_VVN this_DT0 fratricidal_AJ0 visit_NN1 ,_PUN whatever_DTQ faction_NN1 or_CJC militia_NN0 or_CJC perhaps_AV0 even_AV0 the_AT0 Mahdi_NN1 Army_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD gunned_VVN them_PNP down_AVP at_PRP their_DPS evening_NN1 meal_NN1 ,_PUN creating_VVG this_DT0 contorted_AJ0 fatal_AJ0 ring_NN1 ._SENT Blood_NN1 everywhere_AV0 ,_PUN food_NN1 and_CJC shards_NN2 of_PRF bowls_NN2 and_CJC glasses_NN2 everywhere_AV0 ._SENT Colors_NN2 and_CJC textures_NN2 splashed_VVN across_PRP clothing_NN1 and_CJC faces_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 faces_NN2 were_VBD those_DT0 of_PRF individuals_NN2 ,_PUN young_AJ0 and_CJC old_AJ0 ._SENT Their_DPS expressions_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 different_AJ0 ,_PUN burned_VVN into_PRP Hank_NP0 's_POS memory_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 rested_VVD and_CJC became_VVD fixed_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 matriarch_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD spoken_VVN to_PRP and_CJC warned_VVD the_AT0 day_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 wife_NN1 and_CJC mother_NN1 and_CJC grandmother_NN1 and_CJC even_AV0 in_PRP death_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 force_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ was_VBD close_AJ0 to_PRP them_PNP all_DT0 ,_PUN had_VHD helped_VVN them_PNP all_DT0 ,_PUN had_VHD been_VBN there_AV0 for_PRP each_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP in_PRP many_DT0 different_AJ0 ways_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ bore_VVD their_DPS weight_NN1 ._SENT 
Suddenly_AV0 the_AT0 dead_AJ0 woman_NN1 's_POS head_NN1 jerked_VVD slightly_AV0 and_CJC a_AT0 faint_AJ0 sound_NN1 escaped_VVD her_DPS lips_NN2 ._SENT Hank_NP0 took_VVD a_AT0 clumsy_AJ0 half-step_NN1 forward_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 major_AJ0 blocked_VVD him_PNP with_PRP an_AT0 arm_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF death_NN1 rattle_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 weight_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 body_NN1 pushes_VVZ out_AVP gas_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ nothing_PNI we_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN telling_VVG them_PNP to_TO0 clear_VVI out_AVP for_PRP two_CRD weeks_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 major_AJ0 went_VVD on_AVP gruffly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP warned_VVD them_PNP ._SENT We_PNP told_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 leave_VVI ._SENT We_PNP told_VVD them_PNP it_PNP was_VBD dangerous_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ sir_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP had_VHD learned_VVN one_CRD thing_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Corps_NN0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD that_CJT corporals_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 question_VVI majors_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP felt_VVD compelled_VVN to_TO0 speak_VVI anyway_AV0 :_PUN "_PUQ What_DTQ if_CJS we_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 have_VHI liberated_VVN this_DT0 family_NN1 ,_PUN Major_NP0 ?_SENT Think_VVB they_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI any_DT0 worse_AJC off_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 major_AJ0 glanced_VVD sharply_AV0 at_PRP Hank_NP0 ._SENT His_DPS face_NN1 tightened_VVD ,_PUN then_AV0 instantly_AV0 relaxed_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP shrugged_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN Corporal_NP0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ that_DT0 ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 there_EX0 ?_SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ always_AV0 that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 long_AJ0 moment_NN1 went_VVD by_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Where_CJS you_PNP from_PRP ,_PUN soldier_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 major_AJ0 asked_VVD softly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Michigan_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Black_NP0 River_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 major_AJ0 wore_VVD a_AT0 blank_AJ0 look_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Northeastern_AJ0 Michigan_NP0 ._SENT About_PRP two_CRD hundred_CRD and_CJC fifty_CRD miles_NN2 north_NN1 of_PRF Detroit_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Little_DT0 town_NN1 right_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 coast_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 major_AJ0 breathed_VVD knowingly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Ah_ITJ ._SENT The_AT0 shores_NN2 of_PRF Lake_NP0 Huron_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 wistfulness_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 fondness_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 major_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 told_VVD Hank_NP0 of_PRF the_AT0 major_NN1 's_POS intimate_AJ0 knowledge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 region_NN1 and_CJC brought_VVD to_PRP Hank_NP0 a_AT0 painful_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF loss_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 never_AV0 see_VVI the_AT0 big_AJ0 lake_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT Never_AV0 again_AV0 see_VVB that_CJT high_AJ0 blue_AJ0 sky_NN1 with_PRP circling_VVG gulls_NN2 ,_PUN see_VVB the_AT0 towering_AJ0 white_AJ0 pines_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC hear_VVB the_AT0 quiet_AJ0 lapping_NN1 of_PRF waves_NN2 softly_AV0 surging_VVG up_AVP a_AT0 sandy_AJ0 beach_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 gust_NN1 of_PRF dry_AJ0 desert_NN1 wind_NN1 came_VVD through_PRP an_AT0 open_AJ0 window_NN1 and_CJC brushed_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 faint_AJ0 scent_NN1 of_PRF death_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 major_AJ0 put_VVB his_DPS hand_NN1 gently_AV0 on_PRP Hank_NP0 's_POS shoulder_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Son_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ no_AT0 matter_NN1 where_AVQ your_DPS travels_NN2 take_VVB you_PNP from_PRP here_AV0 —_PUN become_VVB an_AT0 astronaut_NN1 and_CJC fly_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 moon_NN1 —_PUN you_PNP 'll_VM0 never_AV0 be_VBI any_DT0 further_AJC away_AV0 from_PRP home_NN1 than_CJS you_PNP are_VBB right_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hank_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 queried_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Anybody_PNI home_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN then_AV0 quickly_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ some_DT0 around_PRP Campbell_NP0 the_AT0 same_DT0 age_NN1 ,_PUN same_DT0 look_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI I_PNP 've_VHB ever_AV0 seen_VVN her_PNP ._SENT Was_VBD she_PNP wearing_VVG a_AT0 black_AJ0 leather_NN1 jacket_NN1 ,_PUN high_AV0 waisted_AJ0 and_CJC tight_AJ0 ,_PUN lots_PNI of_PRF bangles_NN2 on_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT You_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN those_DT0 shiny_AJ0 trinket-things_NN2 like_VVB on_PRP bracelets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Charms_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN looking_VVG at_PRP Hank_NP0 appraisingly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP sort_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 club_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 really_AV0 a_AT0 gang_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI ,_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF young_AJ0 girlfriends_NN2 dressing_VVG alike_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ worth_PRP checking_VVG out_AVP ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 start_VVI at_PRP Tubby_NP0 's_POS about_PRP ten_CRD ._SENT From_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ at_PRP least_AV0 five_CRD or_CJC six_CRD of_PRF '_PUQ em_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 bet_VVI nobody_PNI over_PRP twenty_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN good_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 use_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT Thanks_NN2 for_PRP stopping_VVG by_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS they_PNP left_VVD ,_PUN Carmen_NP0 motioned_VVD for_PRP Hank_NP0 to_TO0 wait_VVI up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Go_VVB ahead_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD to_PRP Joey_NP0 and_CJC went_VVD back_AVP to_PRP Carmen_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 that_DT0 's_VBZ Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP heard_VVD about_PRP him_PNP ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP bring_VVB '_PUQ em_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 morgue_NN1 again_AV0 he_PNP 'll_VM0 need_VVI therapy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Hank_NP0 laughed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP think_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ that_DT0 bad_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 pool_NN1 on_PRP him_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Pool_NN1 for_PRP what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ For_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP 'll_VM0 do_VDI if_CJS there_EX0 's_VBZ real_AJ0 trouble_NN1 ._SENT Melt_VVB ._SENT Freeze_VVB ._SENT Puke_VVB ._SENT Be_VBB okay_AJ0 ._SENT Lot_NN1 of_PRF guys_NN2 think_VVB he_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI stayed_VVN in_PRP PR_NP0 ,_PUN that_CJT he_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 cut_VVN out_AVP for_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ?_SENT Where_AVQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 smart_AJ0 money_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP kiddin_NP0 '_POS ?_SENT Where_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI ?_SENT Anyway_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP figure_VVB if_CJS anything_PNI happens_VVZ you_PNP 'll_VM0 handle_VVI it_PNP because_CJS you_PNP always_AV0 handle_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Like_VVB I_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 choice_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD sorry_AJ0 to_TO0 hear_VVI about_PRP Frankie_NP0 ._SENT How_AVQ long_AJ0 were_VBD you_PNP guys_NN2 together_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Six_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Frankie_NP0 Cohen_NP0 passed_VVD a_AT0 physical_AJ0 ,_PUN then_AV0 two_CRD weeks_NN2 later_AV0 had_VHD a_AT0 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP went_VVD from_PRP cholesterol_NN1 being_VBG a_AT0 little_AV0 high_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 cardiologist_NN1 saying_VVG he_PNP should_VM0 think_VVI about_PRP early_AJ0 retirement_NN1 to_PRP dying_VVG at_PRP forty-one_CRD while_CJS reeling_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 northern_AJ0 pike_NN0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 good_AJ0 partner_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 good_AJ0 friend_NN1 to_PRP Hank_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP took_VVD turns_NN2 watching_VVG each_DT0 other_NN1 's_POS back_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS relationship_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 comfortable_AJ0 rhythm_NN1 to_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI this_DT0 Joey_NP0 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 fill_VVI his_DPS shoes_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carmen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI he_PNP understands_VVZ that_CJT we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 always_AV0 help_VVI little_DT0 old_AJ0 ladies_NN2 cross_VVB the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 we_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 put_VVI her_PNP down_AVP with_PRP an_AT0 arm_NN1 bar_NN1 because_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ high_AJ0 on_PRP crack_NN1 and_CJC trying_VVG to_TO0 kill_VVI her_DPS two-year-old_AJ0 grandson_NN1 ._SENT Rose-colored_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 sweet_AJ0 man_NN1 headed_VVN for_PRP a_AT0 fall_NN1 ._SENT Better_AV0 get_VVB Butch_NP0 to_TO0 transfer_VVI him_PNP back_AVP to_PRP PR_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Got_VVD a_AT0 meeting_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP first_ORD thing_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hank_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Hank_NP0 shifted_VVD uncomfortably_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS chair_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD six_CRD foot_NN1 three_CRD and_CJC stocky_AJ0 and_CJC easily_AV0 overwhelmed_VVN the_AT0 standard_AJ0 office_NN1 chair_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD something_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI to_PRP Assistant_AJ0 Chief_NP0 Butch_NP0 Johnson_NP0 about_PRP Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP really_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP ._SENT 
If_CJS you_PNP could_VM0 draw_VVI a_AT0 soldier_NN1 —_PUN square_AJ0 shoulders_NN2 ,_PUN square_AJ0 jaw_NN1 ,_PUN determined_AJ0 bearing_NN1 ,_PUN sandy_AJ0 hair_NN1 cut_VVD shorter_AJC on_PRP the_AT0 sides_NN2 —_PUN that_DT0 soldier_NN1 would_VM0 look_VVI like_PRP Hank_NP0 Sawyer_NP0 ._SENT Butch_NP0 Johnson_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 darker_AJC ,_PUN shorter_AJC ,_PUN denser_AJC version_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 dark_AJ0 green_AJ0 Marine_NN1 ,_PUN Butch_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 informal_AJ0 leader_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 informal_AJ0 Marine_AJ0 Corps_NN0 Mafia_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 South_NN1 Bend_VVB PD_NP0 ;_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 ex-Marines_NN2 who_PNQ never_AV0 really_AV0 considered_VVN themselves_PNX "_PUQ ex_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mostly_AV0 veterans_NN2 of_PRF Afghanistan_NP0 and_CJC Iraq_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 close-knit_AJ0 group_NN1 who_PNQ hung_VVD together_AV0 and_CJC helped_VVD each_DT0 other_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT Butch_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 busy_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT Hank_NP0 was_VBD sure_AJ0 he_PNP would_VM0 consider_VVI his_DPS concern_NN1 petty_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP hoped_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
Among_PRP themselves_PNX ,_PUN the_AT0 Marine_AJ0 Corps_NN0 Mafia_NN1 expressed_VVD serious_AJ0 doubt_NN1 about_PRP Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 ._SENT Like_PRP Hank_NP0 ,_PUN this_DT0 group_NN1 of_PRF veterans_NN2 had_VHD seen_VVN plenty_PNI of_PRF combat_NN1 ._SENT Yes_ITJ ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD war_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC killing_NN1 is_VBZ killing_VVG ._SENT And_CJC if_CJS the_AT0 moment_NN1 ever_AV0 came_VVD ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 would_VM0 be_VBI up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 task_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC none_PNI of_PRF them_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 partner_VVI with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN including_PRP Hank_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN let_VVB 's_POS have_VHB it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Butch_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN recognizing_VVG Hank_NP0 's_POS reluctance_NN1 to_TO0 speak_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 comfortable_AJ0 with_PRP the_AT0 guy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ guy_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Joey_NP0 Sheridan_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
