I went back to my office around noon, and made myself useful, putting things in order. I had a feeling I’d be spending a lot of time here until I found the killer, and I wanted my office to be a place where I could think clearly. I even did the dishes.<\/p>\n
The phone rang a few hours later. I picked it up eagerly, figuring Hu had the print results. But it was Sam.<\/p>\n
“Smellephant, you’ll never believe this. I dug up some more evidence in the city records. This really ties things all together — Whiskers, Manny, Winthrop, there’s a pattern. And I think it’s all one perp. One very clever perp. You’ve gotta see this for yourself. When can you get here?”<\/p>\n
“Hu in the crime lab is running some tests for me — mums the word. I told her I’d wait for her call. Just give me until five, and then I’ll come over.”<\/p>\n
“It’s not like Hu will be upset,” Sam said. “Pandas are always happy.”<\/p>\n
“Wait, Hu’s a panda?? I knew she was from China. But I thought she was a bear.”<\/p>\n
“Technically,” Sam said, “A panda is<\/i> a bear. Unless you’re talking about a red panda.”<\/p>\n
“Maybe,” I said, “we should stay away from politics.”<\/p>\n
“Um, sure,” he said. “fine with me. Anyway, come over as early as you can.”<\/p>\n
“Don’t worry. I’ll be there soon. Thanks for staying on this. I’m looking forward to seeing your evidence.”<\/p>\n
Hu called about half an hour later. “Guess what I found?” she asked with her usual cheerfulness.<\/p>\n
I wasn’t feeling so cheerful. “Like I told you, I’ve been hoping you’d tell me.”<\/p>\n
“Whoever they are,” she said, “the prints are definitely not from the same individual. So, am I telling you good news or bad news?”<\/p>\n
“I’m not sure,” I said slowly, thinking. “It’s definitely, um, interesting news.” With my best theory blown, it looked like I might be back to square one.<\/p>\n
Now I had to hope that whatever Sam had dug up would give me some solid answers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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