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Her original plan was to find a ghost and speak to them—after all, she’d seen all three victims so far.
They wanted her to know something. She’d figured she’d be able to speak to at least one if she went back last night.
After O’Rourke left Calliope’s camper, Penelope had once again appeared, pointing ...
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sudden drop in air pressure sent a sharp pain through her head.
In the open area beside the dumpsters, Penelope, Kyle, and Dennis appeared,
White-eyed and flat-faced, the three ghosts pointed at the ...
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She reached in for two more cans when a splash of dark red on bright yellow caught her eye.
“Agent Last has removed what appears to be a yellow swimsuit or leotard from the bag.
The crotch area appears to be stained.”
dug into the contents, gasping when she pulled out a pair of little girl’s underwear.
with unicorns and rainbows. Blood stained the crotch of the panties as well.
As Mia kept recording, Emma fumbled through her equipment for evidence bags.
“You mean you think there’s a reasonable explanation for why a fifty-something man has a child’s bloody underwear in his trash?”
“You’re being awfully generous about a guy we know has a thing for younger girls.”
Leo’s eyes narrowed. “What the hell is that?”
Emma slid the panties into another bag while Mia recorded the entire process. “O’Rourke’s trash.”
Over her shoulder, leaned back against an old dresser, the white-haired ringmaster was all but trembling.
thought away for a later time. “And Penelope Dowe?”
his facade slipping as his eyes narrowed. He really was a horrible liar.
“Penelope was…like a daughter to me.”
If he loved Penelope like a daughter, then he shouldn’t have, as Mia suspected, impregnated her.
“Then tell me how the leotard and panties got into your trash. Help me understand.”
“Mr. O’Rourke, help me help you.” She softened her voice and her expression.
“You’re the investigator. You figure it out. I would never hurt Bunny Weaver. End of discussion.”
The ringmaster liked them young, all right. Apparently, the boss-employee power dynamic didn’t bother him either.
a sharp, stinging blast of pressure caught the back of her head.
Betty staggered forward. Her vision blazed white with the pain,
losing Betty would just about kill Reggie.
The way her death would torture him was gonna be fucking priceless.
Your death will pierce old Reginald O’Rourke right down to his selfish, dirty heart. Thank you for that.”
The photo had fallen over again.
didn’t wobble, so she didn’t need a new frame. Odd.
Her mom’s picture was face down. Again.
“Our unsub has to be someone with access to all of those things,
who knew the performers’ daily routines as well as their acts.”
Who wants to go to a circus plagued by a trail of violent deaths, owned by a sleazy man who allowed his family to get murdered one by one by one?
“Hey, babe.” She rushed into my arms. Her soft lips brushed mine before she wrapped me in a tight hug.
I was her long-term boyfriend, after all.
did love her…but that didn’t change a damn thing.
Not after what the little slut had done.
Hell, I thought she might even love me…just not enough to avoid screwing Reggie, as it turned out.
There’s been some rumors that Calliope’s been messing around with Reggie.
Calliope are kinda supposed to be a thing.
maybe there’s some friction between Ty and Reggie, yeah...
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And if the abandoned child learned that his father was screwing his girlfriend?
Bunny whimpered and covered her eyes with both hands. “Do you think Reggie’s my father?”
did hear Reggie say once that Kyle Perkins was like the son he’d never had. Ty was with me when he said it.”
There’s our motive for Ty killing Kyle.
“Penelope gave up a baby for adoption.” Jamie whispered the information. “There were rumors it was Reggie’s.”
The penny dropped for Emma. “He abandoned his family.” Her gut twisted.
