“My grandmother signed Rowan out from the station,” Gretchen said. “If Anders was torturing Rowan, Edith would have had to be in on it.” “That wouldn’t surprise me,” Marconi said, her eyes returning to Jennifer’s file. “The mothers are often abusers themselves.” “Oh, thank you, I’d never heard that very basic fact about serial killers while getting my doctorate in serial killers,” Gretchen drawled. Marconi looked up. “You can get a degree in serial killers?” “No, I was doing a”—she waved, and finished lamely—“bit.” “Bummer,” Marconi murmured, lips twitching as her attention slipped again.
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