“Try not to think of the body as a person,” I say. “You’ll need to, when you investigate her death, but for now, put that aside if you can.” Findlay peers at me intently, obviously not expecting these words from Catriona, and I’m wondering whether I went too far when Gray says, “Catriona is very astute. The object behind us is a piece of evidence. The person within is gone. You honor that person by solving her murder, and you needn’t worry about causing insult by examining her remains.”
