On the other side of town, Fitch hung up the phone and stared at the pile of documents spread out before him. They contained the

files of death row inmates from the prison where Queena had been held.

If Queena had been replaced, the most likely candidates for such a swap would be other death row inmates from the sfacility -

the perfect way to avoid suspicion.

But on the day the execution was carried out, there were only two individuals on the docket. Both files had been thoroughly vetted.

One was Queena's, and the other belonged to a woman.

Fitch had already been to Oakford, searching for Queena's ashes, but they had been scattered into the sea.

He'd looked into the other executed woman's background and found she had been her mother's sole companion. Tragically, the

person she murdered was her own mother.

Therefore, her ashes also went unclaimed, as no relative wanted anything to do with the remains of a convicted killer.

Fitch frowned, turning to his assistant.

"Are this woman's ashes still held by the prison since no one claimed them?"

"Sir, if no one claims them, they're usually disposed of in snondescript manner."

"Check it out, see if there's anything left of the ashes."

the ashes

enough, within an hour, his man reported back. The ashes had been processed, mixed with others, and hauled away.

he tried

from the day of Queena's execution.

to see if they had picked

Bernard.

target on my back. I'll have to stay put for a while. Could you occasionally check on lan for me?

a cure, but she says it'll take

Sarah's capabilities. If she was really focused on finding an antidote for lan,

months.

"What about Patric?"

They need him to help monitor sdata before he's

make things

alertness heightened, yet Bernard's replies were seamless.

allow him

am I allowed to

him, right? I

it's hard to ensure no one will take a shot at

the nfor himself, and Holden's apprentices

encroaching on

world, Bernard and lan had a good relationship. Now

into the limelight.

to see

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