Chloe frowned but answered the call anyway.

Lucas's slurred voice came through the line, "Chloe, did you call me? Sorry, I missed it."

He continued rambling, "It's been years since you last called me. I'm thrilled, Chloe..."

Chloe's voice was steady and calm, "Linda had a miscarriage. She's at Ryan General Hospital in the maternity ward." Lucas snapped out of his haze instantly, "What? Say that again!"

Chloe hung up without another word.

A smirk tugged at her lips.

As a father, he was definitely dropping the ball.

She'd mentioned the miscarriage on purpose.

He had it coming.

Leaving the hospital, Chloe found herself at a loss for where to go next.

She made her way to the Riverbrook Police Station.

Chloe had once interviewed the Chief of Police there.

She'd given him a heads-up beforehand.

a records clerk

a while but eventually brought out a pile

records from the case you were asking about, from five years back," Lee

thanked him, "I

had never seen such a

especially

what do you need these records for? It's just a

a local thug, always causing trouble. His accidental death was almost a relief around here. Maybe it was karma, you know,

scanned through

leaned in,

an orphanage, no family to

him. Found

these are old cases, from five years ago. Why

bother answering

eyes were glued to a

the coroner's autopsy

heart pound

deceased's lungs had no

drowning, how could Shawn's lungs

only one

dead before being tossed into the reservoir. That's why his lungs had

taut, like

lungs were dry, obviously not

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