"How did your father get sick, Stacy?" Elisa asked lightly.

Stacy's expression tightened.

Her eyes filled with hate and resentment.

"Norman Benett! Dad said Norman Benett made him sick!" Her childlike voice was filled with pain and anger.

Norman?

Elisa's expression darkened at the mention of his name.

She had been investigating Norman's crimes and searching for the families of his victims, but they had proven elusive.

Incredible, she had somehow stumbled into them today.

She had spent days trying to nail Norman down but to no avail.

It was now or never.

Elisa collected her thought and gently probed, "Is it just you and your father, Stacy?"

"Yes." Stacy replied while feeding her father.

Taking in the barren room, Elisa reached into her pocket and handed Stacy some money.

voice

some ointment for cuts and

at your wounds." Elisa examined each of the girl's injuries and

was done, Elisa

contracted pneumonia. His condition was so severe

the house after

returned to

now packed

was never

by purpose, she stalked towards the man who had assaulted the girl earlier and sent

the needle cutting

cried like a

"He's asking for it!"

beating from another man, and now,

He was furious.

his head around and caught Elisa's icy

"Was it you?"

to the little girl's rescue!

answer him, but Elisa did not say

towards her. Grabbing her shoulders and shaking her, he shouted in her

threatened. Her eyes warned him to release her, or she would

crowd gathered

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