Skeleton Justice
“Jake said, looking up from his lab table. “As few as seven raisins can cause kidney failure and even kill a little dog.”“Must’ve been that Vietnamese food Mycroft shared with us last night,” Sam replied. “The Vampire must’ve been watching Manny’s apartment, just waiting for a good opportunity to grab her. To see her leave alone at five in the morning—I bet he couldn’t believe his luck.”Jake shook his head. “The Vampire doesn’t rely on luck. This was planned.”“But how could he know Mycroft would... get sick from eating Vietnamese food?”“He didn’t. I called the Saigon Sunset. There’s no raisins in their spring rolls, just a little scallion. I found four partially digested raisins in Mycroft’s vomit; someone must have known he is a food slut. Probably gobbled them in a millisecond. Someone did this on purpose.”Sam looked down at the bundle of red fur reclining on a pallet of morgue sheets next to Jake’s desk. “Manny would never let a stranger give Mycroft food.MoreLess
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