The Bone Bed
“Her frail body seems to disappear inside a long gray skirt, a dark blouse that’s either purple or burgundy, and a navy blue jacket with tarnished metal buttons. All of the clothing seems at least four sizes too big.
“What news are you talking about?” Marino pulls down his surgical mask.
“Apparently, video footage of my examining the leatherback and recovering the body is everywhere.” I spread open the pouches and smell moldy old flesh. “Let’s get photos in situ of the way she’s bound. I...’m going to need to remove the ligature around her ankles if I’m going to PERK her.”
“A double fisherman’s knot. And this is the backup knot. The knots on each rope are exactly the same,” Marino observes.
He begins photographing the severed lengths of yellow nylon rope wrapped and knotted around the dead woman’s ankles and neck.
“Which is exactly what it sounds like,”MoreLess
“What news are you talking about?” Marino pulls down his surgical mask.
“Apparently, video footage of my examining the leatherback and recovering the body is everywhere.” I spread open the pouches and smell moldy old flesh. “Let’s get photos in situ of the way she’s bound. I...’m going to need to remove the ligature around her ankles if I’m going to PERK her.”
“A double fisherman’s knot. And this is the backup knot. The knots on each rope are exactly the same,” Marino observes.
He begins photographing the severed lengths of yellow nylon rope wrapped and knotted around the dead woman’s ankles and neck.
“Which is exactly what it sounds like,”MoreLess
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