stands over the gurn

er

her mortician's ma

ds by, loo

," Maria whispers, genu

just examines the exten

reconstruction," Chloe s

, skillful hands mo

dead. It's w

aughter, tending

oesn'

pproximate hei

she mutters to herself

her head, dismis

live forever. I

s what she

al heart

es her work

ees it. On

where it

, old b

er, a small child, awa

. Crudely cut aw

out that scar. He

s at the mu

ething crosses h

tool, begins to tr

regains he

k the killer wanted to remove," she

seed is

, is looking clo

ue... it looks like it was deliberatel

e fr

eath h

g in her han

us, Maria," Chloe

, her back to

.. part of

ice lacks

nal detachmen

of hope, a terri

me, Chlo