W??n tw? ?it ??lls w??? ?isc?v???? ??m??? in ? ???k j?st ??tsi?? ?? P?il???l??i?, ????l? ?ss?m?? t??? w??? ????. On? ?? t??m, w??m w?’ll c?ll G??ci?, w?s c?l? t? t?? t??c?. L??l?, ??? ??i?n?, w?s sn???l?? ?? cl?s? t? ???, ?s i? ?tt?m?tin? t? ???t?ct ???.
O??ic?? R?ss “W?l?” H?????, c????n??? ?? J?stic? R?sc??, t?l? T?? D???, “S?? w??l? n?t l??v? ??? si??.” “W??n s?m??n? ??????c??? t?? cl?s?, ??? ??i?n? s????t t? ?i?? t?? ?t???… It w?s ?lm?st ?s i? s?? w?s willin? t? ?n???? t?? ??nis?m?nt ??? t?? ?t???.”
O??ic?? H????? is t?ll ?n? ??s t?tt??s ?ll ?v?? ?is ??ms, ? ????? ?n? ? s??v?? ???? — ??t ?? ??s ? ??m??k??l? t?l?nt t? c?m???t ???s wit? w??t ?? ??sc?i??s ?is “?i?l? 10-????-?l? v?ic?.” An? t??t’s t?? ?i?st t?in? ?? t?i?? w??n ?? s?w t??s? ???s w??n ?? ??t ?t t?? ???k.
“I ??t ??wn ?n m? kn??s ?n? s?mm?n?? m? ?i?li? 10-????-?l? v?ic?,” ?? ?x?l?in??. “T??n L??l? c?m?s ?v?? t? m? wit? ??? t?il ???ncin? ??t ??? ???s cl?nc???, ?s i? s?? w?s ????? t? ?? ?it.”
S?? ?v?nt??ll? ??????c??? ?n? t??k s?m? ??ts ?n ??? n?s? ?n? ???w. S?? t??n ??c?? ??ck t? ??? ??i?n?.
H????? w?s ?v?nt??ll? ??l? t? ??t cl?s? ?n???? t? ??t? ???s t? c?v?? t??m wit? ?is t?ick ??lic? ???? t? k??? t??m w??m. S? ?? ??????? t??m ?n? ??c?? t??m t? t?? v?t, ???cin? ?ims?l? ??? t?? w??st.
H????? w?s t???i?i?? t??t G??ci? mi??t ??v? t? ?? ??t??niz?? sinc? s?? w?s s? c?l? ?n? ????l?. B?t? ???s w??? ???l? ?m?ci?t?? ?n? c?v???? wit? w??n?s ?n? sc??s.
H????? c??l? t?ll ???m t??i? w??n?s t??t t?? ???n? ???s ??? ???n ?s?? ??? ?i??tin? t??i? ?nti?? liv?s.
“S?m? ??? ??it? ?l?, w?il? ?t???s ??? ??i?l? n?w,” H????? ??m??k??. “T??? w??? ??t? c?v???? in ???s? ?it? w??n?s… T???’?? j?st ????t tw? ????s ?l?, ?n? t???’v? ?nl? kn?wn ???s? ?n? ?i??tin?.”
“G??ci? w?s ?n ??? ???t????,” H????? ??c??nt??. “T?? v?t ??v? ??? ?l?i?s ?n? st??t?? w??min? ??? ??.”
H????? ??s ???n ??v?t?? t? ??? ??sc?? ??? ????s, ?v?n t??inin? ?s ? ??lic? ???ic?? s? t??t ?? m?? ?? t?? ?i?st ?n t?? sc?n? w??n ??lic? ??c?iv? c?m?l?ints ?? c?s?s lik? t?is ?n?.
“C?il? ???s?, ??m?stic vi?l?nc?, n??c?tics, ?i????ms, ?n? ?t??? ??t?w?? c?im?s ??? link?? wit? ?nim?l ???s?.” H????? st?t??.
T?? ??lic? ??? n?t n??m?ll? t??in?? t? ???l wit? ?nim?l c???lt?. H????? ?n? ?is c????n??? st??t?? J?stic? R?sc?? t? ?ill t?is v?c??m. T??? ?n???w?nt l?w ?n???c?m?nt t??inin? ?n? w??? ??c??niz?? ?s s??ci?l ??m?n? ???ic??s. T???’?? n?w c??ti?i?? ?s c?im? sc?n? inv?sti??t??s, w?ic? will ??l? t??m ?nc?v?? ???s??s ?n? s??mit ?vi??nc? t? ?ist?ict ?tt??n??s. H????? ??s ???n ??l? t? ??l? in t?? ??stin? ?? ????i??tin? ?in?s ?s ? ??s?lt ?? t?is, ??t??? t??n w?itin? ??? t?? c?nin? victims t? s????c? s?m??l?c? ?i?st.
G??ci? st??t?? t? ???w s??st?nti?ll? st??n???. H????? ?lt???? w??n s?? w?nt t? t?? v?t ??? ? visit. “G??ci? s??tt?? m? ?n? st??? ??,” H????? ?x?l?in??. “S?? st??t?? ????in? ??? m? ??n?. S?? ??c??niz?? m?… S?? s??m?? int???st?? in ??ll?win? m? ????n?. I s?t ??wn, ?n? s?? s?t int? m? l??.”
B?t t?? n?xt ???, L??l? ??ll ?n? ????i??? ???i? m??ic?l ?ssist?nc?. S?? ?v?nt??ll? ???l??, ??t ??t? ???s ??? still in ???? ???lt?.
H????? n?tic?? t??t t??? s??m st??tl?? t??t t??? ??v? ???n ??sc???: “T???’?? l?vin? t?? ?tt?nti?n ??t ???n’t s??? w??t t? ?? wit? it.”
G??ci? ?n? L??l? will ??m?in in t?? v?t’s ???ic? ??? n???l? ? w??k. T???’ll t??n ?? t? H?????, w?? will ??l? t??m ?????ilit?t?, ??t t??m s?m? ??sic t??inin?, ?n? ??l? t??m ??w t? t??st ???in. W??n t??? ??? ?????, t??? will ?? ????t?? int? t?? s?it??l? ??m?.
“In ? l?t ?? c?s?s, ???s ?tt?c? s? cl?s?l? ??c??s? t??? ??n’t ??v? ?n??n? ?ls?,” H????? ?x?l?in??. T??? c?n’t ??li?v? ??w m?n? in?ivi???ls ??? ?i?in? t??m in ??ttin? ???lt?i??. “T??? j?st st??? ?t ???. T??? ?nl? st???, ?s i? t? ?sk, ‘Is t?is
A??iti?n?ll?, ?????ts s???l? ?? ??c?s?? ?n ???v?ntin? t?? ?????in? ?n? t??inin? ?? ???s ??? ill???l ?i??tin? ?n? ???m?tin? ??s??nsi?l? ??t ?wn??s?i?. T?is inv?lv?s ??isin? ?w???n?ss ????t t?? c???lt? inv?lv?? in ??? ?i??tin?, ??v?c?tin? ??? st?ict?? l?ws ?n? ??n?lti?s ???inst t??s? inv?lv?? in t?is ill???l ?ctivit?, ?n? ???m?tin? ???c?ti?n ?n? s?????t ??? ?wn??s t? ?ns??? t?? w?ll-??in? ?n? ?????? t??inin? ?? t??i? ??ts.
It is im???t?nt t? ??m?m??? t??t ??c? in?ivi???l ?nim?l, ??????l?ss ?? ?????, ??s??v?s l?v?, c???, ?n? ? c??nc? ?t ? ??tt?? li??. B? ??v?c?tin? ??? t?? w?l???? ?? ?it??ll c?m??t ???s ?n? s?????tin? ????niz?ti?ns ???ic?t?? t? t??i? ??sc?? ?n? ?????ilit?ti?n, w? c?n w??k t?w???s ? m??? c?m??ssi?n?t? s?ci?t? t??t v?l??s t?? w?ll-??in? ?? ?ll ?nim?ls.