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The Search
Pearland Police Department
“All right, we’ve finally identified our victim, the one we been calling Jane Doe,” Detective Whelan said as he breezed into the captain's office. “She regained consciousness after they took her off the meds. Her real name is Peyton Phoenix.”
The captain looked up from the sea of paperwork piled on his desk. His short-sleeved button-down was wrinkled, and his comb-over had fallen to the side. He began speed talking. “Victim? What victim? We have another victim? Dammit, why wasn’t I notified? The next time I’m not notified I’m going to kick somebody’s ass.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down there, Captain McJumpToConclusions. Let’s just take a breather.” Whelan started laughing. “I’m talking about the rape victim from Chopper Town, that biker bar out
