Sarah reached the blue building on the left, just before the MBI or "The Missouri Bureau of Investigations building. Or more accurately when she saw the discreet sign at the entrance. Centre for Forensic Medicine, it said. Below that was a placard mentioning Kansas City Medical Examiner's Office. Detective Tanya Hudson had directed Sarah to the morgue. This could not be good.
Sarah managed to settle the Ford Mustang in the parking space and walked into the building, heart beating. Just like she had said on phone, Detective Hudson was waiting in the lobby, her feet on an oak coffee table and her head leaned back with eyes closed. Sarah hesitated, loath to wake her if she was enjoying a no doubt well-deserved nap. She looked like she could use one. Her naturally olive complexion had lighten
