Themanageredhisneck,squinting."Hardtosay."
Hegesturedtowardastreetmpacrosstheway."There''''sacameraonthatpole,but..."
Lutookastepforward.Thealleyexhaledadamp,metallicchill,untouchedbythesicklyglowoftheoverheadlights.Hewasabouttomovedeeperwhenhisphonebuzzedviolentlyinhispocket.
Moxi''''snamefshedonthes.
Becauseofthesuspiciousnatureofthedeath,thebodyhadbeeotheforensicsbearly.WhileLuhadbeentiedupwithback-to-baterviews,preliminaryresultswerealreadyingin.
"...Theleginjuriesaresistentwithpressionfractures.Biteraltibiandcalealbreaks,whichalignwiththeinitiassumptionthathendedfeet-first."
Luwasstillindoubt,"Fallingfromthesedfloorcouldbreaklegs,sure.Buttodiefromit?That''''sastretch.Didhehithishead?"
"Noialheme,noskullfractures,nocervicalfractures.Spiact.Causeofdeathwascardiacarrest,butmyocardiumshowsnoischemiaorstructuraldefects.Itlookslike...suddencardiacdeathduetoaprimaryarrhythmia."
Lu''''sgazedarkened."Youmean...hewasalreadydeadbeforehehittheground?"
"''''truleitout.It''''spossiblethecardiacarresthappehatsplitsed.Lossofsciousness,posturalcolpse—hefallsfeet-first,theimpactcrushesthelegs.Thelivormortispatternandbloodpoolingalsosupportthissequence."
"Hewasyoung.Anyknowditions?"
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