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Got him before he killed again.

Oh, who?

A laundromat owner who preyed upon his patrons.

Congratulations, Doctor.

Thank you. I just wish we had gotten the case after the first murder and not the fourth.

What was the case about?

Well, obviously I can't say too much about it since the case has yet to go to court, but basically the man we arrested had been preying on people who used any one of his franchise of laundromats. According to my partner, the M.O. on the murders was similar but they could not find anything that tied the victims together. That is until my team found similar particulates that pointed to all of them having been in a laundromat prior to their deaths.

It certainly makes me glad that my building has facilities in the basement. Good work on the catch.

Me too. Thank you.

Always the best way to get someone.

Yes, unfortunately he had already killed multiple times before. But he won't again and that is what matters now.

It must be satisfying to save lives, however invisible.

Yes, it is. It makes some of the tougher parts of the job worth it.

What job is that, may I ask?

I am a forensic anthropologist and I do a lot of consulting for the FBI.

Impressive. I haven't the patience to work in forensics.

Thank you.

Yes, it can be tedious and frustrating at times, but I think that is part of why I enjoy it. I like the challenge of perfection.

Don't we all? But I think everyone finds perfection in their own way.

In the lab, there is only one kind of perfection and it is complete scientific rationality.

Thassa great feeling.

It is. Makes the tougher days worth it.

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