She shivered.
‘‘What about the attack in your apartment? You
think it’s the same guy?’’ asked Garnett.
Diane hesitated a moment, startled at being brought
out of her thoughts. ‘‘This guy really wanted to kill
me,’’ she said. ‘‘I think if he had me as vulnerable as
I was in my apartment he would have done it. Frankly,
I don’t know what this is about. You should have
heard him as he was telling me he hated me. It was...
it was gut level. He meant it.’’
‘‘Can you think of anyone you’ve offended . . .
lately?’’ asked Garnett.
‘‘Other than Riddmann, no,’’ said Diane. Garnett grimaced. ‘‘I appreciate you apologizing to
him. I know it was tough.’’
‘‘Not very,’’ said Diane. ‘‘I had my fingers crossed.’’
She eyed the video. ‘‘Is there nothing that shows his
face? No reflective surface, nothing?’’
‘‘I haven’t seen anything,’’ said David.
‘‘It’s just not there,’’ said Frank. ‘‘He must have
known where the cameras are.’’
‘‘Is he stalking me?’’ said Diane.
‘‘He has to be,’’ Frank said. ‘‘How else would he
know you were at the hospital and how to get to
you here?’’
‘‘Well, damn,’’ said Diane. ‘‘What the hell did I do
to this guy to inspire so much hatred in him?’’ ‘‘I have no idea,’’ said Garnett. ‘‘You’re going to
have to answer that. Go home and get some rest.
Maybe something will occur to you in the morning.’’ ‘‘What about the exam room at the hospital?’’
asked Diane.
‘‘No go,’’ said Garnett. ‘‘A doctor came in and overrode your instructions. He had it cleaned up so they
could use it.’’
Diane swore.
‘‘Do we have anything?’’ she asked.
‘‘We did find black nylon fibers on your hospital
gown,’’ said David.
‘‘His ski mask,’’ said Diane. ‘‘Probably the same one
he wore tonight.’’
‘‘There were two gowns,’’ David said. ‘‘Did you
have two?’’
‘‘Yes, I was trying to correct for a flaw in the design,’’ said Diane.
She turned from the video. ‘‘I’m going to go get
some sleep. When you find the guy who attacked me,’’
she said to Garnett, ‘‘let me know so I can send him
my drycleaning bill. David, what are you doing working in the crime lab? You are supposed to be doing
your vacation work.’’
‘‘I am, but your crime scenes alone are putting a
lot of pressure on the unit. I thought I’d lend a hand,’’
he said.
‘‘Go get some rest now. I’m going to,’’ said Diane. Before Diane would leave she made sure her crime
scene crew and Andie went home—except for Jin. He
