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"Well, Tyler's father attempted to make him one, but the cops were unable to make the timings work out. They know roughly when Tyler was assaulted since he was wearing a tracking device.


We were also supposed to meet Mr. Smallwood, but he didn't show up. And Denis and I can alibi Katherine for that time because we'd just left him by the river with your body. This means that he couldn't have gotten back to the Quonset hut to attack Tyler—at least not in the way that a normal human could—and the police aren't thinking about anything supernatural just yet.

expected to see Mr. Smallwood, but he did not appear at the appointed time. Denis and I are able to provide an alibi for Katherine for the period in question since we had just left him at the river with your corpse at the time in question. Therefore, he was not able to return to the Quonset hut in order to assault Tyler; at least, no normally functioning person would have been able to. And the authorities have not been considering anything paranormal up until this point."

Merit continued by saying, "Tyler and those boys can't identify the assailant since they can't recall a thing about that day. Neither can Caroline."

"Were you looking for Caroline in there?

"

"Yes, however she did not sustain any bite wounds. Just in a state of shock. Merit shrugged and said, "She looks very miserable these days." Despite everything that she's done, I almost feel sorry for her. Merit: "I almost feel sorry for her."

Denis continued, "And I don't think anyone will ever suspect Katherine after what happened with those dogs at church today." "My dad says that a big dog could have broken the window in the Quonset hut, and the wounds in Tyler's throat looked sort of like animal wounds," Denis said. "And I don't think anyone will ever suspect Katherine after what happened with those dogs at church today." I suppose that a lot of people believe that a dog or a pack of dogs was responsible for it.

Merit stated her opinion in a sarcastic manner, "It's a handy answer. It means they don't have to think any more about it."

Elizabeth said, "But that's ludicrous. Normal dogs don't act like that." People have to be perplexed as to why their dogs would all of a sudden become violent and bite them. "

"A great number of individuals are just discarding them. Merit said, "Oh, and I heard someone mention about required rabies testing. But it's not only rabies, is it, Elizabeth? "

"No, I don't believe that's the case. Not even Katherine or Dominic, for that matter. Elizabeth explained as clearly as she could what she had been thinking about the Other Power in Fell's Church. She told about the force that had chased her off the bridge and about the feeling she'd had with the dogs and the other people. And she said, "And that's what I came over to talk to you about."
She concluded by saying, "And Denis stated it herself in church today: 'Something wicked.' I suppose that's what's here in Fell's Church; something nobody knows about; something utterly awful." Denis, I have to ask: do you have any idea what you were trying to say there?
Denis's thoughts, though, were on something else else. "So Dominic didn't quite understand,"
do all the horrible things you say he did," she remarked with guile. "Like killing Yangtze and injuring Vickie and murdering Mr. Tanner, and everything else," she said. I swore to you that no one so stunning could ever be a serial murderer.

Merit told Elizabeth, while casting a gaze in her direction, "I believe that you should forget about Dominic as a potential love interest."

"Yes," Elizabeth replied in a resounding voice to Denis's question. "He did murder Mr. Tanner." It is reasonable to assume that he was responsible for the other assaults as well; I will inquire about it with him. And I'm already having a hard enough time coping with him on my own. Believe me, Denis, you do not want to get into an argument with him.


"I'm supposed to leave Dominic alone; I'm meant to leave Alaric alone... Are
Are there any males that I shouldn't be hanging out with on my own? And in the meanwhile, Elizabeth is successful in obtaining them all. That's not right,"

"I'm supposed to leave Dominic alone; I'm meant to leave Alaric alone... Are
Are there any males that I shouldn't be hanging out with on my own? And in the meanwhile, Elizabeth is successful in obtaining them all. That's not right,"

"I can't say for sure. Something very powerful, but it's possible that it's protecting itself in a way that prevents us from picking up on its presence. It could have the appearance of a typical individual. Since of this, I sought your assistance because the perpetrator may be anybody associated with Fell's Church. It's like what Denis stated earlier today during the service: "Nobody is what they appear."

Denis's expression changed to one of despondency as he said, "I don't recall saying it."

"You said it, and you said it well. "Nobody is what they seem," Elizabeth stated once again with a weighty tone. "Nobody." She looked at Merit, but the black eyes located under the gracefully arched eyebrows seemed calm and distant. "Nobody." Elizabeth recited the passage once more.

Merit spoke in the calmest tone she could muster and said, "Well, it would appear to make everyone a suspect, right? "

"

Elizabeth nodded her head in agreement before adding, "Right, but we'd best fetch a note pad and pencil and create a list of the most significant ones." She was getting the hang of this; she'd always been good at organizing things, from schemes to get boys to fundraising events. This was just a more serious version of the old plan A and plan B. Dominic and Katherine have already agreed to help investigate, and if you'll help, too, we'll stand an even better chance of finding it." She was hitting her stride with this. She'd always been good at organizing things, from schemes to get boys to fundraising events.

Denis glanced at the paper and the pencil that Merit had given him, and then she looked at Denis, and then she looked at Merit, and then she looked at Elizabeth. "Fine," Elizabeth replied, "but who gets on the list?

"

"Anyone who we have cause to suspect of being the Other Power," you may say. anybody who could have been responsible for the actions that we know it took, such as locking Katherine in the well, chasing me, and unleashing those dogs on people. anybody who has been acting strangely in our observations."

Denis, who was occupied with his work, referred to Matt and Vickie. And Robert."

"Denis!

" Elizabeth and Merit yelled the same thing at the same time.

Denis glanced up and said, "Well, Matt and Vickie have both been behaving really strangely for the last several months." And Robert was seen milling around outside of the church before to the start of the ceremony, but he did not go inside-"

Oh, Denis, to tell you the truth, Merit remarked, "Vickie is not a suspect; she's a victim." And if Matt is a malevolent Power, then I am the ugly duckling of Notre Dame. And in regard to Robert-"

Denis reacted with icy indifference as he said, "Fine, I've crossed it all out. Now let's hear your thoughts."

She was thinking about something, something that had been nagging at her for quite some time, ever since- "Ever since the church," she said aloud, remembering it. "Do you know, I saw Robert outside the church, too, when I was hidden in the choir loft. Elizabeth said, "Denis, wait a moment." She was thinking about something, something that had been nagging at her for quite some time, ever since- "Ever since the church." It was right before the dogs attacked, and he was moving away from the area as if he knew what was going to happen.


Oh, but Elizabeth... Oh, but Elizabeth... "Oh, but Elizabeth... "
Denis did it soberly, after a little period of hesitance, and said, "Who else?
" I asked her.

Elizabeth answered, "Well, Alaric, I'm afraid. I'm sorry, Denis, but he's almost number one." She described what she had overheard that morning between Alaric and the principal. "He isn't a typical history teacher; they summoned him here for some reason," Elizabeth added, referring to Alaric. He is aware of the fact that I am a vampire, and he is searching for me. And just now, while the canines were fighting, he was standing there on the sidelines making some sort of strange gesture.
gestures. There is no doubt that he is not who or what he looks to be; the only issue is, who or what is he? Merit, do you hear what I'm saying? "

"Yes. You should really consider include Mrs. Flowers on that list, if you ask me. Do you remember how she looked when she saw us carry Katherine back from the well while she was standing at the window of the boarding house? However, she did not come downstairs to help us by opening the door for us.
That is really peculiar behavior.

Elizabeth acknowledged the statement with a nod and said, "Yes, and how she kept hanging up on me when I phoned him." And she surely doesn't talk to anybody else while she's living in that ancient home. It's possible that she's just a crazy old woman, but put her down nonetheless, Denis." She ran a hand through her hair, pulling it off the back of her neck. She felt hot. Or maybe not precisely hot, but uncomfortable in a manner that was like to being overheated. She was thirsty.

"All right, we'll stop by the boardinghouse on the way to school tomorrow morning," Merit said.
said. "In the meanwhile, what else are some options for us? Denis, how about we take a look at that list together?

What was Robert Maxwell doing in the church when the dogs attacked, and what exactly was going on with Elizabeth's aunt that night?

What is it that Alaric Saltzman is supposed to be doing as a member of Fell's Church, and why does he ask so many questions?

Why does Mrs. Flowers behave in such a peculiar manner?