Chapter 2: The Discovery
Chapter 2: The Discovery
The bomb squad arrived within minutes.
The backpack was carefully isolated.
The mother was escorted away for questioning.
The little boy sat beside Officer Brooks, clutching a stuffed dinosaur someone had found for him.
Rex never left his side.
The Shepherd sat perfectly still, watching the backpack.
Waiting.
When the containment unit was finally ready, the specialists slowly opened the bag.
Everyone watched through protective glass.
The zipper opened.
One inch.
Then two.
The lead technician reached inside.
His expression changed immediately.
Confusion.
Then shock.
Then disbelief.
"Wait..."
He pulled something out.
Not wires.
Not explosives.
Not weapons.
Photographs.
Hundreds of photographs.
The terminal erupted with whispers.
More items emerged.
Letters.
Medical records.
Newspaper clippings.
Documents.
Boxes of evidence.
Officer Brooks stared.
"What is all this?"
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Nobody had an answer.
Until investigators discovered a single envelope addressed to the airport police.
