Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon Read Free Book Online

new paper and copied their captions as neatly as possible. When he was done, he started at the beginning, looking at each photograph of himself and trying to remember who he was.

    William locked the door with a deep thud as the deadbolt slid home. He stood there for a long time, hand still gripping the knob, his breathing ragged and uneven, trying to find the strength to move. There was nothing there, no energy left. No motivation to do anything beyond collapse to the ground, curl up into a ball, and stay there until his heart finally gave out.
    He shook his head, thin gray hair fluttering in front of his eyes. Reaching up, he grabbed a few of the remaining strands and pulled them out. The sharp pain brought relief from the lethargy and he ripped out another small handful until he was able to move from the door to the window. As he walked he let the hair fall from his fingers, landing on the dusty floor to join the rest.
    Pushing aside the thick curtains just enough to peek out, he looked at the backyard, studying the way the shadows crawled across the barren dirt as the sun began to set. He stood there, a single trail of blood running down the side of his face where he’d pulled too hard, until the moon cast a pale light over the island.
    He smiled, letting the curtain fall closed. “Time to hunt,” he said, his voice soft as he wiped the blood away.
    Possible Second Head Trauma
Victim Discovered in Brunswick
    Brunswick, GA—August 18, 2009: Barely two months after Sylvia Foote’s death was ruled a homicide, the Glynn County Sheriff’s office has announced the possibility of a connected victim. Derrick Fischer, 31, was found off Route 17, half buried along the side of the road. “Along with the state forensics lab, FLETC, and the Brunswick Police Department, we have assigned a task force to look into these unfortunate events to determine if they’re related,” said Assistant District Attorney Brian Winters when asked if Fischer and Foote had any similarities.
    Preliminary autopsy results on Fischer, according to unofficial sources, show that death was, as in the Foote case, allegedly caused by blunt force trauma, though what is believed to be post-mortem injuries make an exact cause of death difficult to determine at this time.
    FLETC houses multi-departmental government training facilities for all branches of law enforcement throughout the United States. To assist with this investigation, Winters has announced that a liaison officer has been assigned by FLETC to coordinate with local police as a symbol of the concern they have for the community. “As of this time,” Winters said, “we will gratefully accept any assistance and do not believe there are any additional concerns in regards to the current matter that would necessitate FLETC involvement.”
    Major Daniel Johnson of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) in Fort Belvoir, VA, who is in Brunswick as a trainer at FLETC, has been assigned to act as liaison but was unavailable for comment.
    â€œComedy of Errors” Leads to
Temporary “Escape” for GRPH Patients
    Brunswick, GA—August 18, 2009: During a recent field trip by residents of the minimum-security wing of the Georgia Regional Psychiatric Hospital in Brunswick to the Jacksonville Zoo, several patients were temporarily reported missing. Despite repeated calls for greater security due to previous errors in the intake process at the state-run facility, this is the first incident reported where convicted patients have allegedly not been under direct supervision.
    â€œThese non-violent offenders are no danger to the community,” said Dr. Jason Rapp, Chief of Staff for the hospital, after rumors of the temporary escape were reported in the Savannah Morning News . “At no time were the patients thought to have escaped. All current residents of the hospital are present and accounted for.”

    Margaret Saville,