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happened?” Hunter asked.
    “Well, that would be the interesting part,” Irina said as she pushed her glasses back up onto her nose.
    Looking at the file more closely, she gave them a short rundown on what happens when someone is bitten by this spider. By the time she had finished, Chad, Eve, and Hunter all looked a bit ill. They were imagining what poor Sara had endured up to the point when the poison had claimed her life.
    “How would one of these spiders that is native to Australia get into Sara’s house?” Chad asked.
    “I would hazard a guess that someone acquired this creature in some way and then went about raising it. If the spider was startled or hungry or both, it’s a good assumption that it would attack. This bite appears to be larger and more vicious than most of the ones showing up in the research that I’ve done on this.”
    “What else do you know so far, Doc?” Chad asked.
    “Well, I do know for sure that it is the bite of this spider. It may sadden you to hear this, Eve and Hunter, as you knew the victim, but Ms. Cranston died a very painful death. The only positive here is that, while not instantaneous, her suffering most likely didn’t last very long. Detective, am I to assume that the spider was not found on the premises of the death?” Irina asked.
    “Yeah, that’s right, Doc,” Chad replied. “Forensics was all over the house and didn’t come up with a spider, weird or otherwise.”
    “In that case, you may want to send a team back in now that we know what we’re looking for,” Irina said. “It’s possible that it’s hiding. I hate to think of this thing on the loose.”
    “Agreed,” Chad said. “Yeah, I’ll get right on that and have another team comb the house for this spider. Most likely, specialists in deadly insects will be sent in because I doubt that many people on our Forensics team will know much about how to handle a spider this deadly.”
    “If you need anything from me, Detective, just let me know,” Irina offered. “I’m happy to expand on what I’ve already printed up about this spider. Please reiterate just how important it is to exercise care. This spider is deadly. Ms. Cranston’s body leaves no room for dispute on that point.”
    “Yeah, I get it,” Chad said. “Thanks so much for your time, Doc. We’ll get out of your way for now. Let me know if you get anything else important.”
    “Will do, Detective,” Irina said. “It was nice seeing you again, Eve, and meeting you, Hunter.”
    “It was, Irina,” Eve said. “Hopefully, one day we can see each other outside of this place.”
    “That would be wonderful,” Irina replied with a smile.
    “Nice meeting you, Doctor,” Hunter said as he got up to take his leave.
    “Oh, please, call me Irina,” she said.
    “Irina, then,” Hunter said, as he shook her hand.
    As the three of them headed back out of the building to the parking lot, the shock was still very palpable among them. Lost in their own individual thoughts, there was also an air of horror. Eve was the first to speak.
    “Chad, can you get me inside of Sara’s house?” she asked.
    “Sure, I can do that,” he said. “But probably not until Forensics has gone over it again. That spider is certainly nothing to take lightly.”
    “Oh, I couldn’t agree more,” Eve said. “The problem is that the energy won’t be as strong after they go through. I need to go there as soon as possible if I’m going to pick up anything useful.”
    “I hate to hear that, Eve, and I wish I could help you but, after what the Doc said, I can’t put you at risk that way.”
    “But, Chad, I thought you wanted my help.”
    “And I do, Evie,” he replied. “But not at the risk of you getting hurt or worse.”
    “I see,” she said in a defeated tone.
    Hunter cut his eyes over to her sharply. This was Eve giving in? He highly doubted it but he waited to see what would come.
    “Look, I’ll get you inside the house just as soon as Forensics clears