Chapter+Summaries+BB



• Chapter One o Kay introduced • Out of shape - not badly • Drinking • Relationship problems o Steiner murder introduced • Little girl murdered by a lake • Raped and violently killed o Gault • Violent serial killer • Might be getting bolder • Possibly the killer of Emily Steiner o VICAP • Violent Criminal Apprehension Program • Program for profiling and tracking serial killers o Lucy • Kay is her aunt • Not a great relationship with Kay o Marino • Fat, smokes, rude • Chapter Two o Gault kills because he wants to o Gault is probably still nearby o Murders are going to be far from over o Possible relationship between Kay and Wesely o ERF • Wesely takes Kay to ERF • Top secret, high security • Lucy works here o CAIN • System designed to track violent criminals that Lucy is working on • Chapter Three o Mote discovers Ferguson’s death o Crew goes to Black Mountain in helicopter o Ferguson is discovered in his house • Dead by hanging by a noose • Wearing girls clothes and surrounded by weird stuff • Strange circumstances, may have been killed o Mote has heart attack • Chapter Four o Katz fingerprints the entire room with super glue fumes o Human skin is found packaged in the freezer o Prints are found around Ferguson’s neck and on his legs o Kay asks for a body farm test to be performed as soon as possible • Chapter Five o Kay and Benton check the basement • Benton injures his hand through the glass • Find nothing in the basement o Mote is in ICU o Marino, Wesely, and Kay leave for a run down hotel o Kay doctors Wesely’s wounds o Kay and Wesely hook up • Chapter Six o Ferguson’s autopsy doesn’t show anything weird o Talk about the strange circumstances surrounding Ferguson’s death o Examine Steiner’s brain • Bullet path not immediately fatal • No traumatic shock signs o Examine pictures of Steiner • Kay notices a strange mark that Jenrette missed • Decide they need to immediately exhume the body o Judge Begely • Decides if they get to exhume the body or not • Tells them to get Mrs. Steiner over to ask her permission • Chapter Seven o Marino and Kay get on worse terms o Mrs Steiner gives permission to exhume the body but is clearly disturbed o Kay goes to examine the killing site • Too dark too soon • No flashlight, has to pull out pistol for protection • Finds Fireballs from the boy Emily was going to meet o Kay pushes through woods in a frantic attempt to get out to a road o Marino picks Kay up and takes her back • Chapter Eight o Kay and Marino go to Emily’s tomb o Reporters materialize • Just as the tomb is being lifted out • Marino erupts and calls them MF’s and SOB’s • Reporters run away o Bring Emily back to redo autopsy • Chapter Nine o Redo autopsy • Take tons of pictures • Cant figure out what the mark is • Find out she bit her toungue • Find strange box with a dead kitten in it that was killed o Marino gets his well equipped car o Marino admits he’s thinking about becoming black mountain chief o Go back to question Ms. Steiner • She has been called by many people, some saying its not over yet, possibly the killer • She put the cat in the coffin after it showed up dead on her doorstep • Question her about her first child o Questions Wren and his parents • Cocky kid • Emily liked him and he messed with her • Find out about Creed o Creed • Janitor at Emily’s school • Gave Emily flowers and candy • Creepy guy • Chapter Ten o Kay gets a message from Benton, says she has to come home immediately o Benton’s info • Fingerprint on Ferguson’s panties are from Denesa Steiner • Skin in freezer same blood type as Emily Steiner • Lucy’s PIN and fingerprint were used to break into top secret areas at night o Someone, maybe Lucy, is trying to steal top secret info, maybe for money or maybe to get at Kay o Lucy is asked to leave the academy o Lucy and Kay go back to Kay’s home and discuss • Kay knows Lucy’s personal life • Lucy maintains that she is innocent • Chapter Eleven o Kay testifies in court against gang member o Gang member associated with drugs and homicide o Suspicions arise about the Steiner family • First child said to have died from SIDS way after people usually die from SIDS o Kay asks for a big lawyer for Lucy o Kay is getting obsessed with Lucy’s predicament o Evidence analyzed • Skin in freezer looks to be Emily’s • Knife with point and single edge used • Sawdust and specific wood traces found on Emily o Duct tape • Duct tape used is very unique, specially ordered • Out of sequence, mom’s order and emily’s order doesn’t make sense • Chapter Twelve o Kay is overwhelmed, thinks she’s in love with Wesley o Lucy says someone is “doing this to her” but she wont tell who o Kay and Benton return to Black Mountain o Marino thinks Creed had something to do with it • Janitor at school • Killed a kid accidentally before • Heard he was wanted and disappeared o Ferguson is suspicious suspect o No evidence adds up