“She escaped through an air vent,” says Inspector Dracula as they exit the elevator.<\/p>\n
“Impossible,” says Mina flatly. “She’s too ill to move without a wheelchair and anyway, the cover screws on from the outside.”<\/p>\n
“But hospital windows do not open.” Dracula politely allows a gurney to pass. “Security footage proves her door guard did not leave his post. She was not under the bed. If you will excuse me?”<\/p>\n
He steps into Lucy’s former room and shuts the door in her face. Mina hesitates, then opens it again.<\/p>\n
Dracula is recondensing. “Yes,” he says, “the vent is the only way.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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