Instinct - Part 2

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You're with Elisabeth and Malcolm, looking at the victims they brought in.

"We're gonna need a few hours to do a complete postmortem." Elisabeth says.

"But at first glance.." You say gesturing to the bodies and Jim, Liam and Taylor look at you. "These men were attacked from above. All their wounds are to the face and neck."

"I'm thinking three-darters." Malcolm says turning to Taylor. "Those snakes will drop on you by the dozen."

"I've never seen them do anything like this. Not to three armed men." Taylor says.

"Yeah, they must've stumbled into a nest or something, got taken by surprise." Malcolm says.

"Do three-darters have claws?" Liam asks and reach down to pull out a something from one of the soldiers boots.

"Sorry?" Malcolm asks.

"Do they have.." Jim say and then illustrates claws with his fingers to make him understand Liams question.

"Reptila Chordata. No, no claws." Malcolm says and Liam holds it up after having pulled out the claw from the boot.

"I'm just wondering what this is about, is all." Liam says looking at it, you step closer and he gives it to you.

"Looks like a claw or a talon or something." You say and give it to Malcolm when he reaches out for it.

"Huh." He says examining it.

"Can I see?" Elisabeth asks coming up to Malcolm.

"Well, it's not a tooth." He says looking at it with Elisabeth.

Taylor walk further into the room and looks at his soldiers on the table.

"Malcolm, I need to know what did this, today." He says and leaves.

"Elisabeth, we're gonna need to run a bite mark analysis." Malcolm says.

You go to get back to your own work at the infirmary. You squeeze Liams arms slightly in goodbye. Which he smiles down at you before you walk away.

"Okay, looks like I'm gonna be here for a while tonight. Do you think you can wrangle the kids?" Elisabeth asks Liam, who nods, but then realises and turn to her husband instead.

"Oh, yeah, sure." Jim says.

"There's leftovers in the steri-bin. Make sure Zoe takes her bath."

"Got it." Jim says.

"Josh does his homework."

"Will do." Jim says waving goodbye but Elisabeth continues.

"And don't let Maddy forget to put her retainer in."

"I got it, mom." Liam says.

"I know, but you don't have to anymore, Liam."

"She wears a retainer?" Jim then ask and Elisabeth and Liam looks at him.

"Yeah." They say in unison.

...

"Dinner, homework, retainer, bath." Jim says to himself.

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