Acceptance: Stage 3

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Lazarus stands over the body of his sister, lying on a slab in the morgue. There's a clear tension in the room as Elias stands a few steps back and Captain Magdalene on the other side of Martha.

"I'm sorry Russ." declares the captain, obvious sadness in her voice.

Elias reaches out and puts a hand on Lazarus' shoulder, "We're here for you."

"The whole department is. We've got all our resources focused on finding Taylor. We'll get him."

"Really?" Lazarus questions.

"Of course man." Elias confirms.

"The way you were behind me when my sister was kidnapped?"

"Russ..." Elias tries.

"You guys kept me locked up while my sister was kidnapped and murdered."

"And we'll get Taylor for that. We will."

There's a long silence for a moment as Lazarus looks at Martha on the slab, "Yes, we will."

Lazarus turns away and starts towards the door.

"Where are you going?" the captain wonders.

Lazarus turns back to his captain while continuing to move towards the door.

"To find my sister's killer." Lazarus responds.

He walks out the door, leaving Captain Magdalene and Elias alone. They look at each other.

"Did you do it?" the captain asks.

Elias pulls out his phone, opens it up and looks at it for a moment.

"Looks like it's working." Elias declares, showing the screen to Captain Magdalene, "He's not going anywhere without us knowing about it."

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