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Elsewhere, right now, there's a party. Veronica knows that most of her classmates headed over right away - Mac's there, Logan, Gia, Dick - and she'll join them eventually. But for now, she's at home, taking one more opportunity to pour over the Junior Sharks team photos.

One of these boys is the third victim, edited out of the audio tape that had been sent to Woody Goodman. He's the third one who was molested. And unlike the other two, he's still alive. He's a witness, a clue. With his help, there will be evidence enough to put Woody away for murder.

But Veronica has to find him, first.

When the phone rings, she already knows who's calling.

"You caught him."

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At the other end of the line, Keith smiles.

"Loading him onto his own plane as we speak. Soon as the pilot gets here we'll be homeward bound."

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"Did Woody confess to the crash?"

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In weary tones, "Unfortunately he insists that he didn't do it, so we're gonna need a lot more evidence to nail him."

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Veronica sighs, and picks up the photograph of the Junior Sharks once more.

Marcos. Peter. Victims once, as children, and then later when they were almost adults. Killed just as they were figuring out how to deal with their abuse, to channel it, to get justice.

Now if there's going to be any justice, it's going to be up to Veronica.

"I'm still trying to find the third kid from the tape. I've got everyone on the team identified, except... one guy." There's a pause, in which Veronica has a small epiphany. "I think I know where to find him though."

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As she speaks, Keith glances across the tarmac. One of the local sheriff's deputies gives him a wave, a signal, and Keith waves back.

"The pilot just got here," he tells Veronica. "I'm going to be in late, honey, so don't wait up. See you in the morning."

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"Right," she says, and hangs up.

She doesn't say, 'I love you.' It's a short call, and she'll see him soon enough. So she doesn't say it.

For now, she goes back to work.

But she'll remember this later.