"The deceased's name is Sophie Ronson, 32 years old, one of the bridesmaids who flew in from Los Angeles to attend the wedding, and this morning Ronson didn't go to put on makeup and hair, so the bride came to her, and the cleaner helped open the door, and they found her in the closet."

While Jack was examining the body, Esposito, who was a little upset because of the female forensic doctor's slightly exaggerated reaction before, briefly introduced the situation.

I have the impression that he and the forensic Lannie have maintained an underground relationship for a period of time, and I don't know if it has started or broken up now, and it is normal to have this kind of behavior.

Forensic Lannie reacted much more normally after knowing that Jack was Hannah's boyfriend, and at this time looking at Jack who was examining the body, there was only curiosity left in his eyes, after all, the commanding FBI had seen a lot, and it was the first time he had seen the forensic doctor as soon as he arrived at the crime scene.

"The deceased had cyanosis on the lips and nails, punctate hemorrhage on the facial skin and conjunctiva of the eye, subcutaneous hemorrhage in the neck, and most importantly, obvious fractures of the laryngeal cartilage and hyoid bone, so the cause of death can be preliminarily determined to be mechanical asphyxiation and strangulation."

Before Jack could finish speaking, all eyes looked at the forensic Lannie, who shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he was all right.

"What about the time of death?" Beckett seemed amused and continued to ask.

"Uh" Jack examined the soles of the corpse's feet, lifted them slightly to check his back, and finally tried to move the corpse's hands and feet, "Judging by the corpse spots and zombies, I guess it was around 3 to 5 in the morning." ”

Then he pointed to the left earlobe of the deceased's ear, "There should be an earring here that has been pulled off, and there is a laceration on the earlobe, and there are some strange abrasions on the back of the corpse, which should have been caused before death, and the shape is somewhat strange." ”

Kevin nodded, "We searched the entire room and didn't find the earrings, we've printed a photo of the earring in her right ear and searched it throughout the hotel." ”

The medical examiner, Lannie, got up and took off her rubber gloves and rolled her eyes, "Looks like there's nothing wrong with me here." ”

Of course, this was a joke, and the body had to be sent back to the medical examiner's office for a detailed autopsy, such as confirming the strange abrasions on his back, but Jack did finish all the judgment that the medical examiner could make at the scene.

Then it was time for the detectives to get busy, the stack of A4 paper in Esposito's hand was the guest list of the hotel staff who had come to the wedding, and the surveillance video was still being retrieved, but only the elevator had surveillance cameras, and the corridors and corridors were not installed.

Soon a police officer came to report that all the guests and the bride and groom had gathered at the bar, and the crowd moved there.

The bride in a white wedding gown was talking to two other girls in lilac bridesmaid dresses with her back to the crowd, and it seemed as if the bridesmaids were comforting her.

Jack noticed Cassel's footsteps paused as he walked into the bar, and a strange look appeared on his face, as if he was remembering something.

"What's that hapless bride's name?" Hearing his question, Kevin flipped through the list in his hand, "Uh, her name is."

Just as the bridesmaids were leaving, the bride turned to face the crowd, and then Kevin and Cassel read the same name at the same time.

"Kayla."

"Kayla?"

The bride looked at Cassel in disbelief, her expression changed instantly, and the corset wedding dress designed to show off her figure showed her excitement, her towering chest rose and fell violently several times, and her voice also seemed to be a little whispering, "Rick? Rick Cassel? ”

Beckett looked at the bride and then at Cassel, puzzled, "You two know each other?" ”

Cassel's expression was glazed, as if he was caught up in some memory for a moment, and he spat out a few words, "This is much more than just acquaintance"

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The bride, or the lady as Kayla should now be called, looked about the same age as Cassel, in her early thirties, and was a beautiful and temperamental white man. Uh, girl? Anyway, I'm not married, so I should be able to describe it the same way.

At this moment, she walked in front of Kassel, excited and even a little incoherent, but it was not the excitement of female fans when they met a famous writer, it was more like a reunion of old friends, or if a certain psychologist present could accurately describe it, it was like seeing the first love that had been separated for ten years.

"I've read reports that you're helping the police solve the case now, but I never dreamed of God, how long have we not seen each other?"

"It's been too long" Cassel seemed to be still stuck in the memory, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes staring at the girl in front of him without blinking, and his voice sounded like he was in a dream.

Jack looked at the expressions of the two, and then looked at Beckett, who was frozen in place and didn't know what to do, and a familiar melody from his previous life floated in his heart, "I should be under the car, not in the car"

Well, maybe it's just that his imagination is too rich, and the relationship between Beckett and Kassel should be too early to be clarified, and it will take several years for the happy couple to say the least, so Beckett at this moment is just a little sour at most.

Although I didn't see any Shura Field, it was interesting to just watch the gossip about Kassel, in fact, not only Jack loved to watch it, but Kevin and Esposito also didn't breathe on the sidelines.

As the conversation continued, Kayla regained some composure and a bright smile appeared on her face, "You really don't look the same. ”

Cassel also smiled at the corners of his mouth, "And you look prettier." ”

Hiss~~~ Everyone who eats melons gasps in unison, and they have learned.

Kayla clutched her chest and was still amused, literally, "You're always so talkative, it's, it's like, it's like a dream." ”

But her expression gradually became a little confused, "Today was supposed to be my wedding day, but you showed up"

Seeing this scene, the eyebrows of the melon-eating crowd are about to fly, what kind of plot will there be next?

"Are you all idle and have nothing to do?" Beckett finally couldn't bear the guys who were squeezing their eyebrows on the sidelines, she couldn't do anything with Jack, but Kevin and Esposito were still in the hands of her senior detective.

"I'm going to ask the guests who are going to the wedding." Esposito's second.

"I'll go too." Kevin was even more frightened, and followed him to turn around and leave.

At this time, Beckett's phone beeped twice, she picked it up, looked at it, and said to Cassel, "Lanny said there was a new discovery. ”

"I'll be over in a moment." Cassel didn't even look at her, his eyes stayed on the face of his bride, Kayla.

Beckett's gaze moved back and forth between the two of them who were "affectionately" staring at each other, and finally tilted his head noncommittally, "OK." ”

"Uh, I'm with you." Seeing that the melon-eating crowd was dispersed and the Shura field couldn't be performed, Jack didn't plan to stay here alone to eat dog food, so he decided to follow Beckett to see what new discoveries the female forensic doctor had made.

(End of chapter)