At 3:17 A.M., I was completely alone in the morgue when something beneath the white sheet suddenly caught my eye…

asked a second question.

“Is anyone usually in here overnight?”

Dr. Mercer gave a tired shrug and said, “Only staff, if they’re finishing paperwork.”

Daniel nodded slowly, like that answer mattered to him far more than it should have.

When the attendants left, he lingered another few seconds, staring at the sheet-covered form on the stretcher. Then he continue reading …