Sorry it's rather short and dull. I didn't have much time to write, and I wanted to update today.

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A little over a half an hour later I find myself somewhere I hoped I would never go again; Mal at my side. The massive frame of the infamous building towers over me intimidatingly, threatening me with bad memories.

It's not that I'm afraid of Alcatraz Island, but this place has etched itself into my brain with bad experiences, and nothing can erase that. I just hope I'm in the right place. It's what the ferry ticket said on it, so unless it's another stupid puzzle I'm assuming this is where I'm supposed to be. Beside me, Mal checks his phone quickly, before saying.

"Kai found what that woman was killed with. Oxidized arsenic".

Arsenic. So that's why there wasn't a scratch on her. In it's oxidized state, it's odorless and tasteless. All the killer had to do was slip the right amount in her water, and she was a goner.

Without another word I decide to look around, and Mal follows beside me. "You know—" he starts "Considering you were a nerd in high school, I would have thought you would know Harry Potter".

"First off" I respond, not even bothering to look at him. "I prefer the term 'academically inclined'. And second–".

"Oh my God. You just made the word 'nerd', even nerdier" he interrupts.

I can't help but crack a slight smile as I turn to finish my sentence, facing him this time. "–and secondly–".

It's not Mal who interrupts me this time, but something that catches my eye.

There's a splash of tan on the tree we just passed. It's on the side of the trunk I would have never seen coming up, and it appears to be nailed in place. Without pointing it out to Mal I head towards it, but he must see it too because he follows close behind. As I get closer I realize it's a straw doll, carefully made, with a long nail pierced right through where the doll's heart would be.

"That's—" Mal starts.

"—Creepy". I look closer, but there's nothing unusual about it; other than the fact that it's a random straw doll nailed to a tree.

"What is it? A voodoo doll?" Mal asks.

"I don't know". A voodoo doll seems plausible; but in that case it doesn't make much sense for it to be nailed to a tree. Still, it's creepy. And even I can't shake off the feeling that there's and evil air attached to it.


Kudos to anyone who knows what the 'doll' is!