Lindsay's heart was beating out of her chest. She did not know what to feel. If the corpse before her is indeed Abby, should she feel relieved? That at least Abby is no longer missing and her family could have closure? And if the corpse before her wasn't Abby, should she feel a different kind of relief? That perhaps Abby was still alive somewhere and the videotape was a hoax?
The sheet that covered the corpse was bloodied towards the top --- near the area where the corpse's forehead would be. Lindsay recalled the videotape and the hole on Abby's forehead. Lindsay started to cry.
"Whenever you're ready" the funeral director told her as he reached for the sheet that covered the corpse.
Lindsay looked at Danny. From the door of the morgue, Danny walked towards her and held her hand. Lindsay turned to the funeral director and nodded "Yes".
The funeral director uncovered the sheet.
Lindsay stood there in shock. She turned to Danny.
"It's not her" Lindsay said.
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The corpse looked like it was an obvious homicide. On the woman's forehead was also a bullet hole. But when Danny turned over the corpse, it had no entry wound at the nape.
"Do you remember the woman who brought her in?" Danny asked the funeral director.
As Danny continued to interrogate the funeral director, Lindsay started to wander around the funeral home. She felt so confused and helpless --- another run around, another dead end.
As she made her way towards the car, she could hear the voices of Danny and the funeral director growing fainter and fainter. Near the exit door is a room where a wake is in progress.
Lindsay poked her head in. There was no one in the room. Just the corpse lying in a white coffin at the end of the room.
Lindsay looked around. It seemed odd that someone had gone through the trouble of paying for the funeral --- there were flowers and candles and the coffin looked rather expensive --- but no one bothered to stand guard of the poor dead guy.
Lindsay approached the coffin. The dead guy turned out to be a dead girl.
As she got nearer the coffin, she got even more confused. She looked into the face of the woman in the coffin. She looked at her as close as possible
"Danny" Lindsay said in a whisper. "Danny!" Lindsay started to scream. "Danny!" Lindsay shouted.
Danny ran inside the room. Lindsay was slowly backing away from the coffin.
"What's wrong? Are you alright?" Danny said as he held Lindsay in his arms.
"That woman…." Lindsay said.
Danny looked at the coffin. "What is it, Lindsay?" he said.
Lindsay looked at Danny "It's her." Lindsay said, her hands trembling. "It's Fiona."