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withdrew a plastic evidence bag.  Laura took it, curious.  Inside the bag was a piece of paper. 
    Troll-do you have friends in Lake Park?  Tell them I left them a present……
    “How did you find this?”  Laura’s hand shook.  There was their key that the murders were connected. 
    “Actually, it was brought into us.”  Steve glanced out the door.  “The kid is in another rom.  He says he’s the Clearwater Troll.” 
    Laura was already moving. 
    “I want to talk to him.” 
    “I figured.”  Steve held the door open for her.  “Let’s go.” 
    In an interview room down the hall, a teenage boy wearing a denim jacket over a white t-shirt was nervously running his hands through shaggy brown hair.  He looked up as the two entered. 
    “Should I be talking to you without my mom?”  He looked between the two. 
    “It’s ok.  You’re not in any trouble.  But Detective Lewis will have your parents called.”  Laura sat down at the table, looking back at Steve. 
    The boy identified himself as Dustin Williams.  After he’d given them a phone number, Steve went off to make the call.  Laura waited until the door had closed, then turned back to the boy. 
    “Dustin, I’m Detective Allbright.  I want to talk to you about what’s going on in the park.” 
    “Yeah, sure.” 
    “Ok.  So why don’t you tell me exactly what happened?”  The boy shrugged.  He looked like the athletic type. 
    “My friends and I have been hanging around up there.  Nothing crazy.  We just like to go.” 
    “Did you paint Satin Lives on the wall?” Laura hoped not.  He looked like a smart boy.  She didn’t want to think that he would make such a poor spelling error. 
    “No,” Dustin snorted, “that’s been there.  And it’s stupid.”  Laura nodded. 
    “Ok.  So you guys just decided to make up the troll?”  Dustin shrugged again, knitting his fingers together. 
    “It wasn’t supposed to be anything big.  It was just fun.  You know, there are bridges in the park.  Trolls live under bridges.”  Laura nodded.  She got his point.  “So we just started putting random stuff up there.  I brought one of my dad’s old clubs out there.” 
    “And you never saw anything weird?  Or anyone?”  Dustin shook his head. 
    “Nope.” 
    “Did you see the news about the woman’s body being found?” 
    “Yep.”  Dustin told her.  “I didn’t think I should come talk to you then because we didn’t know anything.  Ummm,” He looked around, “should I have?”
    “Well, we wouldn’t have minded hearing from you as soon as we found everything.”  Laura advised him gently. “But I’m glad you came in when you did.  Where did you find the note?”
    “In the thing where I kept the sign in book.” 
    “Just today?” 
    “Yep.” 
    “Why’d you go up today?”  Dustin leaned back in his chair.  He extended his hands, and then let them drop back into his lap. 
    “We just did.  We uh…. we….”  His voice trailed off awkwardly.  He looked down at the table top again.  “We uh…just wanted to uh…see if there was anything still there.”  Laura really hoped he meant his own stuff and not the murder. 
    “And the note was the only thing?” 
    “Yeah.” 
    “Did you see the news about the other murder?” 
    “Yeah.  That’s what made me go to the cops when I found the note.  They were still in the park.  It wasn’t hard to find them.”  Laura was certain it wasn’t.  Since the discovery of the other body, they were keeping a close eye on the local parks. 
    “Ok, Dustin,” Laura stood up.  “I’m going to go check with Detective Lewis about your parents.  Once they get here, we’ll have to get their consent to give you a handwriting test.” 
    “Huh?”  The boy looked confused.  “Why would you want to see my writing?” 
    “Just to make sure that you didn’t write the note.”  He looked startled.  Laura wasn’t entirely sure if