THIS FILE CONTAINS THE EMAIL EXCHANGE BEWTEEN DETECTIVE JIM ANDERS AND EX-FBI AGENT JAKUB BARTOSZ.
--File 021: Old Friends--
10/17/XXXX
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Email sent: 8:43am
> It's been a long time, Bartosz.
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> We both used to talk about how we thought Grantham's death would only stir up the dust- how things were only going to start over again. We used to talk about what we'd do if that happened. That's why I stayed on the force. I wanted to be active when the bastard died. If nothing happened, well, then I could finally retire.
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> We were right, Jakub. It's starting all over again. One dead, one hospitalized with his guts packed to bursting with maggots, and two kids riding a very, very thin line.
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> Get back to me ASAP.
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> Jim Anders
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Email received: 9:07am
> I wondered when you'd be emailing me.
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> I never doubted for a fucking second that things were going to stay quiet. I've been gearing up on my end. Saved some cash these last few years for one last hurrah. No one's waitin' for me here, so I'm going all out. Be nice to have some people to go out with.
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> Let me know when you're headed out this way. I'm sure you know I moved out here a few years back. The locals don't trust me for shit, but I'm ready to get in there one last time. Something's going on in that hell hole, and if the flies are back, then so are the maggots.
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> In the meantime, send me the details, and let me know when you're on your way out.
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Email sent: 9:23am
> It's going to take some time. The kids are shaken. Gotta be like 20-somethings, not Grantham's usual. You can guess the victims, I'm sure. Grantham got his revenge in the end, after all. Wynona [REDACTED] and her whole family are gone. It was brutal. I was on the response team for that one; the kids went in alone, and they got the whole thing on tape. I pulled it off the one kid's camera; he and I go back. He should be an asset to this.
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> The girl surprises me. I keep expecting her to fold; she's not a leader, but she's not backing down. She wasn't happy when I told her to back off if she had the chance, but she wasn't happy when the choice was made for her.
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> They took the game left behind at [REDACTED]'s residence, and the figured it out. You remember Javier? He was stuck in his office for almost a whole week, before it got him. Figured out how to get one of the games working again.
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> These kids did it, too. Unfortunately, a third party got involved on accident, and he was the one who got the punishment for it. They told me what they saw on the game; they were damned lucky. Missed getting nuked by flies and maggots by a fraction of a second.
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> They'll come good. I think they're both going to want in on this. I just have to give them some time to get to this. Unfortunately, they're in, whether they want to be or not. I took the game they were fiddling with- couldn't leave it behind. Too risky at this stage.
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> She had a brand new one sitting on her bed when the dorms finally opened back up.
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> You know what that means.
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> I'll keep you posted for when we head out, and I'll attach the video files we pulled from the kid's camera.
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Email received: 9:45am
> Holy shit, Jim. This kid's got a steady hand, and an even steadier stomach. I can see what you mean about the girl, Emma- I'd never have pegged her for the type to try to stay connected. You'll have to send me the profiles on them, when you get the chance.
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> Seeing all that triggered something in me. I'm older, now, definitely not the spring chicken I was 15 years ago, but I've kept in shape. Had to. I knew he'd come back, that sonofabitch.
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> I wish I could say I was surprised and mad, but fuck, I'm just numb. I've been waiting over a decade to get this show on the road, and here we are.
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> Get those kids ready to go. This isn't the end.