"You're not joking."

"Nope. I'm going into town to Castellini's Gun Shop and have George make up a couple of cases ASAP. After what I saw on that pretty forensic girl's laptop, I'm not taking any chances."

He got into his squad car and drove off. Morgan watched him go and shook his head.

"Everybody's going nuts," he murmured. "Fill that thing full of enough lead, he'll go down."

He slid behind the wheel of his own car and pulled out of the parking area, hoping they could find the beast and put a quick end to this bloody nightmare.

He wondered what he would tell the kids' parents, and...