Narrator

Riviera was in Salvatore's room. He had shown signs of life in the past hour and was beginning to regain consciousness, strangely enough, after what had happened with Roxanne.

Riviera moved the light of his small flashlight across Salvatore's still-dilated pupils and shook his head.

“He still needs a lot of stimulation,” he told the nurse beside him. “However, we'll give it a couple more days. I need to find a way to locate Roxanne; I'm sure she can help him regain full consciousness.

Riviera had no idea what was happening in his office until the nurse who had assisted Roxanne arrived—at the exact same moment as Kane. Both...