said Heuter as he bit into the piece of half-raw steak on his fork. “That was the creepiest thing I ever saw,” said Leslie, who was eating her salad and not looking at Heuter. Anna couldn’t decide if she was a vegetarian or just didn’t like watching someone eat raw meat. Maybe the visit to the morgue had something to do with it. “The witch or Heuter’s bloody steak?” asked Anna, taking the first nibble of her cheeseburger and deciding she approved. She’d ordered six cheeseburgers on two plates—all medium well. Yes, she preferred rare, though before she’d been Changed she liked very well-done. But she didn’t eat raw meat in front of strangers. “Heuter’s eating habits are pretty creepy,” Leslie said. “But I was talking about the witch. At least she told us some things we didn’t know.” After they’d left the morgue, Leslie had called Goldstein with an update. From what Anna could tell, he’d been pretty excited because his voice had even sped up for a word or two.
