A skeleton, with the bones whitened like those of the professor, lay on the floor facing the doorway. One bony arm was stretched across the threshold as if its owner had been attempting to drag himself from the room when struck down. A blue uniform bagged loosely over the bones, and on the feet were the heavy, hobnailed, square-toed shoes I' had noticed on Rooney’s feet some time before. The doctor squinted at the star on the breast of the recumbent figure. Then he turned to Officer Burke who had come up behind us. “What was Rooney’s number ?” he asked. “942.” “Then this is Rooney’s uniform and it probably is his skeleton. ’Call up the chief and tell him what happened. This is horrible—diabolical!” “Your theory,” I said, “does this shed any light on it?” “On the contrary,” he replied, “It makes the case more baffling than ever.
What do You think about The Malignant Entity (2012)?
