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His scans would access records which weren't really helpful. The needle marks belonged to a company which provided materials for a variety of organizations: hospitals, hospice, scientific laboratories, etc. The staples, if scanned, would bring back the same information. Usually used in hospitals and other health organizations to suture closed surgeries accessing the thoracic and abdominal cavities. On the positive side, at least the areas surrounding the wounds looked free from infection. They weren't red or swollen which were two key signs of infection, once more indicating a hospital or medical facility of some sort.

Yet, what sort of 'medical facility' would dump a girl out of the side of a van onto the street?

"No!" she said loudly, her first truly clear word and though she didn't seem to want to sit up, she placed one palm upon the ground and pushed, moving her upper body off of the ground though the wince on her face and the catching of her breath indicated that this too, was painful.

"No... No hospital.. They might be there." Her slender, pale face seemed panicked and her eyes sought the strangers face.