Emery Shaw still remembered Director Vaughn's favorite saying: "Better to wrongly apprehend than to let one escape." It had sounded reasonable enough back then, but who could have predicted this? The highest authority in the Ninth Division, the one in charge of dealing with paranormal cases, turned out to be the mastermind behind everything.
After receiving the news, Emery pretended he needed to use the restroom and quietly slipped away. He wanted to find a way to reach Ethan, but with Ethan gone from the island, there was no way to contact him. They had exchanged phone numbers, but there was no signal here. His only option was to head toward Amber Zane's house—if anyone might have a way to reach Ethan, it would be her. Their relationship had become… rather complicated.
