my heart fell as the pink paper gently floated away from us on the ocean 's surface . he was big , and he was built . no one ever accused them of slacking , he said , grinning . pressure built inside her head until her ears felt like they were going to explode . the killer had to have used this place , something tied him here . `` soak two of them in the water and hand one of them to me . '' yeah , that one touched a little too close to home . 