Beach watched, enthralled as the ensuing events played out like something from an episode of The twilight zone. Despite the surreal nature of the event, Alan's years of experience forced his well trained eyes to watch for details as only a skilled detective could. As the uniformed officers arrived at the scene to handcuff George Geoffrey, the newscaster announced that the footage obviously cleared the second officer of wrongdoing but the veteran detective wasn't listening. His jaw suddenly dropped and the object of his shock was not the crime itself or the announcer's revelation but in the background of the security footage, beyond the crime scene. Alan almost didn't believe his own eyes but what they saw was undeniable. There, at the top of the stairs, was a small man in an overcoat and hat -- the same overcoat and hat that Alan had spent hours in the crime lab trying to see past to identify the man beneath. The footage was not totally clear and the face was not visible but Alan knew in his gut that this was the same man who had stood behind Helen Benson in the elevator the night she died. His insticts were tingling and his experience told him that no matter how difficult it might prove to be, he needed to examine that footage.