Theres also blood on the bottom of it, but not a lot. Also, if you noticed the way most of the fabric on the sleeves is sort of wrinkled and bunched up, it leads me to believe that the victim wasnt actually wearing it. She may have had it tied around her waist like kids do sometimes.

She looked to Barnes, showing him the picture. I dont suppose you knew the Fuller family well enough to know if this would have belonged to Mercy, do you?

Sorry, no, he said. But that does look like a color a girl would wear, doesnt it?

Kate nodded and then lowered her head as she spoke to DeMarco. She spoke quietly, wanting to keep things between them just for the moment. Do me a favor. Call Anne Pettus and ask if she can confirm if Mercy owned a light blue Under Armour windbreaker.

DeMarco nodded and then walked away from the little group, wandering several yards further to the right into the overgrown weeds.

Kate handed the phone back to Halloway and took several steps away from the area the clothing had been discovered. She looked out into the field and saw several areas where the grass and weeds appeared to have been recently passed through.

Looks like some messed up maze, doesnt it? Barnes asked from behind her.

It does, she said. She counted at least fifteen different trampled areas, none of which were pressed down hard enough to have been done so with any real force.

Most of it is likely just deer, Barnes said. Hell, weve even had black bears spotted around Deton recently.

One of them had to have been made by whoever owned that windbreaker, Kate said. And whoever was with them. Im going to see if I can find any footprints of any kind along the ground in those areas. Think you can get some more eyes on this for me?

Im on it, Barnes said, stepping away.

No sooner had he left her did DeMarco step up beside her, taking his place. I spoke with Anne. She said shes almost positive Mercy had a light blue jacket or windbreaker of some kind. Shes looking through pictures on her phone to try to find one where Mercy is wearing it.

That would certainly be helpful.

Anything useful out here? DeMarco asked. But the way she was looking out to the wide open field and the several faint depressions in the tall grass told Kate that she already knew the answer.

Its a needle in a haystack scenario right now, Kate answered. I think if we

The sound of an incoming text on DeMarcos phone cut her off. DeMarco took her phone out quickly. As she looked at it, she said: Its Anne.