As the detectives and Parker worked on the leads of the case, they decided that it was best to move the bear once the boy woke up. It would be easier to have all the characters of the unbelievable drama in one place. Anika confirmed the boy should wake up any time soon.
Late that evening, while the hospital settled into night shift, Anika reviewed her notes in the ICU. The boy slept peacefully now, oxygen low but steady. Rain tapped the window. Down in the bay, the bear shifted inside the trailer, claws scraping metal just once—a low, echoing reassurance of presence.