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so I can love it a bit more? Is that it?

That's what would happen usually, yes.

But I have to tell you,

we've had a little problem with Paul.

It's quite embarrassing. In seven years

of service, this has never happened.

The technician who was assigned

to Paul's kidnapping,

yesterday morning

lost control of the vehicle.

We don't know how or why.

The van crashed

and the technician perished in the flames.

Paul was in the back in a cage.

- God.

- No, don't worry about that.

The police report was crystal clear

on that point, no dog bones were

recovered from the scene.

And apparently the cage door was open.

This leads to believe

that Paul successfully escaped the fire.

No.

The cage was open.

He has to be alive.

Don't worry, there is hope.

I've hired a top-level detective

to track him down.

God.

I forgot to give you this. This should help.

Yeah, that's okay. I already have it.

No, this is Volume ll.

Forget the first one,

I completely denigrate it.

Volume ll is much more mature, you'll see.

Amongst other things,

I approached the subject

of telepathic communication with your dog

to stay in contact even when you're apart.

It's groundbreaking. You'll learn a lot

about yourself and animal nature.

Can I still communicate

with him if he's dead?

- Are you Dolph Springer?

- Yeah, that's me.

I'm the detective

in charge of finding your dog.

Paul.

My name is Ronnie.

Do you mind if I come inside

and take a look?

Yeah.

Interesting.

That must really get you down,

seeing his empty basket right there.

Yes, it's awful.

I understand.

Has he always slept in this room?

No, no. First the basket was in my room

and that lasted a few years.

Did you decide to change or did he?

Can't remember. It just happened.

Did he like this toy?

Yeah, very much.

Is it one of those wheezy things?

Yup.

Did he bite it to make it wheeze

or was it more of a comfort thing

to make him feel safe?

At first he loved the sound it made,

but the apparatus broke...

...and then it just... just became

a comfort thing.

That's classic.

Can I ask you something?

Have you worked a lot with

that Master Chang character?

Do you know him well?

No, not really. We've spoken

on the phone a couple of times,

but that's pretty much it.

Is that Paul's food?

Yeah.

Does he favor any particular brands

or is he pretty easy?

He's easy.

Well, I think that about covers it.

I've taken up enough of your time.

Is there anything else you'd like to add,

maybe an anecdote or a bit of information?

No.

Do you want to see a picture of him?

It might help you to recognize him.

No, there's nothing more

a picture would tell me.

I've gathered up enough information.

I was wondering, however, if you have a bit

of fecal matter from your dog?

Excuse me?

A bit of excrement, sh*t from Paul?

No, I don't do that.

Okay.

WheW!

What do you think, boss? Do you like this?

Well, it's tiny. Mine was much bigger.

I know, I'm sorry.

This is the biggest they had.

It's still better than a pine tree, no?

You have to keep in mind that

this will grow. It will grow, they said.

Yeah.

420, 440, 460, 480, 500.

Thank you very much, boss.

So what did you do with the pine tree?

I gave it away to a charity

that tends to needy children.

Very needy children.

That's great.

That's exactly what I would have done.

- I'm proud of you.

- Thank you.

They'll probably use it for Christmas.

I hope so.

By the way, before I forget,

you have to meet Master Chang at his office

between 2:
00 and 3:00. It's very important.

But how do you know Master Chang?

I don't.

Then why did you just mention him?

I have no idea why I said that.

I don't understand, boss, it's very strange.

As if someone spoke through me.

- Who?

- I don't know.

I have no idea. I feel dizzy now.

- Are you okay?

- No.

I don't feel good. I...

- Would you like a glass of water?

- Please.

Please, yes.

I think I'm going to faint, boss.

Hi.

Is there a problem?

- Yeah. He's dead.

- What?

- How?

- Cardiac arrest.

Probably just overexerted himself

or something.

His muscles were all contracted.

I don't know, maybe lifted a tree

or something like that.

Yeah, he carried a small palm tree

about 10 minutes ago.

Well, there you go.

It's probably what did it.

Holy sh*t!

Yeah, it happens.

I was just bringing him a glass of water.

- May I?

- Of course.

- Here.

- Yeah.

Victor's gone. Darn, so sudden.

I needed that.

Well, I'm sorry. Sorry about that.

Take it easy.

One more thing before I forget.

Master Chang wanted to meet you

at his office today

between 2:
00 and 3:00. It's very important.

- Mike!

- Dolph!

- Dolph, can you hear me?

- Yeah. Where are you?

I don't know. Somewhere.

I just completely disregarded

all road signs.

I haven't slept since I left.

I just drove and drove

and drove.

I gotta be pretty far out by now.

I'm exhausted, Dolph.

I think I'm at the end of the world.

Do you like it?

I don't know yet.

I gotta be honest. It's a bit unsettling,

you know, all this void.

But it's... it's also kind of pleasant.

There's nothing, it's... it's soothing.

I can imagine.

Yeah, well, it's given me some time

to ask certain questions

about myself, you know.

Good, that's good.

What kinda questions?

You know, just personal stuff.

Deep stuff.

Just downright deep stuff, like...

Why it is that there is this block?

I mean, you know this...

This block that I have.

No, I don't.

You know.

It's a silly block I have

about the whole jogging thing.

Why I can't admit that I jog?

What... What is that about, Dolph?

I think about it all the time.

I mean, why... why do I do that?

I mean, it's just constantly gnawing at me,

but I... I can't stop it.

Yeah, I understand.

You know, there's no shame in jogging.

At all. I mean,

there's nothing bad about it.

I don't jog.

I swear. I hate running.

I always have.

Do you believe me?

I believe you, Mike. Don't worry.

So, where are you going?

I think I'm just gonna drive.

Straight ahead.

I kinda want to see what's after.

By the way,

Master Chang would like to see you today.

He's expecting you to come by the office.

Try to stop by, Dolph, it's important.

Yeah, I'm... I'm there now.

I... I better go, I don't want to be late.

All right.

Well, you take care of yourself, Dolph.

Okay. Bye. Good luck.

Dolph! Come in.

- Hi.

- Please, take a seat.

You seem better than

the last time I saw you. Am I wrong?

My gardener died this morning.

He had a stroke right before my very eyes.

And I still haven't found

the dog you stole from me.

So, I can't really say I'm doing better.

- Did you get a chance to read my book?

- Partially.

The chapter on telepathy

is particularly interesting.

I'm... I'm just beginning phase seven.

It's the most important phase.

Yes, I know.

I have two things to tell you.

The first, it's that I had

a very surprising dream last night.

And that dream concerns you.

I have to tell you.

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