The Burial Hour (Lincoln Rhyme 13)

--Within Victim's vagina: --Cyclomethicone, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), silicone, dimethicone copolyol, and tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E acetate). Silicone-based lubricant. Probably from Comfort-Sure condoms. No match with condoms in Garry's apartment or on person when arrested.

--Unidentified DNA from single source in vagina (sweat or saliva, not semen--from attacker applying condom to penis, most likely). No match in Europol, Interpol or CODIS (U.S.), Italian databases. Samples taken from 14 of 29 men present at party reveal no match. Presently scheduling additional tests. Samples will be taken from Victim's prior sexual partners.

--In Victim's blood, traces of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, similar to Rohypnol, a date-rape drug.

--No condom discovered. --Thorough search of neighborhood, trash containers and sewers, five-block radius.

--Location of Implicating Evidence: Garry's apartment, bedroom. --Jacket worn to party. --Contains small traces of gamma hydroxybutyric acid.

--Victim's hair. Head hair, not pubic.

--Victim's DNA, saliva.

--Additional items of clothing: shirts, underwear, socks. --Contain small traces of gamma hydroxybutyric acid.

--Two wineglasses on ledge, near the scene of the rape. --Garry's DNA on both glasses.

--Frieda's DNA on one. Residue contained traces of gamma hydroxybutyric acid.

--Crime Scene: Roof of Via Carlo Cattaneo, 20 (Next door to Garelli's). --Pebbles on roof disturbed, where Victim was assaulted.

--Hair of Victim.

--Saliva of Victim.

--No other evidence found.

--Roof deck of Natalia Garelli's flat (the smoking station). --Five wineglasses. --No trace of gamma hydroxybutyric acid.

--Eight prints, no hits on any national or international databases.

--No DNA hits in any national or international databases.

--Two butts of marijuana cigarettes, burned down to 8mm stubs. --No DNA hits in any national or international databases.

--Seven small plates, traces of food, sweets. --Thirteen prints; two match hostess of party; no hits on any national or international databases.

--No DNA hits in any national or international databases.

--Wine bottle on deck table near party. --Pinot Nero.

--No trace of gamma hydroxybutyric acid in remaining wine.

--Six fingerprints--hostess of party and two female guests, Natalia's boyfriend, Dev Nath.

--No DNA hits in any national or international databases.

--27 cigarette butts in ashtray and on deck. --Four prints matched hostess of party and her boyfriend.

--16 other prints at smoking station. One positive, individual arrested on drug charge six months ago, Puglia. Said individual had left party before the assault. --No other hits in any national or international databases.

--No DNA hits in any national or international databases.

When she had finished writing, they looked the pad over. Rhyme reflected: Solid work. He would have liked to have samples of the trace from the deck or roof area where the smoking station was located, and from the site of the attack itself. But this was good for starters.

Sachs glanced at the remaining pages of notes in Italian Ercole was staring at, the official report. "Go on," she insisted kindly. "Please. I want to hear the accounts."

Ercole apparently hoped he'd be let off the hook by simply translating the forensics. Reciting the witnesses' and suspect's statements seemed perhaps, in the young officer's mind, to move his crime into a different category, misdemeanor to felony.