[ Despite everything--the horrific condition the corpses are in, River’s outburst, the general air of fear and anxiety—Eddie nearly laughs as well. He manages to contain himself, but he does flash her a mischievous grin when they duck back into the room.

He lets River reunite the two bone pieces. It’s important to her, and important to them. It’s a quiet moment, but then the morgue assistant barges in and Eddie nearly jumps out of his skin.]

Jesus Christ, man, I already told you my best joke. You’re gonna have to wait for new material if you want more.

[ Eddie holds up his hands defensively, but then reconsiders. There should be no reason why they’d be in trouble. After all, they haven’t done anything wrong, and what’s the worst that can happen if they just tell the truth? He shoots River a quick glance over his shoulder, and slowly lowers his hands. ]

Alright, so…these two—

[ He gestures between the two women. ]

They’re sisters. We just needed to confirm. See?

[ Now, he brings the morgue assistant’s attention to the bone charms. ]

We had one, we needed the other. River…saw it on our way in and recognized the other half here.

[ Now, that part is a lie, but it’s going to take significantly longer to tell the truth about River and her ability to speak telekinetically to the dead. ]

Just doing our job, dude.