These boots were probably left on the corpse because they were impossible to pull off…

These boots were probably left on the corpse because they were impossible to pull off while it was hanging. They're not exactly pleasant to look at right now, much less smell.

Even less pleasant now that you know the name of the man pieces of whose flesh are still stuck to the insides of the boots.

[Put the boots away.]

Isn't there a saying about walking in another man's shoes?

You've seen too much to be that naive, even if you don't remember it. You'll never know what it was like to be him.

Will I ever be able to wear them?

The size seems about right. Once you get the foul-smelling flesh-gunk out.

Hopefully you will know who they belonged to very soon.

You missed your chance to learn more about them by telling Alice the wrong serial number.

Hopefully soon you'll know more about them.

You'll know more about them once you run the serial number you found.

Look at the soles of the boots.

"Fairweather T-500 / VE" is imprinted under each heel.

Look inside the boots.

Still just pieces of sock and rotting cadaver.

Look the boots over carefully.

Graceful whorls cover the boots' glossy surface. These will be gorgeous once you get them clean.

All those graceful whorls again, and the serial number hidden among them.