“The prosecutor will ask for five years minimum,” I said.

“Then she can serve five years,” Mariana said.

I looked at the empty spot on my truck dashboard where the silver bike lock key used to sit before I handed it over to the state evidence technician.

“I called Robert from the lobby,” I said.

“He’s handling the crew on Thomas Road so I can take two weeks off to fix up the house.”

“We need to get the kids back into their normal routine,” Mariana said.