“I did.

Nine calls from the county commissioner’s office between October twentieth and November second, all asking me to go slow.”

“And what did you do with that log?”

“Sent a copy to the attorney general’s office in Atlanta.” Hale’s pen stopped.

“They took the case on the fifth.”

Evelyn leaned toward her attorney and spoke behind her hand.

He shook his head at her, once, hard.

“Recess,” Ross said.