“Sure.

I’ll get them together.”

He never did.

PART 6

On a gray Thursday morning, Ray asked me to return to his office.

He had spoken with investigators who were now examining the suspicious records, and he wanted to explain what we knew without blurring it with rumor.

The insurance documents showed a substantial payment following Laura’s reported death.

The identity used at the cottage raised serious questions, and officials were reviewing whether the person associated with that identity had any lawful connection to the woman on the porch.