“Detective Miller is involved in this too?”

“Miller retired from the force two years ago, but he knows the truth about how the original reports were handled, and he’s willing to talk,” Austin explained quickly.

“We need to do this strictly by the book tonight.”

Paige nodded from the passenger seat.

“Tell him to meet us at the property.”

I passed the message on to Austin and gave him a time to meet before hanging up.

During the long drive up into the dark mountains, neither Paige nor I said a word.