The white pickup truck returned again tonight, plate ending in 417.

I spotted a man standing near the access gate.

It was definitely not Austin.

The man was roughly the same height, wearing a heavy dark coat, but I could not identify his face in the dark.”

I quickly turned to the next page.

“October 15.

Spoke with Austin again today.

He seems genuinely terrified of what will happen to his career and safety if the department discovers how much he has uncovered about the illegal road access.