For Seven Years I Sent Forty Thousand Dollars Every January, Until Emma Finally Spoke

“So I ran the names.”

He pointed a thick finger at a red circle drawn on the Oakridge county map.

The circle sat right on the edge of the blue waterline.

“Mark registered a commercial business called Stevens Holdings LLC six years ago,” Howard said.

“Right after Laura died on Highway 24,” I said.

“Exactly six weeks after the crash,” Howard said.

“November 28, 2017.”

He tapped his pocket notebook against his knee.