Claire paused in the doorway, holding a yellow legal pad against her coat.

“She’s been up since six,” Sarah said quietly.

“She wanted her notebook back.”

Sarah picked up the pink spiral notebook that had been found under the bedroom mattress when the search warrant was carried out.

“Pendelton tried to slap a subpoena on our office at eight thirty to keep this notebook out,” Sarah said.

She opened the cover slowly and turned past pictures of birds and flower beds.

“Take a look at page four,” Sarah said.