Things they said.

The money.

I thought if I ever left, I’d need to remember.”

The notebook was still inside the Harrington house.

For the first time since the morning at the bus stop, I felt a clear, steady hope: Chloe had been preparing to choose herself long before I understood she needed to.

PART 6

Deputy Warden did not let me retrieve the blue suitcase.

He explained that investigators were seeking lawful access to the estate and that I should avoid any action that might compromise the evidence.