“It’s Daphne Whitcomb.”

I froze beside the appointment calendar.

I’d seen Daphne in photographs Roger left visible on social media: bright hair, expensive sunglasses, a gleaming condo balcony.

She was forty-three and had an easy confidence I had once envied.

“I know this is strange,” she said.

“I only need a minute.”

“You can have one.”

There was a pause.