They needed me to identify the date before they decided whether it belonged in the case file.

I put Linda’s letter back into the envelope but left the flap open.

I said I should go see them.

He asked if I wanted him to come.

I said not yet.

I needed to hear what the record said first.

My attorney had left a message: call before I spoke to Michael again.

At the Carter kitchen the chipped magnet still held the $86.43 receipt.