“I’ll mail your final regular paycheck Friday afternoon,” Carla said.

“Thanks for calling the hospital,” Michael said.

The call ended with a soft click.

Michael slid the last certified page of the Warren County police report into the back sleeve of his binder.

Every fact was documented.

Every timeline matched up without a single minute missing.

He shut the thick black cover.

Michael snapped the silver rings of his heavy custody binder closed on the table.