The cutting machine whined loudly as the spinning blade followed the jagged edge of the key.

“Judge Vance called the shop earlier while you were inside,” Derek said.

“Travis is still locked up in county.

His public defender couldn’t get him a bail hearing.”

“He’ll sit in that cell till his trial starts,” Michael said.

The teenager took the new keys out of the clamp and gave them a quick going-over with a wire brush.

“Lena called my cell an hour ago,” Michael said.

“She’s moved into a little apartment on the east side of town.