My Husband Locked Our Phones in His Toolbox Before Friday Dinner—Then My Son Collapsed After Three Bites

Rivera did not arrest her outside.

Not yet.

Suspicion was not enough.

But the conversation became one more piece.

PART 19 — LYDIA DISAPPEARS

Lydia missed her scheduled police interview.

Her house was empty.

Car gone.

Phone off.

Her sister lived across the Indiana line.