I knew that was false.

Fred at the hardware store remembered selling Daniel the brass padlock shortly before the dinner.

The receipt existed.

A store camera showed Daniel purchasing it.

Lydia waited in his truck.

Another small fact.

Another tile in the mosaic.

PART 23 — LYDIA IS FOUND

Indiana authorities located Lydia at a relative’s property after receiving the necessary legal paperwork.

She did not lead police on a dramatic chase.