He would not meet my eyes.

He stared down at his napkin as though it held the answer.

“Well,” he said.

“I really do need to unplug, Clara.”

Chapter 5 — The Emergency Card

That night, after Jason had fallen asleep beside me with the easy conscience of a man who has gotten his way, I lay awake for a while, and then I got up and opened the drawer of my nightstand.