My Mother-in-Law Left a Blue Notebook in Our Hallway Closet—After My Son Was Born, I Finally Learned What She Had Been Recording Inside It

Then my phone buzzed.

Eleanor.

PART 20 — UNDER THE CLOSET

The message contained our address.

Then:

UNDER THE CLOSET

I stared.

“What does that mean?”

Mark’s face drained.

The missing spare key.