PART 8 — A Letter Was Not a Visit

Three weeks later, Karen helped sort clothes at our kitchen counter.

She had asked to come.

Daniel and I had agreed on the time and what would be useful.

There was no automatic right to a place in the house because she had cooperated with the investigation.

She held up a small yellow sock.

“Your son has moved laundry into the wrong department.”

“Your nephew is expanding.”