“Evelyn, I know you do.

But this is your daughter.

You will want a conclusion before you have the records.”

He was right.

In my old job, uncertainty had been a condition of the work.

That evening, it felt like leaving Hannah outside in the rain for another minute.

Marcus asked for the officer’s contact information, the incident number if I had one, and permission to pass my contact details to the appropriate investigators.

He said he would make calls that evening.