A silver cufflink had caught the light when he passed me.

It was only a detail.

But it was more than I had when I woke up that morning.

I copied the notebook pages with Elena’s permission and slept with my phone faceup beside the pillow.

PART 5

Detective Ellis met me at a plain office with scuffed chairs, a water dispenser, and no photographs of important people on the walls.

She started by asking me to speak in my own words.