“Could he have been a guest looking for a restroom?”

“Yes.

I can’t say otherwise.”

She wrote that down.

I appreciated that she wanted limits as much as certainty.

I handed over a copy of Elena’s shift notes and showed her the threatening message.

Ellis explained that the notebook could help investigators identify people, but by itself it proved no crime.

The restaurant had records of reservations, employees, deliveries, and camera access that might be obtained through legal process.