I made a decision, Rebecca, not a prophecy.”

I laughed.

She could make kindness sound practical, and somehow that made it more lasting.

PART 28

I found myself thinking about the employees I’d left behind when Buckeye collapsed around me.

I knew some had lost jobs with no warning, and I had never been able to explain why.

The shame had settled on me even though the wrongful conviction wasn’t my doing.

I wrote to three former employees whose contact information I still had.