When I didn’t know an answer, I said I didn’t know.

The detective assigned to the case requested a forensics team secure the scene and preserve all physical items.

Mark was held under initial arrest based on the active burglary and arson hazard in progress.

That afternoon, the first anomaly surfaced.

PART 5

We did not return to our own street that night.

Rachel lived in a second-floor apartment with a narrow balcony and a kitchen so small two people could barely stand in it.

Lily walked through the rooms silently, studying everything.