Rosalind had died in a winter collision while driving back from a family cottage.

The official records had called it a tragic accident in dangerous weather.

The notebook did not prove otherwise.

But it established that she had been asking questions shortly before her death.

I closed it carefully and called Desmond.

“There’s something you should see,” I said.

“And I don’t think either of us should touch anything else until the investigators arrive.”

PART 9: The Difference Between Proof and Fear