Sarah said the lawn went so quiet that you could hear the ice in the drinks.

“Michelle.

What is Brandon’s part in this?”

Michelle Rasmussen said: “I don’t know what you mean.”

And Evelyn said: “I saw him come out of that building in January.

I have thought about it every day since.

What is his part in this?”

Christopher came across the stage and said something to his mother in a low voice that nobody caught, and Evelyn — this is the detail my aunt repeats every time she tells it — did not look at him at all.