The handwriting was unmistakably a child’s, each letter leaning in a different direction.

Dear Officer Lena,

Mommy says our house is safer now because we know who to call.

I know how to make toast and I still have Buddy.

I got a gold star in science for a plant experiment.

Thank you for finding my mom.

Love, Eli.

Inside was a drawing of a sunflower and a police car.