“Not… accident.”

Lena stopped breathing for a moment.

The collision might explain why Teresa had not come home.

It did not necessarily explain what happened in the parking lot—or why she had been alone and unidentifiable for four days.

PART 6: What the Camera Saw

The pharmacy’s manager, Malcolm Reeve, met Lena and Ruiz at the back office.

He had already preserved camera footage at the request of police and was visibly upset by the news about Teresa.

“She was here for her boy’s prescription,” he said.