There’s another opening behind the pump house.”

Alvarez sent two firefighters to check that opening and a second group to test the access near the water.

He did not allow us to follow.

Brenda stood so straight that her entire body appeared to be holding itself together by force.

“Tell me about the man,” an officer asked Toby.

“Walter Bell.

He used to repair engines.

He has a white beard and a blue coat.