“The recording strongly suggests he did.”
“Then where did they take him?”
“That’s what we’re going to find out.”
She began making calls.
Within an hour, she had arranged a confidential meeting with two state investigators outside the county.
They took the original recorder and memory card, documented the discovery, and began emergency preservation requests for old records.
Rebecca also advised me to stop communicating with Miles.
I told her he was staying at my house.
Her expression changed.
“Then your daughters need to leave.”
I called Claire immediately.
“Take Sophie and go to Hannah’s apartment.”
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
“Please don’t argue.”
“Is this about Miles?”
I froze.
“Why would you ask that?”
A long silence followed.
Then Claire whispered:
“Because he came home twenty minutes ago.”
My heart slammed against my ribs.
“He wasn’t supposed to be home.”
“I know.”
“Where is he now?”
