A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

“Was that the weekend he told you he was visiting his brother in Toledo?” I asked.

“He told me his brother had a relapse,” Kara said, staring at the paper.

“He said he had to drive all night to get there.”

“He was actually with Stacey in Cincinnati,” I said. “He signed the lease on their apartment that same Saturday.”

Kara closed the continue reading …