A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

minutes, Alan,” I said, sitting down opposite him. “The office is busy today.”

“I know, I know,” he said, rotating his watch once on his wrist. “I just need you to listen to me for a second. Truly listen.”

“I am listening,” I said.

He leaned forward, resting his forearms on the laminate table. “Stacey is not answering my calls. She is staying up in Toledo continue reading …