Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

said, putting his glasses back on and looking out over the park. “But some of those things cost more than others.”

We watched a young mother push a stroller along the paved path. The child was laughing, pointing at a squirrel that had stopped near the base of a pine tree.

“The DA’s office is moving quickly,” Raymond said, taking a sip continue reading …