Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

is eighty-six dollars and twelve cents remaining,” she said.

She printed a small slip of paper and slid it across the counter. The paper was warm from the machine.

“Was there another transaction?” I asked.

“A wire transfer to an account in New York,” she said. “The authorization was signed by Daniel Wright.”

I folded the slip of paper into a small square continue reading …