Chapter two of six
6:12 AM · Teo doesn't do voicemails
Morning after. You drove all night. You are in the county hospital lot with the engine off, because they will not let you in until seven and you do not want to be the person who cries at the desk. Your father cannot speak yet.
Ten minutes. He types. You tap when you're ready for the next one.
Before this: Mara's voicemail. What did you do with it?
People so far
Dell — Your father; owns the diner.
Mara — Diner server; left you the voicemail.
Dobbs — Drives the deposit pickup; Mara says the bag was gone before he arrived.
Deputy Voss — Eats at the counter every night; Mara says she'll tell it differently.
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Mara saw the door open at quarter to two. Teo saw it shut at 1:50. Mara's photo says open at 2:14. A door that opens twice has two stories.
Chapter three is Dobbs's. He was early. He'll tell you he was on time.
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