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PART 101: THE MORNING SHE DIDN’T ANSWER The first time Evelyn failed to answer my morning call, I left a message about the weather. It had rained during the night. …

PART 69: THE SUNDAY DANIEL DIDN’T CALL The first Sunday Daniel failed to call, I told myself he was busy. At four, I made tea. At four-thirty, I opened my …

PART 43: THE DINNER I ALMOST CANCELED On the afternoon Samuel was supposed to take me to dinner, I changed my clothes three times. The first blouse felt too formal. …

PART 20: THE CALL THAT CAME AFTER THE HAPPY ENDING Three weeks after Thanksgiving, my son called on a Wednesday. Not Sunday. Not after four. Wednesday morning, while I was …

Part 26 Three weeks later… The flight to Washington, D.C., landed just after noon. Chloe looked out the airplane window as the Capitol came into view. She still couldn’t believe …

Part 20 Chloe’s heartbeat slowed. Not because she was nervous. Because she already knew. “Liam.” The receptionist nodded. “I assume that’s his name.” Rebecca looked at Chloe. “You don’t have …

Part 15 Chloe barely slept. The visitor log sat on her bedside table. She must have picked it up a dozen times during the night. Every time she looked at …

Part 9 Liam ripped open the desk drawer again. Empty. He checked the top drawer. Then the filing cabinet. Then the kitchen counter. His breathing became shallow. “No…” He dropped …