He arrived shortly afterward.
When he saw the writing on the back, his expression became unusually serious.
“Where did you find this?”
I indicated Mara.
Samuel looked at her.
“Did anyone else see it?”
“No.”
“Did you photograph it?”
“Yes.”
He nodded.
“Good. Keep the original secure.”
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He placed the picture beside his briefcase.
“I recognize the woman.”
I concentrated on the screen.
WHO?
“Her name was Caroline Hayes.”
He searched through a digital archive on his tablet.
“David told you he had never been married?”
I selected YES.
Samuel nodded slowly.
“That’s consistent with what we found during the initial investigation.”
He showed me an old newspaper article.
The headline read:
LOCAL BUSINESSWOMAN DIES AFTER UNEXPLAINED MEDICAL DECLINE.
Beneath it was a photograph of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair.
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Caroline.
The article stated that she had died at thirty-six following complications from a mysterious neurological condition.
