Part 3 — Which One Is Thomas My mother looked at the photograph, grabbed the pew and could not speak. The man in the picture was in his fifties, with …

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Part 3 — Aunt Bevs List The detective unfolded Aunt Bevs list and read the first name aloud. It said Ellis, and underneath, in her bold teachers print, Takes things. …

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Part 3 — Who Dad Really Was The woman in the gray coat was named Carolyn Voss, and she was not a stranger to my father. She was the daughter …

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Part 3 — Room Fourteen The man in the long coat leaned close and said, The man who set that fire is sitting in the third pew. And then he …

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Part 3 — Two Trackers Deputy Ochoa turned over the old tracker and read the name engraved on the back plate. It said Virgil Haney, with a phone number I …

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Part 3 — Under Mrs Pryors Floor What Mrs. Pryor told me over the phone was a name, and it was not the name of a stranger. She said, Her …

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Part 3 — Harlans Chimney Box The address on the bank account that Monty read me was a rented farmhouse on Mill Road, eleven minutes from the Rourke place. The …

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Part 3 — The Blue Light My nephew Marcus read the name on the emergency contact card out loud, and Miss Inez put her hand over her mouth. The name …

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Part 3 — Above Miss Tolbert Miss Tolbert read the name beside the circled Tuesday, grabbed the kitchen counter and whispered, That is Candice. That is my hairdresser. The deputy …

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Part 3 — Phone In The Tank The detective asked me to read him the second number on that phone, and I did. He was quiet for a moment, and …

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