PART 2 — THE SCAM Mr. Delaney stood slowly, pulled the napkin from his collar, and unfolded a bank receipt he had carried in his jacket for months. This past …

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PART 2 — THE PROGRAM Mr. Fischer reached under his lap blanket and pulled out a folded wedding program, worn soft from handling, from a wedding back in May. At …

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PART 2 — THE KEYCARD Old Mrs. Thornton set a hotel keycard on the table and left her hand resting on it. This past January, she said, I was traveling …

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PART 2 — THE REPORT Kaitlyn wiped her eyes and unfolded a sheriffs report she had clearly kept folded in her purse for a long time. Last June, she said, …

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PART 2 — THE LEDGER Mr. Gaines opened his folder and laid a bank statement on the table with the churchs name across the top. Beside it he set a …

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PART 2 — THE WINDOW Ms. Navarro held her little boy tighter and pulled a folded parking ticket out of his diaper bag. This past March, she said, her voice …

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PART 2 — THE CLIPPING Chads grandmother unfolded a newspaper clipping so old and soot-stained the creases had almost worn through. The headline was about a house fire in Westbrook, …

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PART 2 — THE HOUSE Miss Ophelia steadied herself on her cane and held up a photograph of a house with half its roof caved in under a giant split …

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PART 2 — THE RECEIPT Mrs. Whitfield pulled a crumpled grocery receipt out of her wallet and smoothed it against the table. It was dated the night of the big …

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PART 2 — THE PHOTO Captain Rivera turned her phone around and held up a photo of a little girl in a pink snowsuit, grinning up at the camera. That …

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