PART 3 — THE POSTCARD Hannah searched the name Michael Reyes while I sat frozen at the table. The photo that came up was a grown man of twenty-nine. He …

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PART 3 — 11:47 P.M. I did not press play that night. I could not bear to hear their last hours. In the morning I did something better. I called …

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PART 3 — THE LAST ENTRY I found J. Walker the way you find anybody now. A librarian helped me search old records in Seattle. There was a man by …

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PART 3 — THE ENVELOPE FROM MAINE The woman who mailed the ring called me three days later. Her name was Ruth, and she had been Elaines closest friend in …

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PART 3 — THE MEMORY CARD I promised Tyler I would not call anyone. Then he pressed play. The video showed exactly what I always knew in my heart. Ray …

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PART 2 — THE CERTIFICATE Marcus rolled himself up to the picnic table, pulled a folded certificate from his backpack, and smoothed it flat. Across the top was the seal …

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PART 2 — THE CARD Old Mr. Lindgren gripped his walker, steadied himself, and held up a Meals on Wheels thank-you card so the room could see it. You all …

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PART 2 — THE REPORT Mr. Hayes set his hand on Kenjis shoulder and kept it there. With the other hand he unfolded a Coast Guard incident report and laid …

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PART 2 — THE PROMISE Tyler pulled an old photo out of his wallet and held it up. It was a hospital room decked in tinsel, a little boy in …

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PART 2 — THE POOL Mrs. Delgado turned her phone around so Chad could see the screen. It was a photo of the little girl in the polka-dot sundress, laughing, …

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