Chapter 9 - Emma Reads Her Mother’s Letter

Emma opened Laura’s letter.
My beautiful girl,
If you ever read this, I failed to come home when I promised.
Laura explained Malcolm had contacts in security and law enforcement.
She feared contacting Emma would expose her.
She intended to hide for weeks.
Weeks became months.
Then one of her contacts died in an apparent robbery.
Laura remained hidden.
The letter ended with one instruction:
Trust evidence before grief.
Emma read it repeatedly.
May you like
Her entire career had been built around that principle.
Now she understood where it came from.