PART 2 — THE NAME ON THE LEDGER Mrs. Whitaker didn’t touch the phone right away. She looked at the seventeen bonds, then at me, and folded her hands on …

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For several seconds, I couldn’t speak. Nora made a tiny sound against Grandpa’s chest, completely unaware that one look at her face had somehow shattered the life I thought I …

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The doorbell rang again. Nobody moved. Nora was asleep against my chest, one tiny fist curled beneath her chin, while I stared at the front door as if opening it …

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Grandpa’s fingers remained wrapped around my wrist. For several seconds, nobody moved. “What do you mean the crash may not have been an accident?” Grandpa slowly released me. Nora slept …

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“The part where your mother survived the crash.” For a second, even the rain seemed to disappear. I stared at Frank Dawson. “What did you say?” Grandpa took one step …

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For a second, I thought I had misunderstood Arnold. “What do you mean?” I asked. He didn’t answer. He just stood there staring at me, his eyes wet, while the …

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“And I owe him my life.” For several seconds, nobody moved. Ben stood beside the treatment chair with blood running down the back of his hand where he’d ripped out …

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“He’s the man my mother was trying to expose before she died.” Nobody spoke. The emergency department continued moving around us—phones ringing, wheels rattling across the floor, nurses calling names—but …

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Rebecca’s voice crackled through the recorder. “Malcolm Reeves isn’t the man in charge.” Nobody moved. “He answers to someone inside the hospital.” Then she spoke the name. “Dr. Evelyn Mercer.” …

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