She contacted the detectives assigned to her brother’s case, and although they were working hard, they stood at a dead end with no leads to follow. The only thing they were certain about was that it wasn’t a random stabbing. Gwen had invited her to stay with her, but she preferred her own bed in the RV. She had parked in the same place beside her brother’s house where he had customarily left his boat in winter. After he had sold the boat, she remembered his talking about getting her to help him convert the space into lawn the next summer. This memory along with many more helped to make up her mind that within the week she would leave the city and go somewhere far away. Gwen showed her concern at the news. “Are you sure you want to do this? You’ve been living here your entire life, and all your friends are here.” “I’ll keep in touch with them, but I need to get away for a while. Everything around here reminds me of my brother, and it’s too painful right now.” “Are you going to keep living under the radar like you’ve been doing for the last few years?”
