said her father. “Let’s go over this again.” They were in the living room on the sofa. “One of your suspects has a mark on her hand. Think back. Can you remember which hand showed the mark in the hospital?” Jessie tried to visualize the nurse reaching for the baby. “It was her left hand. The mark was also on the left hand at the grocery store.” “This is important. Are you sure?” asked her dad. “Yes,” said Jessie. “Did you see the grocery store person’s eyes?” “No. She had on dark glasses and never took them off.” “So the first time you saw the sleepy gray eyes was in the garage today with the woman who bought infant clothes.” “Yes. She took off her glasses and looked right at me,” Jessie said. “Did she seem to recognize you? You know—from the hospital.” “No. Not at all,” said Jessie. “But I still had my coat and hat on and my braid was tucked into my hat.” “Why was that?” asked her dad. “Because when I got home from school, Phillip wanted to show me his new toys right away.
