During the thirty minute drive crosstown, I fill her in on what happened at the bar the night before. Me sneaking after the couple, witnessing the murder, calling the police, them finding the body — everything.

“Are they going to ask you to identify the body when you go meet with them tomorrow?”

I hadn’t thought of that. “I don’t know.”

The closer we get to the ocean, the denser the fog is, which means an early sunset, even on a long summer day.

“Just be prepared for it. It’s standard procedure.”

Larissa drives into the park and around the loop where the cultural heart of the city is located, the science center and a large art museum. Housed in a building of mostly glass, the eco-friendly design of the Academy of Sc...

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