THE WASHING MACHINE KEPT MAKING NOISES FOR THREE NIGHTS AFTER MY WIFE VANISHED. WHEN I OPENED THE BOTTOM PANEL, MY BLOOD TURNED TO ICE

shut with tape.

My name was written across the front in Emily’s neat handwriting.

Daniel.

I ripped it open.

Inside was a flash drive, a folded letter, a key, and three photographs.

The first photo showed Emily beside a black SUV outside a gas station.

The second showed a man I recognized instantly.

Robert Harlan.

Emily’s stepfather.

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