Synopsis

The words hung in the air, heavy with unspoken obligation. She looked at him, a silent plea in her eyes, then met his gaze with a resolute firmness. "Even though I believe him innocent," she said, her voice steady despite the tremor in her hands, "I must do what is right. I have to tell the police where he is." Neither woman perceived the shadow lengthening in the doorway, nor the shift in the air that signaled an unseen presence. Jimmy had heard everything. He began his pursuit before she