Nathan
I've never liked getting attached to a theory. Theories make investigators stop looking around. Evidence, on the other hand, forces you to keep walking.
That's why I went back to the building where Vanessa Reed lived, not because I thought I'd find her going in or out—that would be too much luck.
I went back because people, even the smartest ones, always leave a trace.
And Vanessa wasn't a professional criminal… I'd already established that. From what I've analyzed, she's an impulsive woman, and impulsive people don't know how to cover their tracks… They just pay others to do it.
I parked several blocks away and walked around the area, slowly, trying not to draw attention to myself.
I wasn't looking at the building; I was looking at everything around it.
The small shops, the
