Chapter 16

She said, "The caretaker. He arranged the whole thing."The officer said, "Where is this caretaker?"She said, "He is not here today, but I can call him and he will tell you."I said, "I already called him."They both looked at me.I said, "I called him about twenty minutes ago. He said he would be here inside the hour."Karen looked at me. For the second time that afternoon, something shifted in her face—that same early feeling of a fall beginning. She was doing math that was not coming out right, and she knew it, and she could not stop doing it.She said, "It doesn't matter. We had a rental agreement. We paid. Everything was completely above board."The officer said, "Then we'll sort that out when he gets here."Karen said, "There is nothing to sort out! I have a receipt!"The officer said, "Then show me the receipt."She went into her phone. Thirty seconds passed. She came back out, then went in again, scrolling, searching, switching apps, and finally returning to the first one. The officer waited patiently."I have it," she said at last. "I have the receipt. I'm just finding it right now.""Take your time," he replied.Another thirty seconds went by. She came out again, jaw tight, eyes saying everything before her mouth did."I was sent a receipt and a rental confirmation. My assistant handled the booking. I would need to call her."

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