“I found more than that.”
“I expected you might.”
Margaret set the folder on the table but did not open it.
“There is something I should have given you years ago.”
I glanced at Lucas.
“What is it?”
“A statement Douglas’s father signed in 1987.”
My breath caught.
Margaret removed several pages from the folder. The paper was yellowed, but the signature at the bottom was clear.
I read the first paragraph.
It said that on the morning Douglas was scheduled to leave for college, his father had spoken with him at the train station. He had told Douglas that Hannah was engaged and that her family considered their relationship inappropriate. He had also told Douglas that his mother’s condition had worsened and that she might harm herself if he left.
The next paragraph stated that none of those claims had been confirmed.
I looked up.
“He admitted he didn’t know whether any of it was true.”
