Too Close to Home

Within minutes, the area is swarming with police, paramedics and the fire department. Even for the folks who didn’t witness it, the ripples of fear and unease spread across the surface of the community, putting everyone on edge. She keeps the radio off and lets her thoughts bombard her as she tries to play out worst-case scenarios and potential solutions—because there must still be a way out for him. When she sees him pull into Murray’s Diner and go inside, she parks and follows him, so completely bewildered by his behavior but also ready to finally confront all the evidence she’s been collecting against him.