Her cell phone began to ring, distracting her form her thoughts and she spun around expecting to see Linlin’s name on the screen as she checked in. Instead it was Detective Kim and her hand trembled with apprehension when she reached for it. She picked it up, took a deep calming breath and answered him with a bright hello.

“How can I help you detective Kim?” She tried to sound more upbeat than the last time they met, when she had sobbed through an hour of questioning and statement writing. Embarrassed that he saw her at such a low point.

“Miss. Lei, sorry to call you at this hour. Mr...