"Do you think that maybe, just maybe he has something to do with all this?" Max asks quietly.

"Like maybe he's actually the one behind all the attacks?"

"Maybe," he shrugs.

"Who knows? Maybe he doesn't even know what we're looking for, but we have an idea of what we're dealing with, which is good. If he has something to do with it, he deserves whatever we decide to do with him."

Max nods in agreement, but she remains unconvinced by his words. She remembers the look in his eyes that morning after he'd shown her his note. She can still remember his terrified expression when he realized what he'd...