“Daddy…do you think that’s the same guy?”

Her father pauses momentarily in place as he looks toward the exit of the store where the man had gone out moments prior. He looks up at her after a brief second of thought, nodding. “I don’t know. Probably. He was wearing a jacket. And the wallet is definitely the same, too.”

Alex frowns a little in confusion. “But that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. People wear jackets to sell things at the bookstore all the time. What if the card isn’t the same as the wallet?”

“Then maybe they weren’t selling anything at all. It’s possible that there’s no connection.” her father replies....