Julian 

Her response came fast: Running errands. Be home soon.

A lie. She'd been home for hours.

I typed: We need to talk.

The three dots appeared. Disappeared. Appeared again.

No response came.

I heard her come in twenty minutes later.

I stood up from my desk. Went to my door. Opened it.

She was walking past the hallway. Past my study. Straight to her bedroom.

"Lena."

She didn't stop.

I watched her disappear into her room. Heard the lock click.

I stood in the hallway for five minutes.

Then I went back to my study and pulled up every contact I had in the NYPD, the DA's office, the...