Chapter 52 Lost Connection

• I woke up early in the deep gray light of dawn at Leilani’s house, still lying in the soft disarray of last night’s passion.
• The silence was heavy but filled with the low hum of the air conditioner and the distant sounds of the city beginning to stir.
• My mind, however, was not at ease. I had left so much unresolved, the case, my plans for revenge, and the nagging feeling that every lead was slipping further away.