CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
Avery took Route 20 all the way to Waltham County. The drive was slow.
Every few miles she had to stop at a light.
Jessica Givens never picked up her phone. After the fourth call, Avery realized it must be her work number. She left a message and called the operator.
“Hi there,” she said, “I need the number of a Jessica Givens in Waltham.”
“We have ten Givenses in Waltham,” the operator said. “Do you know where she lives?”
“No.”
An answering machine picked up at the dean’s office.
Avery drove on South Street directly into Brandeis. It took a while to figure out where to park.
Brandeis was one of the top-ranked financial institutes in the state. The central campus was a series of winding streets on a large hill that was incredibly difficult to navigate and walk.
