ARRIVING AT THE BEEHIVE formations in the state park, Pari maneuvers her car into the same space occupied by the passenger bus during the group hiking trip.
"Before we get out of the car," Pari says, turning off the engine and crawling onto the back seat, "I am going to hop over here for a minute."
"Why?" Nils asks.
"To see precisely what Crystal could observe."
"Crystal? You don't suspect her, do you?"
"Everyone should be suspected and everyone's accounts should be questioned, don't you think?"
"Pari, it sounds like you are trying to solve a murder," Nils says. "I know Fionn may or may not have been attacked, but most of us assume that Spence and Sparrow disappeared on their own accord. You deduce that someone has been murdered?"
"I am baffled by many inconsistent and complex th
