Absalom’s calls to Kerri went unanswered. He tried not to worry. He’d already phoned in his discovery, putting out a BOLO for Leeland Jonathan Reznik. His last known residence was a treatment facility in the Ottawa region six months ago. Since he’d gone there on his own volition, there was no need to keep him there, according to the staff member he’d called. As long as he had a prescription for his meds, Lee was allowed to leave. Absalom was disheartened when he realized Lee had put down the diner address as his own and his next of kin contact being Kerri. Obviously, Lee hadn’t been living with her the last six months but on the streets of Peterborough.
It was a common narrative, Absalom knew, but he’d hoped it was better now. Didn’t society tend towards progress? Towards better infrastru
