The weeks that followed folded a second investigation into the fabric of their already complicated life — Danny working alongside Desmond and a growing team of federal investigators to reconstruct the details of the convoy operation, while Cruz gave formal testimony that dredged up memories he'd spent eight years trying not to examine too closely. "Tell me about that day," Desmond said gently, during one of the formal interview sessions conducted in the compound's back office, a federal investigator named Agent Priya Nakamura present alongside him, recording equipment running. "Take whatever time you need." Cruz's hands had gone still on the table, and Wren, sitting quietly in the corner at his request, watched him steel himself against memories that clearly still carried sharp, physical

