Eighteen

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EighteenStill wearing a dressing gown in mid afternoon, Celia sits at her desk writing a letter to the man who caused her a fretful night's sleep. She addresses an envelope to “District Attorney Madison Bouvier,” places the letter inside the envelope and seals it. She opens the top drawer of her desk, unlocks a small metal box and removes a Post Office Box key, numbered “528.” Upstairs in the guestroom, Celia finds Michael's framed photo of Dominique among his personal things. Fortuitously, he had not brought it with him when he hastily packed his briefcase for D.C. Celia removes the photo from its frame and tapes the key to the back cover. When she replaces the picture in the frame, it is deliberately upside down. The front doorbell rings and Celia hurries downstairs to answer it and op

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