Missing breakfast was part of the plan. It was a priority that he eliminate suspects, and the files he took from storage would help to shorten the list. Then there was the growing desire towards Carli. His tired mind last night had convinced him that being apart from her for several hours would douse the flames. Realizing that may not be the case, he turned the water valve in the shower to the cool side of warm. Ignoring the directive to keep the stitches dry, he put his head under the spray and removed the dried blood from his hair.
Dressing in clean clothes, the ones from yesterday dirty and bloody from his fall, he sat on the edge of the bed and began to review the employee files. After the third one, he stood to pace the length of the cabin. What he concluded last night was true. No w
