After work, Sarah walked Checkers back to that fateful intersection, retracing their steps in her mind, trying to figure out which apartment building the man lived in. At the time it had seemed so obvious. He'd gestured behind him and she'd thought, "Of course, the tall brown building."
But there were two tall brown buildings.
And they both looked exactly the same.
Had she been standing this close to the corner, which would mean he'd gestured towards the first tall brown building?
Or had she been a little farther down the block, which meant it was that second tall brown building?
And why oh why couldn't she remember which unit he lived in?
She let Checkers nose around at the little grassy area next to the curb and watched men and women enter and exit both buildings, hoping to catch s
