I was so blind.I let her go… I let her go…His mind still pursuing fruitless avenues of cross-examination, he stood and made his way into the kitchen, deciding that he had gone long enough without something to eat. He lifted a pan from the cupboard, filled it with water and turned on the stove. He fished a bag of farfalle from the cabinet above his head and tipped out half its contents. He’d hoped that concentrating on something as mundane as cooking might have taken his mind off things but, as hard as he tried, he couldn’t let his considerations drop. What were they trying to do? Why did whoever it was send the story to Jan in my name? Did someone want to hide away from the glory? Or just keep their identity a secret? What were they trying to do? Why did whoever it was send the story to

