On Monday morning they’d left the house to find all four of Elizabeth’s tires slashed. Then on Tuesday, when they’d arrived home from work, her car was covered with egg goo that had baked on for several hours in the heat. It was stupid, childish stuff, but Elizabeth felt it beginning to fray her nerves.
When Detective Stephens stopped by the office on Wednesday with an update, he commented that the egg and tire incidents felt different to him. The break-in and the newspaper had the lingering feel of hate and vengeance. These new attacks were more like high school pranks.
The first person to come to mind was Carol. She wanted Chris back and was determined to make it happen, one way or another. When she mentioned this to the detective, Chris almost spilled his coffee all over the front of
