Nora was big on restoring justice for her clients. Her ex-cellie was suing the State of Washington for a gazillion bucks. Because it wasn’t enough to say oops, our mistake, sorry we locked you up. Took more than an apology to settle that score. The State had to make up for all the years of freedom stolen from Nora’s clients. That was justice.
Winnie dug out her smartphone and went to Facebook
She pulled up her mother’s page to study the cover photo. Winnie recognized the big sand dune near the coastal city of Florence, Oregon. Remembered running down it in her little-girl swimsuit with the polka dots and ruffle trim. Sun hot on her bare back. Splashing in to the cold, freshwater lake. She’d been so happy.
She felt a pang of loss.
She studied her mother’s profile photo. Georgia Yates ha
