Chapter 38
Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!
I, iv
Capshaw left David and Sophia back at the Adams’ house, but took Concordia with him so she could explain the logic that led to this astonishing line of thought. Who would be daring enough—and foolish enough—to risk capture by freeing a crippled man in police custody? And a woman who was herself wanted by the authorities, at that.
During the short drive to the police station, Concordia explained what she had come to understand about Madame Durand’s all-consuming devotion to her father, along with her sense of invincibility. It didn’t seem like enough of a reason, Concordia acknowledged, but something else—something she had overlooked and couldn’t quite remember now—was telling her it was possible.
Capshaw gave her skeptical fr
