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The following afternoon, they had a surprise visit from Julie and Teddy. Mickey and Chrissy welcomed Teddy and the three went to play in the den while the women drank iced tea in the kitchen.
“I couldn’t believe it when they brought Miranda in,” said Julie shaking her head. “What is this world coming to?”
“What happened?” Autumn felt alarm building in her chest.
“Someone in her complex found her dead in the car. My friend at the morgue told me she’d been there overnight.”
“What did she die from?”
“That’s the crazy part.” Julie waited a few beats to build drama. Her eyebrows went up. “Fentanyl poisoning.”
“First Gary, then Travis, and now Miranda. There must be a connection. No way this is just a rash of fentanyl overdoses.”
“I agree, but what do they have in common?”
“The que
