Page 67 of Fracture

So what else could they mean? Vinnie looked for patterns and repetition. One combination she had at the top and bottom of the first sheet.

“Do you know what this is?” he asked, showing her the duplicate.

“That’s… weird. Why would I have put the same thing twice?”

Vinnie shook his head. “I don’t know, but I’m sure there was a reason for it.”

Lorelei nodded, staring off while she finished her breakfast.

Vinnie studied the list, unable to make sense of any of it.

When Lorelei set her plate on the coffee table, Vinnie handed the computer back to her. She clicked to another file, and she stopped.

“Abigail Painter,” Lorelei said.

“Who is that?”

She shook her head. “I don’t know, but I think she’s someone I need to talk to.”

“What if she’s not?”

Lorelei shook her head slowly. She pointed to the screen. “LR. It’s not first initials, it’s the last letter in a name.”

“Why do you think LR is Abigail Painter? It could be a hundred other people.”

She nodded. “I know, but as soon as I saw LR, I knew her name. I don’t know what case she’s involved with, but I feel like I need to talk to her. Maybe I have a way to contact her.”

Vinnie watched as Lorelei clicked through the computer like she knew exactly what she was looking for. Before she found an answer, his phone rang.

He glanced at her, but she was engrossed. He went to the kitchen where he’d left it plugged in overnight.

“Hey, Mol. What’s up?”

“Oh, thank God you answered.”

“What’s wrong?” Vinnie’s spine stiffened. Molly didn’t call him often, and she never sounded the way she did. Scared but angry.

“I was in an accident.”

“You what? Are you okay?”

“Yeah, yeah. I’m fine. But the cops are insisting I go to the hospital.”

“She was wandering around and almost walked out into traffic,” someone said in the background.

“Who was that?” Vinnie asked.

“Paramedic. He’s trying to put me in an ambulance.”

“Get in the fucking ambulance, Molly. Let me talk to the paramedic.”

The phone was muffled for a second before a man’s voice said, “This is Holden Cross.”

“Hi, Holden. I’m Vinnie Morgan. I work with Molly. What hospital are you taking her to?”

“St. Nicholas. Will you be able to meet her there?”

“Yeah, I’ll be there in ten minutes. Is she okay?”

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