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I ended up telling Robin a version that left her shocked, but relieved, eventually able to sleep again.
My sleep was another matter but after two weeks, I was starting to settle down.
I'd never forget any of it, knew I had to get back on a routine.
Taking referrals, seeing kids, writing reports. Feed the fish, walk the dog.
Thinking about Helena, from time to time. The things she'd never know… sometimes ignorance was bliss.
Thinking about Daniel, too. What had happened to him?
I filled the hours. Doing the usual things because I could.
The small white envelope that arrived on a su
No stamp, no postmark, stuck right in the middle of the day's delivery.
Post-office oversight, if you believed that.
Embossed Hallmark trademark on the back flap.
Inside was no card, just a photograph.
Daniel, along with a pretty, slender woman around his age. He wore a white shirt, dark slacks, sandals, and she had on a loose blue dress and sandals. Several inches shorter than he was, with curly blond hair. Her arm in his.
Flanking them, three children.
A gorgeous, dark-ski
Stone wall behind them. Big, rough, golden stones.
Nothing else.
On the back was a typed address:
PINSKER STREET, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.
Below that:
NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM? YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.
My service phoned. “A Mr. Brooker, Dr. Delaware.”
“I'll take it.”
“Doctor? My name is Gene Brooker and I'm-”
“I know who you are, Captain. We… encountered each other briefly.”
“Did we? Anyway, the reason I'm calling is to deliver a message, Doctor. From a mutual friend. He sent you something and wanted to know if you received it.”
“I did. Just now, as a matter of fact. Perfect timing.”
Silence. “Good. He said to tell you he's fine. Thought you might be wondering.”
“I was. Thoughtful of him.”
“Yes,” he said. “He's always been thoughtful.”
Jonathan Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a child psychologist to numerous bestselling tales of suspense (which have been translated into two dozen languages), including thirteen previous Alex Delaware novels; The Butcher's Theater, a story of serial killing in Jerusalem; and Billy Straight, featuring Hollywood homicide detective Petra Co