"Where is the bracelet right now?"
"It was logged in the original file," Phil explained. "Your daughter was confirmed to be wearing it when she vanished."
"But how did you know who I was?"
"That stall's been on our radar," Phil said. "Stolen property. When my guy saw the bracelet, he called it in — then the vendor sold it to you before we could grab it."
"That stall's been on our radar."
"So he remembered you," Phil said. "And you were the only one asking about the woman who sold it to him."
"So... she's alive? Is that what it means?"
Phil didn't move.
"It means someone had it. Recently. That's all we can confirm for now."
Phil sat on the edge of my armchair like he'd done this a hundred times.
Mason clicked his pen, waiting.
"Did she ever mention wanting to leave?"
