We waited another few minutes in silence until Jawarski returned to the front door.“Has your friend said anything about people following her, or abo...t someone her family has a problem with?”“Not really, no. But her father has been on edge lately, really worried about something. He has kept both her and her mother cooped up in the house, saying it wasn’t safe.”“But he never told her what specifically he was worried about.”“No.”“Do you know if they have any enemies, maybe somebody from work?”“Not. It started off with the expected stuff, like ‘I miss you so much darling and can’t wait for you to come home.’ Then it started getting more and more graphic. Reading this made me feel like a voyeur, much of this obviously not meant to be seen by anyone other than my folks. I just couldn’t bring myself to put them down. It was almost like a soap opera, but with way more sex than TV allows. I picked up one dated December 20 th 1942 and began to read it. Dear Dot, By the time you get this,. You were screaming . He said getting up. You hungry, I said wiping the crust out of my eyes. I walked to the kitchen. Looked at the stove it was 6:32. An hour and a half till show-time. Mathius, dont forget about tonight . At eight, okay? I gave him the reminder añ,d left for Brown & Serum Advertising. Mrs. Givens may I talk to you? I walked into Mr.Browns office. Mrs. Given… I interrupted him. Call me Michelle, continue I sat. Well, Michelle I saw your work for P&T it was outstanding. You wait and see." What sonofabitch is that?" I asked, smiling."The one that ruined my perfectly good bath, that's who!"It was almost four in the morning before we got the girls settled in their rooms and quieted down. Connie and I were sharing the rest of the wine on the couch in the den.Connie said, "You think we fucked up?" No," I said, "but I would've liked a few more minutes to get used to the idea." In the morning, I want to sit down with them and ask some hard questions. They have to.