HER MOTHER SOLD HER “BROKEN” LAPTOP FOR $500

stood up, shaking his head.

“Come on. Mom made a mistake. You left the thing there.”

I looked at him.

“She sold something that did not belong to her.”

“She didn’t know.”

“She didn’t ask.”

That quieted him for half a second.

Only half.

Wendy whispered, “Sarah, are those agents?”

Before I could answer, Agent Rodriguez came through the front door.

“Mitchell. We’re continue reading …