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I CAME HOME EARLY AND FOUND MY TEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER EATING DINNER ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR BESIDE OUR DOG—THEN I DISCOVERED MY MOTHER HAD BEEN HIDING SOMETHING FAR WORSE. / Chapter 1 / 10

Chapter 1: The Empty Chair

I CAME HOME EARLY AND FOUND MY TEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER EATING DINNER ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR BESIDE OUR DOG—THEN I DISCOVERED MY MOTHER HAD BEEN HIDING SOMETHING FAR WORSE.

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Chapter 2: The Child Beside the Dog
Chapter 3: The Woman With the Clipboard
Chapter 4: The Payment That Would Not Stop
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