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Nobody spoke.

The silence hurt.

After a long moment, Judy looked at Sheriff Tate.

"Did Daniel ever tell you about this?"

"No."

"Why?"

"He stopped trusting everyone after Emily died."

Trigger quietly asked,

"What happened to the boxes?"

Judy turned another page.

Daniel had answered.

I moved them tonight.

If anyone finds the room beneath the tavern, they'll only find one hiding place.

The second one belongs somewhere only Emily would think to look.

I looked at Judy.

Her eyes were already racing.

"Only Emily would think to look."

She repeated the words softly.

Mace looked around the room.

"What did Emily love?"

Everyone started answering.

"The lake," Rylie whispered.

"The camp."

"The horses."

"The trails."

Sheriff Tate smiled sadly.

"She loved climbing trees."

Judy shook her head.

"No."

"That's not it."