Page 309 of Rangers Unexpected Return

“The old vault is still there.”

Nora nodded.

“They never removed it.”

Judy studied the key.

“If Emily rented a safe-deposit box, the bank would have kept a signature card.”

“Would those records still exist?” I asked.

The deputy answered.

“County storage took possession of everything left inside the building.”

Tate looked toward him.

“Can you access it?”

Deputy Collins smiled.

“I can access anything in that annex.”

Mabel pointed at him.

“That’s our boy.”

Deputy Collins shook his head.

“I’m going to regret telling any of you that.”

“You already do,” Wolf said.

Judy slipped the key into an evidence bag.

“We go now.”

Sheriff Tate glanced toward the windows.

“It’s after midnight.”

“So is whoever searched the library.”

I watched her.

She was tired.

Her hair had started falling loose around her face.

Her eyes were red from crying hearing Emily’s voice.

But the fire in her hadn’t dimmed.

Not even a little.

I had forgotten how beautiful she was when she was chasing the truth.

No.