else changes the scene.”
“I will.”
“Witnesses?”
“Janet Kowalski. Across the street. She saw everything.”
Patricia paused.
Then she said, “I want to separate two things here.”
I listened.
“The physical damage to the flower bed is straightforward. Replacement plants, repair to the soil and lawn. Financially, it probably won’t amount to very much.”
“I understand.”
“But the pattern you’ve been documenting may matter far more.”
That was exactly what I had expected her to say.
She asked me to review everything I had collected since June and identify any
