Chapter 196
The Unrecovered Body
The lake gave back the car.
It did not give back Lena's body.
Divers searched the wreck. The report stated that the current could have carried her away.
Claire did not turn the absence into hope.
She recorded the uncertainty.
“Lena died,” Mara said. “The witness continued.”
Claire nodded.
The public record listed Lena as deceased and her witness as released.
Room Fifty-Five opened beneath the original Cabin 12.