I ran my finger down the printed names. October 28. October 29. October 30.
Then I saw Hannah.
The entry was dated October 28, two days before Lorraine’s account of when Hannah passed away.
“Why is her name here?”
Caroline did not answer at once. She tapped the corner of the folder twice.
“Because this entry was restricted.”
“Restricted by whom?”
“That is what I have been trying to establish.”
She turned the log toward herself and checked the line beneath Hannah’s name.
There was a room number, a time, and one set of initials. The visitor field had been left blank.
“Hannah was not supposed to have a visitor?”
“Not according to the ordinary schedule.”
“Then why is there an entry?”
Caroline looked at the clock.
“Because somebody wanted the visit recorded without making it easy to find.”
She closed the folder halfway.
“Did Lorraine ever tell you what time Hannah passed away?”
“She told me enough to repeat it. Not enough to prove it.”
Caroline’s hand stayed on the folder.
