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Before the officer could answer, Caleb’s father spoke, his voice tight and desperate.
The officer explained that Caleb’s older brother, Mason, had gotten into trouble constantly as a teenager. The night of my fire, Caleb had secretly followed him on his bike and saw Mason coming out of my house shortly before the fire started.
Recently, Caleb had finally told his parents part of what he saw because Mason was about to be released after serving time for a different crime.
His truck was missing.
He wasn’t answering his phone.
I told them I didn’t.
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