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\u201cI saw her,\u201d Addie said, staring him down with a bravery that didn\u2019t match her small frame. \u201cIn a beat-up house. Rusty bars on the windows. She had her hair tied back and she looked\u2026 tired. But it was her. The same lady.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant\u2019s stomach turned.<\/p>\n

He remembered the rushed paperwork. The closed door. The polite refusal. The sealed casket.<\/p>\n

He stood slowly and looked at the casket like it was suddenly an enemy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A funeral director stepped forward, pale. \u201cMr. Holloway, we can\u2019t\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen it,\u201d Grant repeated, louder, the words hitting the air like a command no one dared to refuse. \u201cIf my wife is in there, I need to see her. And if she isn\u2019t\u2026 then someone has been playing with my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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