Alice Valentene helped Nathan Courant go through his father's belongings.
They entered Carl's bedroom and Alice turned on the light. "Actually, I have a better idea," Nathan said as he walked over to the window and moved the curtains. The sunlight flooded the room for the first time in months.
Several hours later, they had sorted out almost everything. All of the clothes were in boxes ready to be donated to charity. The bed linens were disposed of and a new set replaced Carl's old one.
A noise in the doorway startled them. Steven picked up his father's photo album and flipped the pages.
Alice said, "When your father realized your mother was missing that day, the police wanted a photograph. He immediately went to this album because there were many pictures of her in it.
When h
