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Richie’s navigation system directed him through the busy streets of Santa Rosa. From a sleepy town not that many years ago, it was now not only the biggest city in Sonoma County, serving as the county seat, but had the dubious distinction of being one of the few towns in the area with commute-time traffic jams. Richie stopped for takeout at an In-N-Out Burger. Rebecca could scarcely eat as she pondered her upcoming meeting.
They then went to Kenneth and Faye Larkin’s home in the older part of Santa Rosa.
Faye was trim, and stayed fit walking, gardening, and going to yoga practice. Rebecca had once thought her quite youthful looking, but now her age weighed heavily on her, and her face was lined with sadness. Kenneth, a big-bellied man of medium height, looked devastated. His face was
