That evening when the sheriff and the whole sky view police department pulled over at Leon's house he was confused and scared. Had they found some good news? A lead or something that could have kept his hopes alive? He exhaled slowly before he opened the door. Joe and James were standing there. Struggling to put on a friendly face yet he could read them leave alone feel their heartbeats. He welcomed them in and brought them a couple of beers. The TV was on. He reduced the volume and sat right opposite them. It was tough. The suspense in the atmosphere was suffocating even for James who was good at lying. He looked around the house to buy himself sometime before dropping the Bombshell. Delaying the inevitable because one way or another he had to know. There was no picture of Leon hanging on
