A Christmas Gift Disparity Sparked An Unexpected Morning Reckoning – The Archivist

policies, asking detailed questions about Tom’s pension.

“Just want to make sure you’re taken care of, honey,” she’d say.

But now I was wondering exactly who was being taken care of.

The house phone rang.

“Mrs. Williams? This is Officer Patterson with the state police. I’m calling about a missing person report. A Linda Chen?”

My heart skipped, but my voice continue reading …