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CHAPTER24Iwanted to talk to Dolf. Needed to. Nothing made sense: not Dolf ’s confession,not Grantham’s suspicions. The only thing that made less sense thanDolf Shepherd killing Danny was the idea that my father had. So I went to thedetention center, where I was denied visitation. Visitors are allowed, but onlyduring certain hours and only if your name was on the list, which my namewas not. Up to the prisoner, I was informed.“Who’s on the list for Dolf Shepherd?” I asked.Grace was the only name.I turned for the door, then stopped. The guard looked bored. “There mustbe a way,” I said.He regarded me evenly. “Nope.”Frustrated, I went to the hospital. My father had told Grace about Dolfand I could only guess at her thoughts and feelings. In her room, I found anunmade bed and today’s newspaper. Dolf ’s arrest was page one news. Theyran his picture under a headline that read: murder number two at red waterfarm.209