Leo, who had arrived, stood beside him, worry deepening his brow with each contradiction. He looked concerned. He was looking at Adam, struggling to make sense of details that no longer logically fit. Leo offered up what little he knew about the timeline of Adam and Clara’s relationship.
The police returned the next morning with CCTV footage from the building. Adam watched with rising dread as hours of recordings played. Clara never entered. Not once. Entire days passed with only Adam moving through the hallway, unlocking their door alone.