Chapter 5: The Empty Jewelry Box
The next morning at eight, I pushed open the apartment door and went straight to the storage room.
The old cabinet was still there under a layer of dust.
The redwood box sat in the second drawer.
I opened it.
Empty.
The hidden lower tray was empty, too.
The bangle was gone. So were my grandmot...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Lock That Would Not Turn
2. Chapter 2: No Place Left for Margaret
3. Chapter 3: The Lawyer at the Door
4. Chapter 4: Dumplings on the Floor
5. Chapter 5: The Empty Jewelry Box
6. Chapter 6: The Price of the Bangle
7. Chapter 7: New Year at the Same Table
8. Chapter 8: Thirty-Nine Years on Record
9. Chapter 9: A Home in Margaret Wells's Name
10. Chapter 10: The Money That Did Not Come Back
11. Chapter 11: The Photo in Harold's Wallet
12. Chapter 12: No More Mrs. Bennett
13. Chapter 13: Everything Just Right
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