Ty nodded. “Just as he did her family. Still, for five years she had to live with the world praising Mr. Henry when she knew the truth.”
Sala said, “She had to pay that price to stay safe, to keep who she was secret. Chief Masters hasn’t released the facts of the case yet, said he wasn’t going to until he’d gone over all the evidence with the district attorney.”
“Have they contacted all the families of the victims from LaRoque’s journal?” Savich asked.
“They’ve been going over his journal and his box of souvenirs, and yes, they’ve started to contact the family members before they release the names. The chief said drama was running high in town, with rumors about why Mrs. Sparrow was missing without warning, but that will be nothing compared to the uproar when he announces the truth about Mr. Henry being a serial killer. And he’s already told Leigh Saks, in confidence, that it was Susan Sparrow who struck her down.”
Sherlock asked, “What did Leigh say?”
Ty said, “When she got the whole story out of Chief Masters, Leigh said no way would she press charges. She said she couldn’t imagine what Susan had lived through. She wished her the best since Susan hadn’t killed her—and look what she’d given her, a rebooted brain. She said she hoped Landry, once he got over his shock, would be proud of her, and maybe in the future, who knew, Susan would contact him and maybe they’d get together again.”
Sala looked directly at Savich and Sherlock. “Chief Masters told Ty and me he isn’t going to commit any resources to finding her. Are you both on board with that?”
Savich and Sherlock didn’t hesitate. They nodded and raised their glasses in a toast. “To justice. Long overdue.”