Summary

In Chapter 16, Dwyer knew Joel and Zara were unhappy with him. He told Falk there was no connection between Dean’s and Kim’s cases. He said he had done his best with Dean’s case but had never found the car or driver. When Falk mentioned Kim’s “attempted assault,” Dwyer argued that her friends must have known (145). Falk agreed that “close-knit” circles protected one another (147). This was why Dwyer suspected that Raco knew something he was not sharing. He wanted Falk to get him to talk.

In Chapter 17, Falk went to the vineyard to find Raco. He encountered Shane struggling with a spreadsheet. Recognizing “the accountancy program,” Falk helped (150). Shane explained that Dean, a former accountant, had handled the business’s finances. He then described the experience of finding the accident scene. Dean’s body was missing, but his dog was...