Summary

In Chapter 23, two days after the complaint was served on McDover Lacy got a call from Killebrew. He told her that he had decided against filing a motion to dismiss the complaint because he believed it would draw attention to the complaint. Michael laughed at the call and its implied threats but Lacy was still unsettled.

She attempted to locate her wrecked Prius. The trail led her to a salvage yard in Panama City. When she arrived she was told that someone had bought the car for cash and had already hauled it away.

Verna called and Lacy met her at her house to talk. Because she was getting a life insurance polity from Hugo, some of her distant relatives were asking her for money. She said she had decided not to file any lawsuits but did ask Lacy about the seatbelt. Lacy...