Razorblade Tears

A man named Grayson receives a phone call. He is the president of the local chapter of the Rare Breed motorcycle gang. The caller, who is unidentified for the reader, says that no one has seen a woman, and that after “what happened to that reporter” (31), no one will bother. He also says that Grayson must deal with someone he calls the girl before the 24th or he will escalate to violence. He commands Grayson to check the reporter’s house for clues.

Mya doesn’t think they’ll catch Isiah and Derek’s killers. Mya doesn’t flinch when he says he’ll kill them if he finds them. A man from the cemetery calls with bad news. Someone has defaced the graves. The headstones are broken and covered in graffiti, including anti-gay and racial slurs. Ike calls his office and tells the receptionist to read him the number on the receipt on his desk. It is time for him to meet with Buddy Lee.

Over lunch, Ike tells Buddy Lee he took landscaping classes in prison, which gave him hope of making a normal life after his release. A truck with a confederate flag decal pulls through the parking lot.