Someone We Know: A Novel

The police match Raleigh Sharpe’s fingerprints to the last unidentified set of prints found in Amanda Pierce’s house. The detectives summon both Raleigh and Olivia for interviews. They interview Olivia first and tell her that the blood in her family’s cabin has been matched to Amanda’s DNA. Flustered, Olivia says she cannot think of anyone else who might have had access to the cabin. Raleigh is brought in and confronted with the fingerprint evidence. His demand for a lawyer is granted, after which the interview continues. Raleigh admits to entering the Pierces’ house through a basement window and snooping through their computer. This happened after Amanda’s disappearance but before her body was found. He says he also found a burner phone in a desk drawer, but did not look through it. Webb tells him he will be charged with breaking and entering. Raleigh feels mostly relief that the shoe has finally dropped, and that he can’t be tied to his most recent break-in, the house with the baby, since he was wearing gloves that time.

Glenda makes dinner for Olivia and Raleigh, then heads home around nine o’clock to check on her son, Adam. She and Adam go to a convenience store, where Carmine Torres recognizes both of them.