Curiosity was a bad habit in law enforcement, but Lena had never learned to quit. She called a buddy in the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, a grizzled records clerk named Hank. “You ever heard of an ‘IDX’ file?”
“Old report. 1992. Missing person.”
But the idx had done its job. It had pointed the way. mason county idx
That night, Lena drove two hours through black Douglas fir tunnels to the Mason County courthouse in Shelton. The basement records room smelled of mold and old coffee. Hank met her at the door, keys jangling. “I’m not helping. I’m just opening the door.” Curiosity was a bad habit in law enforcement,