COVER STORY
“School project.” Sure, Dewey.
Dewey contacts Susie under the pretense of researching his father's childhood for school. What he actually needs is a clue.
FAMILY FILE • AUNT • ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT
Aunt Susie
Don Fairchild's sister. Dewey's aunt. Keeper of the childhood evidence that turns the Alaska case in a completely different direction.
THE CLUE
Don used to play teacher.
Susie remembers Don making her pretend to be one of his students, calling roll, giving homework, and obsessing over math. She later sends Dewey Don's childhood diary.
CASE BREAKTHROUGH
The old dream matters more than Alaska.
Susie's information helps Dewey see that his father is not simply trying to escape dentistry or move somewhere new. There is an old version of Don still waiting for a chance to teach.