My Son-in-Law Left My Daughter at a Bus Terminal on Thanksgiving But He Never Knew I Was a Retired Federal Prosecutor

stood beneath buzzing fluorescent lights, all glass doors and cracked tile, with a schedule hanging crooked near the entrance. The air smelled of wet wool, burned coffee, old cigarettes, and metal.

A security guard sat behind scratched glass with a paper cup beside his elbow.

I did not ask him anything yet.

I already knew where to search.

Marcus had spoken of the terminal as though describing a place to dump trash.

Bay 6 was outside beside the curb.

The automatic doors slid open and released warm air against my