Chapter 88
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Jacksonville, FLMonday
MONDAY WAS A busy day, which wasn’t surprising—the first day back at my desk after an extended absence is always busy. Nate went to school, and I settled down at my desk and beavered steadily away at a week’s accumulation of stuff.
Shortly after lunch, George and Mike came to see me, and I handed each of them a copy of my report.
“Let me give you the short version,” I said. “Robbie’s biological father had one brother and two sisters, all of whom were older than he. The family moved to Texas the summer after Robbie’s father graduated from high school, and he’s the only one who returned to Haywood County. The rest of them are still in Texas.
“The older brother is on his fourth wife, and is paying child support to all three of his ex-wives, and both of the sisters are in their second marriages and living barely above the poverty level. Oh, and both of Robbie’s paternal grandparents are dead.