Chapter 13 - Miguel Comes HomeThe investigators found human remains beneath the abandoned road.
Dental records confirmed the identity.
Miguel Martinez.
Twenty-four years after he disappeared, Rosa finally had an answer.
The funeral took place under a pale autumn sky.
Elena arrived by medical transport.
Her memory came and went like a distant radio signal.
But when the priest spoke Miguel's name, Elena squeezed Rosa's hand.
"He came home."
Rosa cried.
Not the kind of crying she had done as a child.
This was different.
There was grief.
But there was also relief.
The waiting was over.
For the first time, Rosa could bury her father.
Not the version Frank had created.
Not the runaway.
Not the thief.
Miguel.
Her father.
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The man who had tried to expose the theft of the hardship fund.
The man who had died because he refused to let stolen money remain invisible.
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Chapter 14 - The Fall of KellerBoone Keller was charged with obstruction, conspiracy, and financial fraud.
Chapter 15 - Frank's SentenceFrank pleaded guilty.
Chapter 16 - The Empty RackThe shotgun remained evidence until the appeals ended.
Chapter 17 - The Second BeginningThe new diner was poorer than the old one.
Chapter 18 - The Man UpstairsFrank lived in the apartment above the diner under home confinement.
Chapter 19 - SundayOne year after Miguel's burial, the diner held a memorial dinner.
