Ivy didn’t drink the soup.

She lay in bed, the light still on, her eyes wide open, staring into the darkness until sleep, heavy and unsettling, finally overcame her, pulling her into a strange, restless slumber.

The night was still thick and oppressive.

At the police station, Ralph Lockwood, Director Lockwood, and Logan Reed had been there for almost two hours, but despite all their explanations, the police refused to release them. Unable to do ...