Lisa and Bruce barely had time to process what had just happened before Bruce’s phone rang, the sharp sound cutting through the quiet inside the car. He grabbed it quickly, still breathing unevenly.

“Yeah?” he said.

It was Xavier. “Bruce, I just got some information about his whereabouts,” Xavier said in a quick, tight voice. “He’s somewhere close to the riverbank. The place used to belong to a fisherman. If you get here fast, we can catch him. I’m by the edge of the road, not ...