"I found a book on mental warding," she said as we reviewed the hearing preparation. "It was in front of our door."

We sat at my desk with papers spread between us. I looked up from the hearing documents. "What book?"

She told me the title, then explained that there had been a note tucked inside. She handed me the note. It contained a single line in careful handwriting, instructing her to return the book to the Den Library within three days.

There was no signature and no explanation.

I ...