A Change of Captors

The harsh fluorescent lights of the precinct buzzed a relentless, grating rhythm overhead. Nora gripped the edge of the rigid metal chair in front of Officer Gray’s cluttered desk. The cold steel seeped into her palms, failing to ground her racing thoughts. Just minutes ago, she had been trapped against her own car door in the parking lot, ambushed by glossy crime scene photos. Now, dragged into t