Cracks in the Facade

Roland froze for a moment, his eyes going from fear to utter disbelief.

Then he put on an aggrieved look and said, "Officer, there must be some misunderstanding. Yes, I adopted a child recently.

"My wife and I have been unable to have children for years, so we went through the proper legal channels at the orphanage to adopt one. But we did everything by the book!"

Carmichael said, "In that case,