“We should check with Norman to see which dentists do work like that,” Michelle said. “And I’ll call Doc and ask him if the hospital lab can figure out what that stain on his shirt is.” She turned to Lonnie again. “Do you think the department is going to investigate?”

Lonnie shook his head. “Why should they? They know how he died. As far as the department is concerned, there’s nothing to investigate.”

“Then we’ll investigate by ourselves,” Michelle said, looking determined. “We’ll find out who he was.” She turned to Hannah. “You noticed a lot about him, Hannah.”

“Not enough to figure out who he was,” Hannah said, feeling very tired. It had been a long day.

“Maybe not, but you gave us plenty to go on,” Lonnie pointed out. “I think Doc will let us take the guy’s things. We can always return them if the guy’s relatives show up. At least we can give it a try.”

“But what if Doc can’t release them to us?” Michelle asked.

“Then I’ll take pictures of them with my cell phone. But I think he’ll let me have them. It’s not like they’re evidence in a murder.”

There was silence for a long moment while all three of them thought about that. It was true that the man’s death wasn’t a traditional murder, but Hannah was charged with vehicular homicide.

Hannah attempted to put all thoughts of homicides and trials out of her mind as she turned to Michelle. “If you can’t get his actual belongings, please write down the brands on those clothes. I could be wrong about them being expensive.”

“Okay. I can ask Andrea about the brands. She knows all the designers and she’s going to stop by the condo when we get back there tonight.”

Hannah put two and two together. “Andrea doesn’t want to go home while Bill’s still awake?”

“She didn’t say anything like that, but that’s the impression I got. I know she was with Mother and Doc at the hospital. She called me from there to see where I was. I’m supposed to call her on her cell phone when we’re on our way back to your place.”

“Thanks,” Hannah said. “You two are a big help. You’re making me feel much better.”

Surprisingly, it was true. Even though she was still locked in a cell and facing criminal charges, Hannah was feeling much better. By attempting to learn the man’s identity, she was taking an active part in something that was taking place outside of her jail cell. Learning the man’s identity wouldn’t bring him back or change the fact she’d killed him, but Hannah didn’t like unanswered questions and there were several surrounding the man she’d killed. Who was he? Why had he come to Lake Eden in the first place? And why had he been standing at the side of the road nowhere near a farmhouse in the pouring rain?

“We’ll find out who he was,” Michelle addressed Hannah’s unspoken questions. “And when you get out on bail, you can help us do it. Actually, you’re helping us now. I wouldn’t have known where to start. I just know if all three of us work together, we can do it.”