New York Times bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver unveils the secrets of a marriage when a husband decides to investigate his wife’s death in this gripping short story。

Jon Talbot is a history professor who makes sense of the past by examining facts。 He also knows how to speculate about the what-ifs。 Jon’s doing both following the death of his wife， Pax。 Driving home late from a volunteer assignment， she plunged off a mountain highway and died。 The police find nothing suspicious about the facts: a deer in the road， a blown tire， a broken neck。 But the what-ifs are leading Jon down a twisting trail of secrets。 After five years of marriage， he is finally getting to know his wife。