I believed my husband had surprised me with one hundred yellow roses while he was out of town—until I counted every flower and immediately contacted the police.

PART 3 — THE MESSAGE MEANT FOR DANIEL

Evidence recovered from Amos’s cabin finally connected him to the three disappearances.

Police found personal belongings from the victims, old photographs, records of the  flower orders, and documents proving that Amos had redirected the investigation away from himself.

After twenty-two years, three families finally learned what had happened to the women they had lost.

Amos was arrested.

The bouquet remained in police custody.

I never asked to see it again.

For weeks, I could not look at yellow flowers without remembering the deliveryman standing at my door or the three red marks hidden beneath the petals.

Dyes & Pigments

Daniel and I also had difficult conversations.

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