CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE – ALL OVER THE PLACE

Nia's living room had become a war room of sorts, the investigation board dominating one wall. Red string crisscrossed the surface, connecting photos, documents, and hastily scribbled notes. It was a physical representation of the obsession that had taken hold of her mind. She stood before it now, marker in hand, adding new information gleaned from her surveillance of Jason. The squeak of the marker on the board was the only sound in the apartment, until a sharp knock at the door made Nia jump. "Nia? It's Janet from next door. Are you home?" Panic surged through Nia as she looked from the door to her investigation board. "Just a second!" she called out, her mind racing. Nia's eyes landed on a large poster of the New York skyline she'd bought when she first moved in. It was leaning against the wall, forgotten in her recent obsession. With a burst of adrenaline, she grabbed the poster and propped it up in front of the board, effectively hiding her work. Heart pounding, Nia opened th