It was 30 to 45 minutes that same day, Dorothy and Sophia drive up to the school where Dorothy teaches, Dorothy gets out and goes around her car and gets Sophia out, helping her as if she would someone who is not able, Sophia quickly glances around, darting her eyes back and fourth then they go into the school building and into Dorothy's room, Dorthy points to where Sophia can sit down, Sophia does and a few minutes later, Dorothy sets down her purse and they hear the front door opens and in walks....Ricardo Elvaz. Dorothy looks at him, smiles and says:

"Mister Elvaz"

He smiles and says:

"Dorothy, please, Ricardo"

She smiles and says:

"Okay"

He goes over to Sophia then asks:

"Who is this?"

She gets out her grade book then says:

"This is my mother Mis... Ricardo, Sophia Potrillo"

He shakes his head to her and she acts like she barely acknowledges then he asks:

"I'm sorry Dorthy but why is...."

She intrerrupts him then says:

"My mother has alheizmer's, the senior citizen's home where she was burned down and I cannot afford a sitter so..."

He shakes his head yes at what she says:

"I understand, uh, she won't be in the way of your teaching?"

Dorothy looks at her mother then says:

"No, she's barely any trouble, she just sits there mostly"

He shakes his head then says:

"Okay, class is about to start so I'll leave, goodbye Dorothy"

He dons a imaginary hat to both women then after Sophia makes sure he leaves, Sophia hops down from her stool, then says:

"He didn't kill Coco"

Dorothy looks around then says:

"What makes you say that?" "His face"

Dorothy smiles in confusement then says:

"What does his face have to do with anything"

Sophia goes to the door then says:

"I can look at his face and can tell"

Dorothy asks:

"What about the notebook full of murdered people?"

Sophia waves it away then says:

"I'm not saying he didn't kill people, he did that but not Coco, I don't know why really but I know he didn't kill Coco"

Sophia goes to the door and looks out with Dorothy wondering.

At that time, a man sits on a plane with a folder saying 'Charles 'Coco' Blanco'. The man is tall, broad sholdered with light red/brownish hair and a a voice comes on the intercom and says:

"Please fasten your seat belts, flight 304 is now leaving for Missouri"

The man fastens his seat belt then continues to read the file.

A few hours later around noon, Sophia walks around with her bones creaking and says:

"Thank goodness, I couldn't sit on that stool any longer, my bones are tired enough"

Dorothy smiles and Sophia continues to say:

"This is boring"

Dorothy looks around then says:

"What did you expect? we couldn't do this in one day"

Sophia shakes her head and says:

"At least I got to see you teach and Dorothy...you're not much of teacher, that one guy couldn't even read"

Dorothy sighs then says:

"Ma, he just got to this country four weeks ago, give him some time, but he's doing much better now"

Sophia says:

"I guess"

Sophia walks around the class room then finally out to the double doors, looks out the window and sees the South African man and even tho the man says and does nothing, Sophia screams:

"Dorothy!"

Dorothy comes running and asks:

"What!"

Sophia points to him then asks:

"Him! who is he?"

Dorothy looks and says:

"I think his name is Malik"

Sophia looks and says:

"That's him Dorothy, that's who killed Coco"

Dorothy and Sophia just look at him and Sophia shivers.

The same man sitting on the plane, walks into a hotel room, throws his suitcase and things on the bed, looks around the room at the usual hotel room surroundings, a t.v. on the wall, dark curtains, a queen size bed with dressers on either side that hold lamps on top, a bathroom to the right and he sighs then sees the telephone then goes and dails then waits a few minutes then says:

"Mrs. Devereaux? Peter Van here...no, I just got here..."

He picks up the television remote control then says:

"I haven't started but to tell the truth, I don't know where to start"

He just causelly turns on the televison set then a commerical comes on that he at first doesn't pay any attention to:

"Honest, hard working, and dependable..."

"I'll just rest a while Mrs. Devereaux then...."

" 'Jane Blanco, your choice for Missouri's state senator..."

That captures his attention and he watches the rest of the commercial then says:

"I just got a lead Mrs. Devereaux, I'll call you back"

He hangs up the phone, turns the t.v. off and races out the door, with it flying close behind him.