However, despite their support, no one from the shelter had seen the mugging. Leah’s frustration mounted, but she pushed forward. She felt like she was chasing shadows, trying to piece together a puzzle with missing pieces. The lack of concrete evidence gnawed at her.
After exhausting most of her leads, Leah found herself at a small convenience store across from the alley. She recounted Samuel’s story to the shopkeeper. Moved by her persistence, the shopkeeper offered to let Leah review his security footage from that day.