TWO DAYS AFTER THE raid, Edward and Charlotte drove to the hospital with the hope that they would learn more about Andres’s condition. But, four hours later, they left without so much as an encouraging word. After he dropped her off at Janet's, he returned home through a heavy downpour.

Edward closed the front door behind him and hung up the car keys on the key rack by the door. In the background, he heard a flapping sound. Removing his wet jacket, he hung it up on the oak coat tree and went ...