Chapter 1: Georgia

Among Ariadne’s less odd traits is her methodical nature. And naturally, we went to Webber’s other residence next. This was a more prosaic location. Benton is a predominantly blue-collar neighborhood that was a suburb a hundred years ago, but the city had swallowed and was slowly digesting it. The run down homes varied between tiny bungalows and newer, mid-century ranch homes. Webber’s home was one of the latter and had a scruffy 5-o’clock shadow of a lawn that, surprisingly, was recently mowed. The house had peeling paint, dirty windows, and a rusting front door knocker, but in general, things were tidy.

[still in progress]