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The Half-Life of Apologies

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Dana said nothing to Frank. She went straight to her supervisor and asked to be taken off his case. "I can't be neutral with this one," she admitted. Her supervisor studied her. "Then maybe you're exactly who he needs. But it's your call."

Dana handed the case to a colleague named Marcus, who had no history with it. Marcus found Eli within the week, and what he learned surprised everyone. Eli had been quietly paying off his father's hospice bills the whole time, anonymously, and never said a word.

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