My Father Took My SUV For My Brother Until I Walked In And The Room Went Silent

dated fourteen days ago.

“You gave your father a key,” he said.

“For emergencies. I had a conversation with him on the phone thirty minutes ago and asked him to return the car. He refused.”

“And your brother. Does he have a license?”

“It was suspended three years ago for a DUI. He hasn’t reinstated it.”

Martinez stopped writing. He set down his pen and continue reading …