Chapter 76: On Purpose

“Why did you suddenly ask about her?” Marcus asked with a note of bafflement. “What was her name again?” she questioned. “I keep thinking that this Sarah Mitch looks a little familiar but I can’t pinpoint. Now that I think about it, she does look a bit like Casandra.” Now that Mendez thought about it, he also found Sarah familiar. He suddenly remembered the look of recognition and mild horror in her eyes when she first saw him. He was so preoccupied with talking to William and the next time to George, he hadn’t taken a better look at her. He looked at the file on his computer and went through the photos he had. “Cera…” Mendez said in a whisper. “Casandra followed the Cavanaugh tradition and named her with a C. But her name was so common that everyone in the neighborhood called her Sarah.” Vera sensed the strangeness in Mendez’s tone, but because he was mumbling, she couldn’t make out what he was saying. “Cera, you said?” she asked, just to be sure. “Mrs. Stone, I need to go back a