Toper Kelly died on the main street of Fox River at three o’clock on a chilly October morning, his life finished by a hit-and-run driver. At seven I sat at my desk in the sheriffs office and listened to Julio explain that all he could do was send Toper’s body to the hospital for examination by Dr. Blenheim and pick up the broken glass from the shattered headlight, which was the only physical evidence to be found…
