My daughter-in-law thought a text message could justify leaving my grandson unsupervised at the airport.

Her objective, I assumed, was to cement her presence in the local area, creating the illusion of an established connection with the neighborhood to set the stage for a future claim of shared connection to the place. This was precisely the sort of subtle, incremental strategy that Marisol excelled at: crafting a perception beforehand so that it would continue reading …