4. July 23, 2021

Summary

• Holly Gibney arrives early at the Fourth Street municipal parking lot, noticing Penny Dahl's car adorned with pictures of her missing daughter, Bonnie Rae, and her contact information.
• Penny Dahl, who resembles her missing daughter, waits for Holly in the lobby; they greet elbow to elbow due to the pandemic and head to Holly's office.
• Penny Dahl brings pictures of Bonnie to help with the search and discusses precautions taken due to COVID-19, opting to keep masks on outside of the office.
• In Holly's office, they view the Jet Mart security camera footage showing Bonnie Dahl's last known whereabouts; Penny becomes emotional.
• Holly starts gathering information about Bonnie's disappearance, learning about her routine at Reynolds Library and her last interaction at the Jet Mart.
• Discussions reveal details about Bonnie's life, arguments with her mother over a job opportunity, her breakup with her boyfriend Tom, and an argument on the day she vanished.
• Further inquiry brings up the facts around the note found with Bonnie's bike, suggesting she had “had enough," and Penny confirms Bonnie was not suicidal.
• Holly makes a plan to investigate by first contacting Detective Jaynes and Lakeisha Stone, to avoid conflating her own experiences with the case.