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Carl dies the night he learns he is exonerated. He now knows that he has a cleared up name and can freely die knowing the truth is out.

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Carl is overjoyed when he learns that he has been exonerated

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Joe is thrilled to find that he can now afford to take care of his brother and continue his education.

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At coffee with Rupert and Sanden, Joe and Lila learn that Dan's DNA solved several other murders, and they are entitled to $120,000 in rewards

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At the farm, Joe tries to attack Dan who shoots him in the thigh and ties him up to make him watch what he plans to do to Lila; however, Rupert and several other officers lurk in the shadows and kill Dan at their first opportunity

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Dan kidnaps Lila because they are about to prove his father guilty with DNA samples from DJ's cigarettes, in exchange for Lila to be set free Dan offers Lila for the trash with the DNA samples that prove DJ guilty.

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Tests: Joe believes Virgil that Carl never murdered that young girl.

Allies: Carl works with Lila finding evidence and a claim against a man "DJ" who is the murderer. Max Rupert opened back up the case and is trying to prove Carl innocent and Douglas Joseph guilty.

Enemies: Joe's mothers  is a major setback for Joe. "DJ" Douglas Joseph is an enemy as the true murderer of the young girl. Dan is DJ's son who is trying to protect his father and hurt Lila and Joe because they know the truth, and is a threat to his dad.

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Joe learns the Carl Iverson has only one other visitor named Virgil Gray. Carl tells Joe that Virgil comes to visit Carl because his thinks Carl is innocent and never killed anyone.

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Joe finally meets Carl Iverson after dealing with his mom and having to take care of his brother Jeremy for some time. "Carl Iverson should have been in his mid-sixties if he had done the math right. But as I looked at this man, I thought that Janet made a mistake and brought me to the wrong person" (Eskens 42). Joe also has another important mentor Lila a girl that lives in Joe's apartment building. Lila helps Jeremy one day when Joe wasn't home. Jeremy introduces Lila to Joe. Joe tells Lila about Carl Iverson.

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The refusal of the call was a big deal for the main character Joe. After he accepts a murderer to interview for his english paper, he is starting to second guess his decision and wants a hero not a murderer to work with. "A rapist and a murderer. I had come to hillview looking for a hero and instead i'd found a villain. (Eskens 12).

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Allen Eskens
Jordan Wakim

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The call to adventure is when Janet suggests he should interview Carl Iverson for his English paper. " "His name is Carl Iverson. He's a convicted murder", she said, whispering like a school girl telling a story out of turn" (Eskens 11).

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The initial setting of the book is in and around Joe Talberts apartment building, and the Hillview Manor nursing home
" I navigated the confusing streets of suburban Richfield, eventually finding the sign at the entrance to Hillview Manor, my destination" (Eskens 8).