The officer nodded, taking notes. “And did you notice anything unusual about the man or the girl?”

I shook my head. “No, nothing at all. It all seemed perfectly normal.”

The other officer, a woman with sharp eyes and a no-nonsense demeanor, interjected. “This bag was found under your new seat. We’re just trying to understand how it got there.”

I glanced at the bag again. It was small and unremarkable, something one might overlook easily. “I swear, I’ve never seen that bag before in my life.”