"Not really, actually," Alex said. She would have lied if necessary but fortunately it wasn't. No one should think people came around and threw trash on their father's grave.

"Most of this is stuff I just picked up from around here. Gustav keeps this place pretty clean but his grandmother has been pretty sick. Sometimes I come here to leave flowers or something. I came here with my parents when I was just a girl and he was really kind to me. He- he gave me a stuffed rabbit. Said it had just dropped in right before I did and needed a little girl to go home with. Still have that rabbit."