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Pittsburgh / The story objects

The objects.

Eight objects.
A life hidden in the details.

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Two separate typed letters and envelopes on an ordinary wooden table
01 / 08 · THE WOUND

The letters

A request for mercy. An answer he cannot forget.

Before Dallas · A later reckoning
A cherry sunburst Hummingbird acoustic guitar beside a chair in a modest apartment
02 / 08 · ANOTHER LIFE

The Hummingbird

The life he could have chosen.

Washington · 1963–1964
A worn jazz record sleeve with a small folded address note emerging from it
03 / 08 · THE CLUE

The record sleeve

A friend’s records. An address hidden inside.

Washington to New York · 1964
A Warren Commission report, pencil and modest paper notes on a breakfast table
04 / 08 · TWO TRUTHS

The Warren Report

She reads for answers. He listens for danger.

Alexandria · 1964
Wooden Scrabble tiles spelling JAKE SAVED ME on a board beside a hospital bed
05 / 08 · HER VOICE

The Scrabble board

She cannot say it. She can spell it.

After the Florida crash · 1964
A compact scoped XP-100 concept prop resting in an open leather weekend bag
06 / 08 · THE SHOT

The concealed weapon

Small enough to disappear. Impossible to undo.

Dallas · 22 November 1963
A worn black mechanical Adler typewriter on a plain warehouse office desk
07 / 08 · THE REVERSAL

The Adler typewriter

An ordinary office. A conversation that turns.

Chelsea, Manhattan · 1964
An early 1960s rotary payphone with a few coins left on its narrow shelf
08 / 08 · THE DEPARTURE

The last coins

The connection ends before she can tell him.

The last call · 1964