Chapter 15: Dr. Brenner Extends an Invitation

The envelope arrived at the Hawkins Police Department at nine-seventeen the following morning, addressed in the immaculate block script of someone who had spent years ensuring their handwriting communicated nothing personal. It was not addressed to Holmes. It was addressed to Chief Hopper, care of the Hawkins Municipal Consulting Registry, a body Holmes had not previously known existed and which Hopper, when questioned, confirmed he had also not previously known existed.

"Someone created it," Holmes said.

"Someone created it," Hopper agreed, and poured himself coffee, and looked at the envelope as though it had said something unkind about his mother.