The next day, the mystery took a gentler turn. Nancy called again, this time sounding relieved. She had shown her son a photo of one of their new neighbors, a man who had recently delivered a package to their house. Immediately, her son said, “That’s him! That’s the man with the teddy bear!” It turned out the neighbor had been helping the residents by returning misdelivered items—including a small box containing a stuffed toy Nancy had ordered for her son. With the misunderstanding finally untangled, we both exhaled in laughter, grateful that the truth was both harmless and far less dramatic than our imaginations had allowed. And as strange as the moment had been, it left us with a renewed appreciation for communication, trust, a