"Yeah," he says, pulling himself to his feet with a wince. "Though I've got a guess."

He bends over the desk and reaches for the mouse with his good hand, bringing up the last document viewed on the computer.

It's a spreadsheet, with a list of names and columns of data points: number of courses taken this semester and last semester, grades, signs of financial trouble. The last two columns are dates, and highlighted: LAST KNOWN CONTACT WITH RL and DECEASED.