You were a friend of Polina's. How did you meet a Russian woman in America? She was working at the Casa del Herrero Museum, and you were there to visit the Montecito landmark. She was one of those friendly workers with a soft Russian accent and a hesitation in her words. At the end of your trip, you asked for her number and later texted and talked. Since the beginning of your friendship 5 months passed and now, you went to visit her

She was making the coffee you asked for while talking to you. As she put the coffee mug on the coffee table in front of the couch, she hesitated for a moment and then said abruptly.

Today is five months since I got out of prison, by the way.