'' on this stump , every tuesday for the last 13 weeks , this is what i came across . '' chris said as they approached the stump . hanna stopped and stared down at the tiny coin that sat perfectly in the middle of the rings of what used to be the inside of the maple tree . she exhaled sharply , reached down and retrieved the penny . she looked at chris , then back down to the penny

she did n't have any family in the city , no close friends ... '' alex exhaled roughly as he glared at trace . '' now you 're standing here , saying you 're her ' old friend ' and taking her home for the night . '' yes , that was exactly what he was doing . was n't the detective observant ? '' skye does n't like hospitals . after her accident in new york , i think that 's understandable

'' then your family -- where did they come from ? when you think of home , of your parents , what place do you think of ? '' '' well , my father was from england and i 've spent a fair amount of time there , and my mother 's from norway . '' with his father 's passing , his mother had moved back to their home up in the north of norway

'' well , you have a keen eye and i 'm happy to see that you have been paying attention in my class . it looks like quartz to me , but let 's check the specific gravity and hardness to be certain . '' matt watched as mr. swartz carefully weighed the sample and measured its displacement in water . then he scratch tested it to determine the hardness . '' alright , with a specific gravity of 2.62 , and hardness of 7 , it 's definitely
quartz