Root: Part IV, Chapter 6

Hasta’s team comes across the aftermath of a horrific massacre—and a lone survivor who seems convinced their mission is doomed.

For more on this project, please see “This Year a Serial Takes Root.”

6.0 Hasta

They weren’t all dead, as Moses discovered sniffing gingerly through the carnage. Five of them were, but one was alive. Mostly.

When Hasta and Kylie followed the van through the window, they found a scene of utter devastation. It was a roadside rest area much like the first the…