Devil's Deception
“He put his hands on her shoulders, looking into her eyes.
“Calm down, Josie. Think a minute. Tell me exactly what happened.”
Josie nodded, taking a breath. “Well, when she didn’t come home the first thing I thought was that she just went away someplace to think. She’d talked about it, when all this trouble about Frank was so big in the news, but I thought she had decided against it. And even if she had gone away, I know that she would call me, she always does. She’s a good girl. She would never... worry me this way.”
Devlin nodded. “I know she wouldn’t. Have you called Holly, and that other girl, what’s her name, Carol?”
“Yes, yes, and even a friend she had in college who moved to Chicago. No one has heard from her.”
“And Cronin?”
“Well, I tried his office but he wasn’t there. That place is chaos right now, you know.”
“There was no note, no message anywhere?”
“No.”
“Are any of her clothes missing?”
“No, and her luggage is still up there in her closet.”MoreLess
“Calm down, Josie. Think a minute. Tell me exactly what happened.”
Josie nodded, taking a breath. “Well, when she didn’t come home the first thing I thought was that she just went away someplace to think. She’d talked about it, when all this trouble about Frank was so big in the news, but I thought she had decided against it. And even if she had gone away, I know that she would call me, she always does. She’s a good girl. She would never... worry me this way.”
Devlin nodded. “I know she wouldn’t. Have you called Holly, and that other girl, what’s her name, Carol?”
“Yes, yes, and even a friend she had in college who moved to Chicago. No one has heard from her.”
“And Cronin?”
“Well, I tried his office but he wasn’t there. That place is chaos right now, you know.”
“There was no note, no message anywhere?”
“No.”
“Are any of her clothes missing?”
“No, and her luggage is still up there in her closet.”MoreLess
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