Chapter 4

“Rob said that their parents are out of town, but they keep in touch by cell phone, so we’ll let them hang around here as long as they want to.”

“Thanks. It’s an hour earlier here, but I guess I’d better go and wake up my brother and sister-in-law.”

“Fine. I’ll call you back in a bit with your ticket information,” I said, and we hung up.

I rummaged around in the desk, found Detective Howard’s card, and dialed the number, and for the second time that morning, I woke someone up. I identified myself and apologized before explaining the reason for the call. He agreed to come by the house around noon, and I thanked him.

I returned to the Internet and made an airline reservation for Marie. Then I called her and gave her the particulars. It was an electronic ticket, so all she would need was a photo ID. I told her that someone would meet her at the airport.