Chapter 4

“It’s coming along well,” he murmured. “Soon…”

Moving silently into the main room, he set to work. 2

“He can’t have just vanished off the face of the earth,” John grumbled early the following morning as he walked out to the car. He had already called Mrs. Dunn. She had heard nothing from her husband and was past frantic and into full-blown panic.

“Maggie,” he said, keeping his voice low and calm, “do you have someone who can come stay with you right now?”

“Yes. My…our daughter is on her way. She should be here late this morning. I don’t know what good it will do but she insisted.”

“Good. Having someone to…”

“If you say talk to—” she replied angrily. She quickly apologized. “I know you’re right. Please, pleasefind him.”

“I’m doing my best,” he told her. “The second I find out anything you’ll be the first to know.”