Chapter 43 - No Answer

Brandt

Around three in the afternoon, I heard back from Marty. He tracked down Gayle this afternoon. I was disappointed in her. It appeared that she had lied about having a sick child. Marty was surveilling the house when she came home with two kids with backpacks in tow. By the looks of it, she had picked them both up from school. There appeared to be no husband in the picture, so I asked Marty to find out if that was a recent thing or if there had been no husband in the first place. It was strange that she had removed herself from files I specifically asked for. She could have been upfront and said I'm on the list and I wouldn't have blinked an eye. Now I can't stop thinking about all of our interactions with each other. I have never gotten any creepy vibes from her or even sexual ones. I hoped we were barking up the wrong tree with this one.

In the meantime, I have a meeting with Marion Kincaid. She should be here any minute. Now she was stalker material. As soon as I heard she call