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Andrew: I didn’t mean it like that. I have no idea. I’m praying to God she’s okay, that there’s got to be some kind of explanation for this.
Detective Hardy: And what about the flour?
Andrew: The what?
Detective Hardy: Did you notice any flour, baking flour, on the floor in the kitchen?
Andrew: She told me she’d done that, to see if there were mouse tracks in the morning.
Detective Hardy: Did you see the flour on the floor when you got home?
Andrew: No.
Detective Hardy: You didn’t vacuum it up?
Andrew: No.
Detective Hardy: And you had no further chats with your wife after that Saturday night call?
Andrew: No. That … that was the last time … I talked to Brie.
Detective Hardy: Do you need a minute, Mr. Mason?
Andrew: (unintelligible)
Detective Hardy: Mr. Mason?
Andrew: I’m okay.
Detective Hardy: Do you want a glass of water?
Andrew: No. Yes. Thank you.
Detective Hardy: So, you called her cell, searched the house. What did you do after that?
Andrew: I drove around the neighborhood, hoping I might spot her. I called one of her friends, Rosie Holcomb. Didn’t want to panic her, just asked if Brie was there, and she said no. Not long after that I called you. Well, the police. I called the police, I think, around five.
Detective Hardy: That’s right. The call came in at five-oh-three. You look very tired, Mr. Mason.
Andrew: I haven’t slept for two days.
Detective Hardy: Do you think it’s possible your wife might have decided to just up and leave?
Andrew: No. That makes no sense.
Detective Hardy: Even though you’d been having some troubles in your marriage?
Andrew: I’m sorry, what?
Detective Hardy: Some troubles. Thinking about a separation? A possible divorce?
Andrew: Where the hell are you getting that from?
Detective Hardy: So you’re saying no problems on that front.
Andrew: We’d been through a rough patch, but we’d moved on from that. Did somebody tell you something?
Detective Hardy: A rough patch?
