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“When you’re over the hill, turn to the right and walk for a while. The lake runs along your right there. You can hear it the entire
time.”
“A short distance away,” Zach said. “Yes, we can see that.”
“You’ll come to a cliff that you have to climb down. Once at the bottom, you have to go to the left and you’ll come into thick brush.” I paused, waiting for Hannah to finish, and I opened my eyes. She gave me a smile, said a few words, then up and vanished.
“Well?” Zach asked impatiently.
I glanced away from where Hannah disappeared and looked at him. “You only need to walk a few minutes longer and you’ll find it there.”
“Thank you for your help,” Zach said, obviously intending for Hannah to hear it, since he looked in the same direction that she’d been.
“She’s not here anymore.” I laughed.
Zach shook his head in a harsh manner, clearly annoyed. He reached onto the hood of the truck where his phone rested. He picked it up and typed away on the buttons for a while. Then he held out his other hand to Eddie. “Phone.”
Eddie handed him his, folded up the map and stuck it in his back pocket.
Zach held the phone to his ear, and after a few seconds he said, “Max, the coordinates are thirty-five degrees north and ninety degrees west.” He paused. “Yeah. Got it. Right.” He lowered the phone from his ear, pressed end and glanced at us. “We’re to call him if we find anything. He’s at the station now digging through old reports to see if any unknown bodies have been pulled from the area.”
Right then, headlights caught my attention. I covered my eyes against the beaming lights, and as they drew closer, I noticed a police car approaching. “Who’s that?”
“K9—must be Brody,” Kipp replied.
“K9 Division. What’s Brody doing here?” Zach asked no one in particular.
The police car pulled up next to Zach’s truck, the engine cut and the door opened. “Howdy, y’all,” Brody’s friendly voice called out.
Zach looked at him, completely befuddled as he approached the truck. “Max called you in?”
Brody nodded and ran a hand through his neat, ashy hair. “He thought you might need a little extra help.”
“I’m sure he’s brought in some extra help to wrap this up as quickly as possible,” Kipp said.
“Well, that’s just—”
Zach interrupted. “A kind gesture on his part.”
I glanced at him, a little annoyed he cut me off, but when I caught Brody’s baffled gaze, I understood why he’d done it. “Sorry,” I said to Brody. “I’m not weird or anything, I just talk out loud sometimes.”
Brody smiled. “We’ve all been known to do that once in a while.” His gaze flashed with curiosity. “Why are you out here anyway?”
Zach and Eddie exchanged a glance, but I didn’t hesitate. “I was talking with Eddie and Zach…about…you know.” Brody nodded and I took that as he understood I meant Kipp’s death. “I thought having an extra set of hands would help.”
Brody’s eyes widened. “Well, that’s considerate of you.”
“Who did you bring with you?” Eddie asked, quickly changing the subject.
“Duke.” Brody spun on his heel and went back toward his police car.
I glanced back to Zach. “Who’s Duke?”
“The department’s cadaver dog, and by the way, quick thinking on your part.”
I fanned myself. “I’m talented when I need to be.”
“I’d agree with that.” Kipp winked.
