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Logan took Monty, Bethany, and Todd with him into the pool hall. They held their guns in front of them since they had no idea what they would find.
The lights in the building were off. Monty was behind Logan, ready with his flashlight to help them find their way.
When they reached the door, Logan turned to look at his team. He nodded, silently letting them know he was ready to move in. Logan pushed the door open and stepped inside. He felt for the light switch next to the door and flipped it up. The lights came on, and they found themselves alone with just a pool table and some chairs. Two of them were out of place, but other than that, everything looked normal.
Logan pointed at Monty and made a gesture telling Bethany and Todd to stay where they were. There was a back room that held equipment. He and Monty walked quietly to that door, then Logan opened it slowly. He felt for another light switch, but there wasn’t one.
He held his hand out for the flashlight. “Cover me,” he told Monty.
With Monty behind him, he swung the flashlight around the room. At first he found only chairs and pool equipment. But when he moved the light to his left, he found something else.
A body.
“Who is it?” Monty asked.
“I don’t know. I’ve never seen him before.” He moved closer to the man. He felt for a pulse, but it was too late. He was gone. Shot. He had on an undershirt but no outer shirt. Logan patted him down, looking for some kind of identification, but he couldn’t locate any.
Logan backed out of the room. He told Bethany and Todd what they’d found, then took Monty’s phone out of his pocket and dialed Terry’s phone number. When Terry answered, he brought him up-to-date. Told him they hadn’t found Alex and Kaely, nor Ben and Julie.
“I think Gorman’s detectives may be involved,” he told Terry.
“What do you mean you think they’re involved?”
“I’m about as sure as I can be, but I can’t prove it.”
“Until you can, I’m not accusing Chief Gorman’s people. Washington is on the way. They’ll get to the bottom of things.”
Logan acknowledged Terry’s words, but he wasn’t so sure Washington would get there in time. Maybe he wasn’t supposed to be looking for Alex and Kaely, but he was going to do it anyway. He couldn’t just stand by and let them die.
He ended the call but kept the phone in his hand.
“Follow me,” he said to Monty. “I want to look at something.”
As he started toward the pool hall’s entrance, Bethany stopped him. “You need to see this,” she said.
“What is it?”
“We’re certain Alex and Kaely were here,” Todd said.
Logan frowned at him. “How can you be sure?”
“Kaely’s phone is on the pool table, and I found this on the floor.” Todd opened his gloved hand.
Logan looked. “Alex’s other earring.”
“There’s something else,” Todd said.
“I hope it’s a note telling us where she is.”
“No. I wish it was.”
He pointed at a spot near the chair. It was blood. Logan’s heart sank.
“And that’s not all.” Todd pulled something from beneath the pool table—a bloody vest with a hole in it.
“It’s Alex’s,” Logan said.
