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“Better than okay from the looks of it.” He was quiet a second. “You gonna approach her?”
“Haven’t decided yet. Could look bad if I do.”
“You afraid if she sees you, she’ll go into shock?” Bastard.
“It’s been a long time.”
“I’ll text you the address.”
“Don’t. When I decide what I want to do, I’ll let you know.”
“Whatever, boss.”
“You mocking me?”
“Always.” His laugh was throaty from a lifetime of cigarettes. “That kid keeps going back out to the woods behind the house.”
I sat up. “What’s he doing out there?”
“Keeps going to the same spot. I looked, but didn’t find anything related to the little girl.”
I punched the seat. “They all could have done it.”
“You sure your client didn’t?”
“Fuck off.”
He laughed. “Daddy dearest’s visits to see his wifey’s sister are getting more frequent. He didn’t even bother to leave twice this past week.”
“He still dealing?”
“Yeah. Pretty sick selling dope at the kid’s soccer games.”
“Christopher play?”
“Sits on the bench and sulks.”
I switched the phone to my other ear. “What about the mother?”
“Hasn’t left the house since I started watching. She sits in a rocking chair in the girl’s room. Stared at the bed for the hour I had eyes on her.”
I drummed my fingers on my knee. “Think there’s a chance the kid did it?”
He sighed. “Honestly, yeah. He ain’t normal. But the skinny bitch that’s his mother? She ain’t normal either.”
“Keep watching. I need something by next week.”
“I’m not a miracle worker.”
“Try.”
Chapter Sixty-Two
Marlow
“Patrick’s been arrested.”
I shot up from my seat and pressed the phone to my ear. “Why are you telling me?” I forced the indifference into my voice even as I felt sick.
