October 10, 2015, Tahoe Forest HospitalSeveral hours later, Leanne, Tara, and Michael wait anxiously for news on Cody"s injuries. Furrowed-browed, Michael paces the hospital corridor, checking his mobile incessantly. Finally, he stops pacing, places the mobile in his coat pocket, and joins the girls in the lounge.
Staring into space, and gnawing her fingernails to a nub, Leanne worries about Laura in the arms of a madman. Tara, glaring at her cell phone, rereads for the hundredth times a text message Tom Spencer sent moments after he snatched Laura.
Laura"s with me. If you bring anyone with you, she"s dead. We"re waiting for you at the house.
Laura"s with me. If you bring anyone with you, she"s dead. We"re waiting for you at the house.God, poor Laura, I can"t imagine her fear. How"re we
