CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Mackenzie stood her ground by the water tower until she saw the first glare of headlights coming forward, breaking through the thin grove of forest between the field where she had parked and the water tower clearing. It had taken less than three minutes after her call for the first car to arrive. When the man came through the forest, she saw without surprise that it was the officer she had passed at the entrance road. As he came tearing through the brush, more headlights came crawling toward them from behind him.
Ten minutes later, the area was abuzz with activity. Sheriff Tate and Officer Roberts stayed huddled around her while Deputy Andrews and eight other officers scoured the field for footprints or any signs of passage.
Tate in particular had wasted no time in g
