Chapter 20: Logic
Chapter 20
Logic
After Delgado and Connors returned, we listened to the tape. Then I had Winthrop play it again. I listened with pen in hand, jotting down notes.
“Delgado, you and Connors listen to this again.”
“Are you ready?” Winthrop asked.
I nodded, and he started it up from the spot where the kidnapper first spoke.
“This isn’t Michelle. Listen closely. We have your daughter.”
“What? Who is this?”
“I said, we have your daughter. So listen.”
“What the hell are you talking about? Is this you, Ted?”
“This is no joke. Get a pen and paper and write this down.”
“Mister, I don’t know who you are, but—”
“Shut up. Do you hear me? Shut the f**k up, or I kill her.”
“Stop it,” I said to Winthrop, then turned to Delgado and Connors. “You hear that? The caller was in
