Carlos and Wayne had been working long hours for weeks. They had no leads on the disappearance of Natasha and had spent weeks following Steve. They had not found anything suspicious. Steve was a mundane and regimented person loathed by his students and colleagues. But being a jerk was not illegal.
Carlos had interviewed most of Natasha’s friends and co-workers. They had nothing but wonderful things to say about her. She had no enemies, and it was not clear who would want to hurt her. She had no reason to just up and leave. It was not like her, and Carlos knew this. He was convinced something tragic had happened.
Carlos was under serious pressure not only to solve Natasha’s case, but also because of the increasing number of dead bodies being found around Miami Dade County. The murder rate
