“What do you mean you can’t find him?” Merrick snarled when the man at the other end of the call—a detective Merrick had hired because he came highly recommended—gave him the bad news late Sunday afternoon.
The detective replied, “None of the people I’ve called have heard of him. I did go by where he used to live and talked with the manager. She said he moved out a couple of months ago and she hasn’t seen him since.”
“Well, get off your ass and check out the places you called in person. What the hell do you think I’m paying you for?”
“Do you realize how many there are? If he’s hunkered down in a homeless shelter, and given what you told me, it’s possible…” The detective let out an exasperated sigh. “There’s also a chance he’s staying with a friend. If you have their names, it would help
