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“...how would me being here have made any difference? It’s not like she was kidnapped here.”
Stone entered the Keating house to find an argument in progress between Owen Keating and a young man, whose resemblance to Keating led Stone to assume he was the as yet unseen son, Ryan. What had caused the argument, he couldn’t guess, and he doubted it had any bearing on his investigation, or his efforts to rescue Alice Keating from those who had taken her.
Not wanting to get in the way of arguing family members, Stone skirted the foyer and made his way into the library. As important as the ransom note was, he didn’t think just then was the moment to bring it up.
“I know that, but I’ve been trying to get hold of you all afternoon and evening. Where have you been?”
“I was out, having fun. W
