Chapter 22
Richard Deems had knocked on her condo door about eleven A.M. He had another agent with him. Maggie had them both come in and went to get them coffee.
When they were seated, Maggie looked at the shoulder bag Richard had handed her.
“I’m sorry, doctor,” he said softly. “Until we know for certain one way or the other, we’ll stay on it.
“We still have no proof she’s dead,” the other agent added.
Deems nodded. “Tarelli and Sharp searched through the woods, but didn’t find anything. Of course, in the dark they couldn’t see everything. We helicoptered everyone else out of there, but Tarelli wouldn’t come back with us. He wanted to stay until it got light so he could search better. Said he’s going to stay until he finds her. I left a car there for him. He has his phone. He said he
