Chapter 46
IT HAD BEEN THIRTY minutes since Rex sent Ted out on the rush delivery. He should have delivered it by now, or the delivery would be free. That was company policy, and it would be coming out of Ted's pay. Did he forget to call in? Rex dialed Ted's number. There was no answer, only voicemail. “That’s strange, Ted never does that.”
Rex tried again, but the same thing, voicemail. As he hung up the phone, the outside door opened. Rex turned to see a police officer standing there.
“Does a Ted Arnold work here?” he asked Rex.
“Yes,” Rex answered. “Why, did he get in trouble or something?”
“You might say that. He was involved in an accident on Delaware Avenue,” the officer reported.
“Was it serious?” Rex asked, standing up.
“Yes. I'm afraid so,” he told Rex. The officer explaine
