Chapter Twenty-Five Dr. Eberhardt remains stonily silent as we follow the same route Natalie and I took only a few days ago. After my tenth sidelong look at Piper, I break the awkward silence. “So, Doc…do you know anything about what’s going on with the senator?” He doesn’t take his eyes from the road. “Not all that much. I know Chrissy’s disappeared, which has had an adverse effect on both Senator and Mrs. Marsh’s wellbeing.” “Do you know who I am?” I ask, curious as to how much the senator told him. “You’re a consultant for the PPD.” He meets my gaze in his rearview. “Which is curious, given your age. Even more curious is that I find you chatting with the girl who tracked down Harold Crane.” “And that’s all you know?” “That’s all I need to know. Gareth and I have been friends for

