Chapter Twenty-Seven
I was tiring fast of digging information bit by bit from these two, so I asked the $25,000 question: "Where is Melissa Blaine?"
Weis and Jen both gave me a hopeless look. "I don't know," Jen said.
"I thought you guys were friends," I said.
Jen heaved a sigh. "Yeah. Me, too."
"Did she even give a hint that she was leaving?"
Jen shook her head. Weis appeared on the verge of collapse.
"My own friend’s apparently been kidnapped by your business associates," I said. "I hope, for your sake, that neither he nor Melissa have joined Kandinsky in the hereafter."
Weis peered at me. "Why would they kidnap your friend?"
"I was hoping you'd help me figure that out."
Weis frowned. "No clue." He hid his face with his hands again.
I forced a smile. "Well, we can't always get
