Giving his statement had taken much longer than Paul had expected. Being an out-of-state cop seemed to complicate things for some reason. By the time Chris burst into the room, it was almost one o’clock.
He followed Chris back out into the hall without questioning what was going on. Chris was acting like a man on a mission, and for now, Paul was content to follow him.
The hallway was full of people, just as it had been earlier. He watched his brother’s eyes scan the crowd and knew he was looking for Elizabeth. There was no sign of her or her lawyer.
He turned on his phone and realized he had ten messages. The first was from Detective Stephens telling him what he’d found out about Stephanie Manning. He now understood why Chris was acting frantic.
Just as he was about to suggest to Chris
