Chapter 21
I asked Arch how Macguire was doing. He was asleep. I asked if Arch had heard from his father. He said no. I told him to make sure that all the windows were closed and that the security system was armed. And stay inside, I said. It wasn’t a logical order, it was an emotional one, a fact my son hotly pointed out. I told him I’d be home in less than an hour. Then I disconnected and called Tom.
He wasn’t at his office. I checked my watch: two o’clock. Rather than leave a message, I redialed the department and asked to speak with Sergeant Beiner. When she answered, I identified myself and told her what had happened.
“Hold on,” she said. In the background she rustled paper. “This ReeAnn? Korman’s secretary, right?” I insisted that this accident involving ReeAnn had to be related s
