They were at their temporary office, the Howling Moon Pub. Jake, Petzer’s gangly kid, had met her there. The questions were bubbling in her head, questions that needed answers. Why did Laiveaux grab the girl, Yumi, who had been hiding in the cave with Alida? And why on earth would he take the girl back to Wattana, if he had anything to do with all of this? Who were the people outside the cave that Alida was so afraid of? All questions that Laiveaux could probably answer. Damn him, why was he always so secretive? She swore then punched a number into her phone. “Lieutenant Latorre? Captain Guerra,” she said impatiently. “Good day, Captain, a pleasure to hear your voice.” “I need some help with a couple of documents that I’m going to send to you.” She flipped through the police docket. It contained the original letter that Alida had written as well as the photo and letter that Mitsu had received. “I need all tests done: fingerprints, carbon analysis, anything you can think of.
